I hit the ground running from the moment I landed in Berlin.  My friend and I surprised ourselves by managing to take our jetlag with us to the streets and rail networks of the city and get a bit of sightseeing done in our new home for the next week. Blackberries are so cheap here.  My…

There are two kinds of ‘day in the life’ routines for me: the one for when I’m working and the one for my days off / the weekend.  I love structure and routine so there is plenty of similarity between the days. Here’s a rundown of both in a kind of ‘choose your own adventure’…

Hello from International Departures at Kingsford Smith Airport where the mood is buoyant and I’m feeling a mixture of all sorts of emotions.  Relief at having made it to the airport, a bit lonesome and missing Master SSG (already), anticipation for my destination, mild anxiety as the reality of the length of the flights I’m…

This week’s love is an unashamedly high school level mature one.  I am LOVING my new phone.  Yes it was ridiculously expensive and yes there’s a few tricky moves I am yet to master owing to the phone not having that physical ‘click for home and everything else’ button but: Face recognition is great and…

The last thing I bought was a new Moleskine notebook.  I have a favourite kind and it’s the classic ruled hardcover version.  There’s a sense of solid comfort and predictability in Moleskine notebooks.   That vanilla beige paper and its feint ruled lines hint at gentler, less hectic times.  I love being able to just put…

Summer came early to my neck of the woods over the weekend.  This is the best photo I could manage of our local ‘beach’ / outdoor pool.  It was taken in ‘selfie’ mode because my rear facing camera is the only one that works on my phone.  I am in serious countdown mode for Friday…

Have you ever been to the snow? For someone who’s grown up in the dry heat of Perth, the snow will always be a source of awe and wonder.  I’ve made two trips to the snow in my life and both holidays felt both more adventurous and invigorating than any other kind of place I’ve…

I was Apple fangirling with the best of them yesterday afternoon from around 5.01pm EST…. I was, of course, refreshing the screen on my existing iPhone obsessively to be among the early birds to score a presale for the latest generation of iPhones.  I’m sure there were lots of other shiny new Apple things launching at…