eat, drink, travel, repeat
Year’s End 2012 from Asha and Ryan on Vimeo. 2012 was a pretty amazing year for Asha and Ryan. Selling out stuff, leaving Australia behind and travelling through Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam before finally settling down to live as expats in Cambodia. Our last video of 2012 sees us hanging out with family […]
It’s hard to believe its been a year since we sold our (meagre) possessions in Australia, annoyed our parents by moving our remaining stuff back in with them, and left for some unknown adventures overseas. Looking back, I can’t believe how perfectly everything has worked out. A lot of people questioned what we were doing […]
That’s it. I’m done. I’m out. After all our talking and planning and researching and saving I’ve finally packed up and left the country. My room was finally cleared and all my trinkets are on the road up to Brisbane to rest safely in the depths of my mum’s storage space (thanks mum!). I had […]
Before heading up to Brisbane for Christmas with my family, we treated ourselves to breakfast at one of our favorite local haunts- Mixed Business in Clifton Hill. Personally I think these guys do the best breakfasts in Melbourne. Yep, I said it. I had avocado on toast (from North Fitzroy’s Dench bakers no less…) and […]
Som tam is a traditional Thai salad that comes in various forms. You can find it being served up by local vendors on the hot sticky streets of Bangkok or perhaps in the night markets up in the country side. It can sometimes be made with cucumber, pineapple, green mango and apparently even white guava. Traditionally […]
Meredith Music Festival once again provided an hootin’, hollerin’, knee-slapper of a good time. Three days spent at what has to be my favourite music festival in Australia always kicks off the summer the right way – and this year was once again no exception. I’ve always loved how Meredith seems like the start of […]
Recently Asha and I were lucky enough to fly to the Gold Coast for the National Conference on Volunteering. We were involved as the conference’s official media partner (writing news articles, taking photos, pushing the conversation on social media), and we were able to tack 4 extra days onto our trip to visit Asha’s mum […]
Asha took this great shot the other day outside my place. There’s something about it i really like. Also, living with a florist is amazing. I never thought much of flowers before, didn’t see the point of cutting plants just to keep them for a few days before they slump and sagged. I’m a convert. […]
One thing that’s even better than growing your own herbs and vegetables (and legumes) in the garden is actually eating them – a feat that too often evades the lazy sharehouse gardener. In late spring, broad beans – such as those growing in Asha’s back garden – are plump and sweet, and ready to be […]
Things are so busy once it gets to this time of year. The working weeks are flying by, and not only our weekends but our weeknights are so often full. Parties, drinks, dinners, catchups, gigs. The weekend just past was no exception. The arrival on knock-off time on Friday brought with it a huge […]