What is it with Italian lion statues and their balls? Fourteen Things I Have Learnt In The Past Week 1. It is entirely possible to put toothpaste on your toothbrush, wet the toothbrush, go to brush your teeth, and end up with toothpaste on your cheek. The middle of your cheek. Many centimetres away from [...]
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Because, sometimes, the world seems like an overcast place even when the sun is shining, and the breeze that swirls around you seems less uplifting than threaded through with anxieties. And because, when that happens, you need something with the power to chase all the ickyness away. *laughs and laughs and laughs and laughs*
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After months of sporadic postings about my adventures in Florence/Firenze, I have finally come to the end. But fear not, beloved readers! I can probably eke another few travel posts out of my beyond-Florence day trips. And then I’ll simply have to quit the PhD and go travelling again to procure more blog-fodder. Right? Okay, okay, so [...]
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My dearest fellow art junkies, I feel it’s about time we finish up our European gallerying with a peek and a poke around some of Florence’s art-world hot spots. Over the following minutes (or hours, if you’re a terribly slow reader), I shall show you works from the Palazzo Strozzi (the “De Chirico, Magritte, Max Ernst and [...]
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Talk about putting your best [building] face forward. Also, sometimes when I look at this photo with my head tilted to one side, the building reminds me of a train. Is that crazy-talk? I originally took this photo (and several other paparazzi-esque shots like it) because I fell in love with that cuddly-looking pink-tongued fluffy dog of wonderment. [...]
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When I was in Florence a few months ago, I ate a lot of gelato from fantastic gelatarias. Almost every day, I would revel in its freshly-made-and-scooped-before-my-eyes creaminess whilst wandering around the city’s cobbled streets. Regular readers will know, though, that while I do love me some artisan, fresh, made-with-love, and/or fancypants foods, I also [...]
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I’m a little bit loving the fact that I’ve been back in Australia for over two months, yet am still eking out travel posts. Let’s hear it for digital cameras and their capacity to take endless amounts of photos! (Even if said photos are making my computer teeter on the edge of collapse. I really should do [...]
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Sometimes it feels wrong to be posting about Florence without simultaneously talking about gelato. Gelato was an integral part of my Italian experience, as most days involved frozen delightfulness in one form or another. My plan for the future is to remember posts such as this one recounting gelato highlights whenever I find myself journeying back to Florence [...]
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Once upon a time, I very generously shared with you the inner monologues of four female portraits. You’ve all heard of horse whisperers, and dog whisperers, and even baby whisperers, right? Well, I guess my secret is out. I’m an Art Whisperer. And because you can’t keep a good Art Whisperer down, today I’m bringing you the [...]
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Florence*. Florence, Italy, also known as the last leg of my four months of travelling. Now, some of you might be scratching your head and thinking “We’re in Florence now? How did we get to Florence?” If you are so scratching, I offer you some calamine lotion and then the link to this post, which [...]
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