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15 January 2017

Cairns Great Barrier Reef and waterfalls

The last stop was Cairns. To be fair I was quite exhausted by this point and the tropics didn't make an effort to help. The nature seemed to love the rain and so bloomed in millions of vibrant colours. We saw the Great Barrier Reef from a helicopter and snorkelled amongst the fish.

The waterfalls were great too. We took a trip to see all the major ones around. The Millaa Millaa falls is amazing. I almost tipped my toe to the warm water.

We stayed in Trinity Beach. There was a nice walk up to the sea shore rocks on which I read Oscar Wilde and listened to Tchaikovsky. It was a pretty and calm place.

10 January 2017

Noosa beaches and fireworks

Ask my favourite part of our trip in Australia. Noosa, it's Noosa. The beaches of white sand and clear blue water are simply breathtaking. It's a place one wouldn't want to leave. The Noosa Main beach (2nd picture) is just pure marvellous but quite crowded. Rainbow beach (3rd picture) is equally beautiful, less crowded but with the cost of lamer waves and seriously warm water. Sunrise beach (1st picture) on the other hand is cooler and the waves were okay too, only help me and my fear of jellyfish!

In Australia Zoo I loved sitting down on the grass with the kangaroos and feed them.

On New Year's Eve we ate dinner at a restaurant by the river in Noosa. Afterwards there was a firework show which was spectacular!

8 January 2017

Brisbane Eat Street

Brisbane + Eat Street

Oh, Brisbane! My home "town" from the exchange times. I really, really love this city. I almost bursted to tears seeing my old hoods again. I had no idea how much I had missed this place. We had only four days and I was a bit sad not being able to see and show everything me and Nat did back when I was here last. However, I insisted we'd catch the ferry by the dark and head to Hamilton to the Eat Street markets which were my favourite thing in the city.

First I practically ran to the ice tea stand to get a good ol' cup of the gods water (it's divine). The salt and pepper prawns are always an absolute must. Overall, it was a very successful Christmas Eve.

shirt / Princess Highway • watch / Daniel Wellington

7 January 2017

Byron Bay

Byron Bay

Driving up the hill to a parking spot and looking over the wooden fence down to the gorgeous beach – oh, it felt like yesterday I last saw those waves bashing to the rocks. Byron Bay is probably one of my favourite places in Australia. This place has some kind of odd magic in it: the breath-taking view, the light house and the soft wind. It's a place I definitely wanted my family to see and experience too.

It happened to be a cloudy day which made the weather more bearable. I got to wear my new shirt. This Princess Highway found from Sydney is honestly so pretty and comfortable, made from extremely soft cotton. I'm sporting the dark navy shorts I got from Zara last summer. The simplicity of this outfit is what I enjoyed very much. The hot weather makes you want to wear the least you can.

6 January 2017

Sydney

Sydney + Manly

Aussie aussie aussie, oi oi oi! Had it been two years I left this beautiful country my family decided to see it with me. We started our adventure from Sydney, the city known for the ever-so-awesome Opera House and equally dashing Harbour Bridge. So we took the ferry from Darling Harbour first to Circular Quay and then hopped on the next one to Manly. The ferry is my absolute favourite way to see riverside cities, especially the ones with unbearably hot weather (the wind is quite nice, may I say).

I like Sydney for its pompous and hectic lifestyle. Still, I think it's a bit too big and chilly for my taste. During our four days in the city I got to wear long pants more than once, paired with the stripy tee I got from Monki. Classic shades and a ponytail made up the relaxed look.

30 May 2015

see ya, Australia

It's all over now. Well, that was a lie. Only my exchange year is over now but the people I've met, the things I've learned and the things I've seen will stay with me forever. Like Natalie "warned" me this is something I will refer to for the rest of my life.

I've been home for a month already and the whole year still feels like a dream I'm finding extremely hard believing. It's all coming back — I remember things and they make the whole thing feel more real. Exchange year is something so incredible I'm really struggling finding words to describe mine. The reality is I cannot. The organisations have the same problem. What they say in the leaflets is nothing like the year really is. It's something bigger, better and more life-changing than you could imagine. It's something you'd need to experience yourself. And even after that there would be no one else than you who'd understand your personal experience. So, this is just something I can try but always fail to tell completely.

29 May 2015

#COWCHSOUTHBANK

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I've found a heaven on Earth. A breakfast heaven, to be clear. This easily best and cutest café melted my heart and it'll do the same for yours. Let's start with the already too adorable name: Cowch. They even have udder lamps hanging from the ceiling. The interiors designers have done excellent job with making the café look very chic and playful without going over the top. A great wooden desk stands in the middle of the open room giving the space a cool authentic look.

And then there's the menu. If you know Julia and myself at all you're not going to be too surprised when I tell you we ordered basically everything we could. I'm not saying we finished it all but we were really close. Part of the reason must be it was the ANZAC day and we had been up since 2 am and were starving at 7 am, the other part was clearly the fact the food was SO delicious.