We had a few more days together in Melbourne before Karen flew back to Townsville and Sally and Ren flew back to Perth. Before everyone went their separate ways we had some pre-dinner drinks at Marnie’s apartment in the Docklands, followed by one last big family dinner at our favourite Chinese restaurant in Hawthorn., Read More
The last time I’d been home for Christmas was way back in 1999, so it was a great to be around family and friends this year. It was especially important for me to be home because my older sister Sally was pregnant with her first baby, so it was definitely a time to celebrate! , Read More
We made our way up north along Highway 1, which follows the coast for most of the way to Brisbane. Our first night was in Port Macquarie, a small coastal town popular with Sydney beach holidayers. It was great to unwind at the beach after a day’s driving, and we were able to find, Read More
We picked up our tiny hatchback rental car and packed our things to start our road trip north to Brisbane. Our first stop was to the west, the Blue Mountains National Park and the Three Sisters. The Three Sisters. According to Adriana their names are: Sandra, Adriana and Isabel (her sisters). Kangaroo Paw flowers, Read More
We arrived in Sydney from our long-haul flight from San Francisco to find the weather hotting up and with the forecast for a warm summer’s day. To get over the jet-lag we didn’t want to crash and sleep all day, so after we checked in to our B&B just off Kings Cross we went, Read More
For the second and final year of b-school, I made the decision to move from East Bay into San Francisco. I started looking around with my friend Duncan Clendenin from school, but we couldn’t find any good two bedroom place for less than $2,500/month – well and truly out of our price range! We, Read More
One of the perks of my job as a student ambassador at the business school is that I get to travel to some of the MBA Admissions events around North America. In October I took a weekend trip to Toronto, Canada, to sit in on an MBA fair there. I wanted to get to, Read More
Adri and I took a day trip to Muir Woods, a park just on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County (ie. not far from San Francisco). Muir Woods contains a some of the largest coastal redwood trees in California – and they are HUGE! After a short hike through, Read More
Adriana and I took the opportunity of some fantastic Autumn weather and drove up to Mendocino on the northern California coast. Mendocino was lovely: a small town atop the sea cliffs with many cafes, artist’s studios etc. It was great to walk around the headland, spot for sea lions and watch the huge waves, Read More
For my last weekend in Europe I met up with my Swedish friend Carolin Olsson in Italy. She had been holidaying down on Lago Maggiore with her family around the Swiss town of Locarno, so I flew into Milano and we met up in Verbania on the Italian side of the lake. On Saturday, Read More