I was running late to the airport today. That is an understatement; in reality, I was running VERY late. I wouldn’t recommend it. When my Uber arrived at Melbourne Airport, I was dismayed to see quite the line of cars leading up to departures. Too many, moving too slowly, with too few lines. This flight…

After a full on week, tonight was spent simply. Home alone, cricket on, steak dinner cooked to medium rare with broccolini. I would 100% prefer to have shared it with my family, but this was the next best thing.

It was the news I have been waiting for: my passport, with visa, has finally been issued. It’s been a fairly stressful experience, to tell the truth. I dropped off my passport on the 24th, and have already had to move my flight out once. Ky and Occi had to fly to NZ without me,…

I’m still in Australia, waiting for my visa to come through. What should have taken 3-4 days has now dragged on to day 8. It really is quite stressful, but fingers crossed it will come through. While marooned over here, I am staying with my sister and tonight I made Thai Beef Salad, which honestly…

This evening, I was fortunate enough to catch up with two groups of friends in Melbourne CBD; one at the Kelvin Club, the other at the Athaneum. They were good fun. I still like to call them the Dinosaur Museum, as they do tend to attract a rather prehistoric crowd, but there are always a…

We drove home from Mansfield slightly worse for wear this morning. It’s slightly under three hours, and the weather was horrendous. When we arrived in Melbourne, we knew what we needed; a big, steaming bowl of soupy noodles, and so it was straight to Basil Leaf Vietnamese to scratch our itch. It did. Vietnamese food…