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this weekend M sent me the last few photos from the roll of film we shot during our final leg of our australian adventures together. after what seems like a lifetime, these handful of photographs transported me back to the sands of hog bay, the vineyards of the barossa valley, the picturesque surroundings of maggie ...
photo credit: M. i've debated writing this last recap at all. somehow, penning an "epilogue" just brings so much finality, and if given the choice, i would live inside this little australian snowglobe (sunglobe?) for perpetuity. but like all good things, even the most wonderful of adventures must come to an end and therefore, it ...
i woke up sunday morning with a feeling of dread. i quickly shut my eyes and tried to escape this bad dream. was it really already time for me to fly back to america? had my time in australia whizzed by me at lightning speed? i let M sleep as i showered and got dressed ...
after taking a taxi to our hotel and checking in, we learned that we had been upgraded to a suite, so that was pretty awesome. on the heels of days of bathing suits, cut-off jeans, and air-dried hair, we decided to get a little dressed up for dinner. y'all, a shower, good blow-dry, and a striped ...
while tuesday had been all about koalas and kangaroos, wednesday was all about seals, err, australian sea lions, to be exact. we woke up early, made breakfast, then ventured to the tire store to get our flat repaired before finally heading out to seal bay. home to the third largest colony of australian sea lions, the seal ...
we left melbin with the sun's arrival. another morning, another early flight. err, this time, flights. the first took us from melbourne to adelaide, and the second -in a much smaller plane, mind you, from adelaide to kingscote, one of the main cities of kangaroo island. truth be told, when i realized just how small of a ...
you still with me? k good. if you thought sydney was fun, just wait until i tell you about melbourne. oh and just so you're informed, it's actually pronounced "melbin" -emphasis on the "mel." in the words of M, "you don't want to sound like a tourist now, do you?" our flight to melboune on saturday ...
[sydney: days sunday through wednesday can be found here] thursday began with another mat pilates class and a soy flat white from porch. then it was off to stretch a different set of muscles. my shopping muscles with a visit to the surrey hills neighborhood for some boutique perusal. M had also recommended that i visit ...
if you're just tuning in, i'll give you a quick recap of chapter one: i flew 15 hours and watched four movies in a giant airbus to sydney. my luggage made the trip as well, as did some unwelcomed nerves. but by the time M had retrieved me from the airport, i was ready for ...
chapter one. the flight. because when you spend 15 hours on an aircraft, it deserves its own post entirely. duh. but let's back up two point five, shall we? mad love, props, and thank yous to my glorious parents who chose to spent their friday night carting my booty up the 405 to LAX before my ...
shawna leeann rivera
san diego-based style blogger and twin mom to henry & delilah. curator of simple, affordable fashion. lover of my husband, family, coffee, traveling, and the bravo network.