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Archives for March 2014

San Francisco Highlights: The Unassuming Cool Kid

I am seriously considering flagging the NYC plans and firmly planting the seeds of my new life right here in the Mission District! There are so many San Francisco highlights it's going to be way too difficult to fit them all in here for you. I have seen many cities, but San Francisco has a certain kind of unique and welcoming feel to it that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside… or at the very least break out the peace pipe.  It is, without a doubt, one of the most breathtakingly beautiful ... Read More

The Limes Hotel Brisbane: Backstreet Boutique

It’s not hard for die-hard fromage lovers to fall in love with The Limes Hotel – it’s exterior looks like a giant block of Swiss Cheese! Except, for obvious reasons, it’s not a giant block of Swiss Cheese, but rather it is black and made of bricks and mortar and houses a neat little boutique hotel in the heart of Brisbane’s most popular nightlife precinct, Fortitude Valley.  Even though The Limes Hotel was one of Australia’s first member's of Design Hotels some six years ago, it hasn’t been the ... Read More

Mon Repos Turtle Centre: Turtle Hatchling Experience

No one should be awake at 1am in the morning unless they’re a) deep in (boozy) conversation solving the problems of the world, b) scouring the fridge for a midnight snack or c) witnessing a natural miracle at Mon Repos Turtle Centre near Bundaberg Queensland. TURTLES! Cute baby turtles yayaya!! ~ It’s the wee hours of Saturday morning and I’m observing something pretty amazing at Mon Repos Turtle Centre in Bargara. A giant loggerhead turtle presses its olive-grey shell firmly into the sand ... Read More