Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Monday, November 14, 2011

one heck of a sambo

seriously, sandwiches have never really been my first love. oh, yes, i do love a good vegemite sandwich (only on the freshest of white breads, butter & that black goodness). and yes, there are those fond memories of my mother who would send me to school with faces on my sandwich (currents for eyes, tomato for the mouth, carrot for the hair. and that was even in my senior year!). 

but have i found the sandwich bar for you. thankyou earl canteen (like the earl of sandwich... geddit?) for dreaming up a sanwhich that encompasses crisp skin free-range pork belly, apple, cabbage & fennel coleslaw, wilted silverbeet on a baguette. yes it tasted every bit as good as it sounds! if you are in melboune (heck, if you are in a 300km radius of melbourne) do yourself a favour and get. there. now.












quick thanks to melbourne gastronome for sending me in the right direction.

pics: earl canteen 

Sunday, October 10, 2010

{mood} sunday

this week's mood... take me to paris...
its rainy and miserable outside today... so just give me a minute, and i'll throw on my striped top and grab a bag for my baguette... i feel like a stroll through the streets, wandering past the ateliers... a sneaky nutella crepe as a little treat. yes, definetly a nutella crepe...
 

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

(cut and) paste

paste - some kinda San-Fran-amazingness. Denise Fiedler had all these vintage books, and now makes beautiful pictures from those beautiful pages.




i, having somewhat of an obsession with this dear building, need this print.

found via inside out.

Monday, June 28, 2010

50 things...

50 things i'm dreaming of... seeing/doing/learning/cooking/reading right now.

blog this's 50th challenge is to write a list of 50 things. any things! i did contemplate "50 things i need to cook" but really, i didn't think that'd be great reading!

so i'm breaking my list up. into little groups of 10. have a read.... get to know me a bit better... and make sure you check out the rest of the amazing aussie bloggers out there who are making lists of their own! and, of course, make your own!


...things i'm dreaming of seeing...
...the eiffel tower. just one more time... pleeeeese?
...penguins in the wild. which would mean a trip to tassie... i heart tasmania...
...some films - 500 days of summer, Paris, je t'aime, the september issue
...scotland. those rolling hills. and this house.
...norway. in the summer, preferably.
...my veggie patch growing healthy... and fast!
...australia becoming a nation full of  organ donors.
...a little letter in the mail from ABC Classic FM offering me a job...
...a puppy in my backyard!
...Heaven


 ...things i'm dreaming of doing...
...being a mum. i think that'd be pretty fun...
...becoming australia's next tv chef. (dreaming? perhaps...)
...some more bushwalking. i just need to find the time...
...getting a good hair cut. (i know this is impossible. but a woman can dream, right?!)
...filling my huge dining room table with friends for an elegant dinner party
...making a wall feature out of framed holiday pics
...wearing a beautiful ballgown at least once in my life (*sigh* i watched high society last night!)
...buying a scandinavian summer house. stat.
...sewing everything from this book
...blogging something fantastic!


...things i'm dreaming of cooking...
...macarons. yes, i'm obsessed
...schiacciata con l'uva. michael klausen's recipe please!
...pork belly. and wontons. oh my!
...rhubarb. in any way.
...salt & pepper squid. 
(are you hungry yet?)
...chicken pot pie - kudos the green table
...peanut butter biscuits - kudos city bakery
...chorizo. all ways.
...lemon curd.
...tarte tartin


...things i'm dreaming of learning...
...quilting. i'm thinking like this. and this. move over grandma. contemporary is HERE.
...more chopin. his nocturnes make me swoon. 
...how to be slightly more of a "morning person".
...the secrets to cleaning a shower. mouldy grout? you are my arch nemesis. 
...a little more french. oui?!
...the secrets to interior decorating.
...balance in life.
...the art form of milk frothing & latte art.
...where my favourite book went. lost for 2 years. never forgotten.
...to say no.


...things i'm dreaming of reading...
..."A perfectly kept house is the sign of a misspent life" now that sounds like my kinda book.
...cookbooks... heston. jamie. stephanie. that's happiness!
...persuasion. for the hundredth time.
... more books & magazines on my iPad. i love that thing
...my bible... one inspirational book. it's pretty powerful.
..."the elegance of the hedgehog". it's title jumps out at me...
...Lists :To-dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts, and Other Artists' Enumerations from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art. this looks awesome.
...my google reader. total inspiration. everyday.
...twitter. it cracks me up. all. the. time. 
...any good novel, really.



thanks for reading!

Monday, May 3, 2010

The Adventure :: in pictures

it's tough coming home from a long holiday, non? you've seen so many amazing things. you've spent all that money. it's nice to sleep in your own bed again, but there's still bags to unpack, mail to sort. And photos... all those thousands of photos to look through.

its taken me a while, but i thought i might share a few highlights of our trip...
aka The Adventure


it all started with the planes, which is where i realised how far away Australia really is from the rest of the world... oh i thought i was ready! but have you ever met any one who is truly ready for the horror that is a long haul flight?? i'm sad to admit the "barf" bag was my best friend on that trip...

what's your horror flight story??


Thursday, April 8, 2010

home sweet home

its a long way from brisbane to anywhere, i've decided. 
i've also decided...
the world is a pretty amazing place
full of funny things
and spectacular sights
(but there's no place like home...)


there were lots of photos taken, oh yes. but i'm trying to think of other ways i can remember our amazing whirlwind tour of the world. i thought about a custom Bus/Tram Destination scroll. 
this is my first effort, all the stops from our trip. 
what do you think?



Wednesday, January 6, 2010

The Adventure :: counting down!

...only 53 days until we head on our little jaunt around the world, aka The Adventure! excited, much?!




image cred :: flickr


and... it's going to be here awfully quickly! there's so much to do!

...read travel books

...start packing (sadly, i am obsessive compulsive when it comes to this)

...learn french (oui!)

...freak out about tipping in New York


and a must-do: buy some shoes! but what shoes to wear?? stylish yet comfortable, warm yet light. oh the dilemmas!

what do you love & hate about travelling??

Monday, January 4, 2010

a new year...

bonjour! 

 & happy new year!

how did you see in the new year? josh & i were on the radio for new years eve, with a special request show. we partied with the whole of brisbane!


but 2010, oh am i happy to see you! 2009 sent a lot of challenges my way, but 2010 just has that lovely even ring to it, and feels a lot like a clean slate. i am looking forward to a lot of things this year...

... The Adventure : Chicago-New York-London-Paris-Rome. Say no more!!

... some good food (and hopefully some of it home grown!)

... a chance for me NOT to fill my every waking minute with something/someone. i need to bring quality, not quantity, into my diary...

... some refreshment. a chance to stop and just think about my life ahead. i want to be a better wife, a more caring friend, a cleaner house-wife, and a more faithful follower. 

... and maybe a bit more time to play that piano of mine.



 so, here's to 2010. i hope you're looking forward to something promising this year!


image cred : how clever is eloise?! she took this wonderful fireworks pic! find more fabulousness on her flickr page

Sunday, December 6, 2009

a little trip

oh friends, i am just too excited! we're going on a holiday... a wonderful holiday! the flights are booked, so let the planning begin!

one glorious month, just the two of us...  
chicago. new york. london. paris. florence. rome.



image :: etsy


tres exciting, non??


if you know where to find some travel inspiration, let me know! maybe you've blogged about your trip, or know of a great website to visit. maybe you've been there and know that exact restaurant i should go to, and which photo opportunity i should not miss!


i have been following peonie's latest posts on new york with much anticipation!


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