we love Prague!

A friend of mine just got back from running a marathon in Prague. In celebration of this amazing fete, I have delved into my photos and found some lovely pics taken a couple of years ago while visiting this beautiful city. I cannot wait to return!

the lovley old town square...
not photo tricks here, just a beautiful sunset

view of charles bridge from a paddle boat...beer in hand...aahh lovely

a backpackers best friend...the metro

no matter where you are in the world...

there is always time for a kartwheel or two

we were unable to use this crossing due to our lack of fedoras

little bit of proof of moi leaving a bit of history on lennons wall

green bike pretty

seriously, you walk down stairs when you could dance instead?

fresh rasberries that taste like rasberries...oh my god

locals

erm, more locals...

never travel without playing cards

heart heart

old town dress code

things to love this week...

Here are a few things that are making me happy this week.

smell...

chloe eau de fleurs, lavende.  this is sooo beautiful.  I normally wear the original, but will be moving to this one.

see...

if you have not heard already, lady gaga is now the creative director of polaroid.   I cannot wait to see whats in store, especially with the re-launch of instant cameras.

link to polaroid

hear...

new album for xavier rudd and izintabab - koonyum sun.   aussie music at its best.  impossible not to move your feet to this one.

link to xavier rudd

taste...

homemade guacamole.  so easy to make, so tasty. what's not to love.

touch...

hugs.  living away from home, it's the one thing you miss from your family.  never enough hugs in the world xxx

...how long has it been since you played a kazoo?

Just came across this lovely poster listing just a few of the fabulous things we can do to keep ourselves amused.  Love it.

You can buy this poster through keepcalmgallery

I'm on my way...

In just over 24 hours I will be on a plane heading back to Australia for my yearly visit to see the family. There are always things you look forward to when you venture back to the comforts of a place called home...here are some of the things I just can't wait to taste again in no particular order...

• fresh crisp air in the morning
• dim sims
• my mums tuna mornay
• hugs from everyone especially my parents
• family noise
• friends
• farmers union iced coffee
• oysters
• pub food especially the good old chicken parmy
• coopers beer ice cold, on tap at all the pubs
• sound of kookaburras
• smell of eucalyptus trees
• good red wine
• being able to sit outside on the street at your fav pub
• beach sunsets
• good live music
• maggie beers pate
• good coffee
• bacon, bacon, bacon
• chips with chicken salt
• music festivals - fringe and WOMADelaide

aaahhh, can't wait.

thanks but not thanks, I’ll keep my face.

with all the tabloid fodder out there (‘dirty filler’ as I like to call it) it’s not unusual for us on a daily basis to see pictures of models and actresses who have had plastic surgery.  So many pages dedicated to ‘before’ and ‘after’ shots and who has had what done. But for some reason like many people this one just makes me feel sad.  To see a beautiful young girl in her early twenties spend so much money on so many surgeries, only to make her look like a 40 year old woman with an expressionless face, I just wonder what’s going on in that head.
First let me point out like most women, I too have insecurities about my looks.   There will always be a part of me that still thinks I am that geeky kid walking down the street.  But never in my life have I wanted to change my entire face. 
So what does my face look like? …Well, I have a slightly large nose that to me kind of stands out in photos,  my smile can look a little kooky because it’s straight (the sides of my mouth don’t curve up). There is a scar on my forehead that when I get flustered heats up and lets you see where the stiches went.  I also have a hole  in my left cheek from a cut that never healed properly when I was a child, and then of course the moles and freckles on my face, including one big freckle right in the middle of my nose.  
But these are all mine and nobody else can have them. 
What others view as imperfections I view as the things that make me beautiful as an individual.  These lovely little scars, freckles, moles, wrinkles are all mine. 
They are my history and tell so many stories.
And I can’t help but feel that this girls history has gone.

meltdown city ain't so comforting...

After spending almost my entire time at 'meltdown city' (a place filled with tears and frustration). I am very happy this weekend is over.  Today this sweet little song that I know so well is getting me by. 

Tomorrow, I promise to wake up and see the silver lining and 'those' lights at the end of the tunnel. But for now, if it's okay with everybody, I want to wollow just a little bit longer.

in the waiting line by zero 7

the coolest I have ever looked in my life...

...red cord trousers, orange t-shirt, awesome.

my amazing skills...

skill one - dunking my brand new earphones into a hot cup of coffee...I believe this is the third time I have managed this...amazing