Writing from a clean and ordinary internet cafe two stops down from a backpacker cafe not far from the Flint Street station in Melbourne. Haven’t had a chance to upload any of my own photos, but this one was taken last night from the Soul Mama Cafe on the bay in St Kilda–Mel, Freya, [...]
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In the moment, I am sitting in the business center of the Langham Hotel in Melbourne. Out in the lobby, someone is playing gliding piano music, and I can faintly hear the rush of the many fountains that divide the marble staircases. Very elegant place, and very down to earth. Two little food reports. [...] Might be a bit too jetlagged to blog properly, but here is a photo for you.
Melbourne skyline last night. Very pretty downtown, shiny skycrapers and towers of offices.
And another photo, the first foodie pic:
I’m not sure what it is, but pretty, no? [...] Two days to go before I leave for Australia. What are my goals? What are my expectations? Goals: To take great photos. To look for those excellent, beautiful, telling things that will illuminate the experience for me, and for you. To be like a sponge, wide open and without judgment, and absorb absolutely everything [...] 16 days til I leave for Australia. This week, I found rooms for our remaining jaunts–to Cairns (how is this pronounced, my Aussie friends? ) and Sydney. Which I then changed because I met a man who played the didgereedo and he said to go to the Rocks neighborhood. One of the great pleasures [...] |
Barbara Samuel O'Neal is the author of more than thirty award-winning novels, including Rita Award Winning THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS and THE SECRET OF EVERYTHING. Her newest book HOW TO BAKE A PERFECT LIFE is available NOW!
A native of Colorado, Barbara loves teaching, travel, reading, writing, yoga, walking, food, cooking, photography and...okay, reality television. |
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