#Melbourne2012

I have put off tacking the 2,000+ photos I took on my trip to Melbourne for over a year now. 

I do occasionally go overboard.

This one was easily one of those times. 

Let's just say it was a very productive trip. However, I've been afraid to even go near that folder for the overwhelming feeling of sorting and editing through that many images. 

But Alas! I finally did it!

Let me just start with the biggest significance of this trip, it was the first major one that Torsten and I took together. It was when I discovered how great we travel together, me taking photos while he figures out the directions.

 I also probably did the most complaining on this trip because of his tendency to find the most obscure and sketchy "short-cuts".

I since have learned to stop, or rather minimize, my complaining because he is actually really good at finding alternative routes that lead to really amazing places that I usually end up loving. He actually ends up having to drag me away.

His specialties are finding paths within parks, gardens and random suburbs that give nice views of the city in the distance. 

 

The only downside to this trip?
Like we were warned, Melbourne has the tendency to go through all four seasons in a day. But with winter coming we had a lot more of the windy, rainy and, well, just rather miserable conditions for the time we spent in the city. This turned out not to be too horribly bad since there was always a tram, some place funky looking to hide out in or eat at...

Or y'know giant fireballs going off to huddle around.

While Melbourne was great, the must do side-trips of Philip Island and the Great Ocean Road were easily the highlights, both of which will soon make an appearance on the blog!

Cheers! 

#Conundrum

The blogging conundrum: 

When you finally start doing things worthy of blogging, there never seems to be the time to actually post them because you too busy actually experiencing real life.

This is not me complaining.

Trust me.

But so far my list of "blog-worthy" events to stick up here seems to be endless.
I have every intention of dedicating a post to all of the following, however, I hope these photos and brief captions will keep you satisfied until I actually manage to do that.

I started blogging about this weekend a couple months ago now...
aaaand have yet to finish. But I easily have huuundreds of photos from these few days that I have such a hard time sorting though and narrowing down. They are all just soooo good and still barely do the place justice. 

Something everyone, tourists and residents alike, should do is go along the most gorgeous 6 km walk just outside the city. It starts at Bondi, wraps around several beaches and ends in Coogee. All with amazing cliff views and array of accents & languages. 

I think it's obvious how biased I am with this area of Sydney. I do live within a few kilometers from some the greatest beaches for snorkeling, surfing, and sun-baking. Basically as soon as the sun graces me with it's warm rays; I'm out enjoying them.

This city was amazing, at least once you got past the horrendous weather. 

A visit to Melbourne would not be complete without a day spent along the Great Ocean Road; a good mixture of koalas, beach/cliff views and tourist traps.

A little de-tour on our Great Ocean Road trip left us abandoned in this ridiculously small village for 24 hours. Something that should have been terrible ended up being one the best days ever. 

For a couple weeks Circular Quay light up with the most amazing light installations.
 Just wait until you see the photos in color.

A gorgeous day that was meant to be no cost ended with copping a $100 fine.

Sydney surprises me sometimes.
Just when I was impressed with vivid, they come out with the biennale.
It's a massive contemporary art event that spreads over three months around the city.

I'm glad I left this until I've lived in Sydney for a year. It was pretty awesome seeing all my most favorite spots around sydney (trust me there are many) all at once and from really high. 

It's more awesome than what I've made it sound. 

Sometimes words fail me. I am a visual person after all. 

No surprise, university & assignments suck up a lot of my time. Fortunately being in design produces work that are much more interesting than test scores and essays.

Between all the traveling, uni work and enjoying the sun there is still, miraculously, enough time (and sometimes money) to enjoy the evenings. 

Sydney has been a busy place.

And in a week I'll be taking advantage of my two-week, mid-semester break by flying up to Cairns and driving back down the east coast to Sydney. That two week break will be the last with my German until he can no longer delay his inevitable flight back home to, you guessed it, Germany. 

So don't be surprised if I disappear for another few weeks.

Cheers!

#onthego

Hey!   I've been meaning to post for ages but if you follow me on instagram or twitter you'll know this past week I've been busy traveling around Melbourne. 

Since I've been back from that my internet hasn't been working and I've been preoccupied with assignments.

Woo for smart phones and their infinite apps!

Anyway, expect some sweet pics ;)

Cheers!