The popular BBC First British Film Festival is back in Brisbane, ready to generate a bucketful of tears, laughs aplenty and enough love and heartbreak to satisfy the most ardent filmgoer. Now in its fourth year, exclusively at Palace Barracks, the festival […]
We’d love to share more of our exciting Singapore trip with you! A grand tour Marina Bay is stunning and we were spoilt given it was the spectacular view we had from our hotel room. We were also spoilt with a grand […]
OMG! We were so excited to be scooting off to Singapore and when Scoot upgraded us to business class with express check it was a massive bucketlist tick! Although they are a budget airline, our boeing 787 Dreamliner had built-in chargers at […]
We love our mums and if praxis teaches anything, it’s that we’ll be turning into them at one point or another. Does that mean we’re already repeating, i.e. cloning the mistakes they had been making when they were young and restless? Probably. […]
We walked the red carpet and had VIP seats this week at two very different and exciting events! Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2016 launches in style Wow! Does the Lavazza Italian Film Festival know how to throw a party! We were invited […]
A few weeks ago I dug into the pantry looking for some vanilla paste and somewhere in the middle of pulling everything out onto the countertop, I realised I had a problem. There was a LOT of stuff in that pantry – […]
I am super cranky right now because the Brownlow Award for the best AFL player for 2016 has been hijacked. But forget what award it is … it doesn’t matter whether it is the Brownlow, League’s Dally M or the Alan Border […]
It has been two years since we walked the 790km Camino trail. We learnt lessons we still apply to our life. In fact, since then, we have found the Camino is a metaphor for life. When life becomes challenging, my husband and […]
This week we had a ball! We shook our fluffy bunny tail at a special movie premiere and then walked the red carpet at the launch of a new Brisbane bar and bistro! Nothing gets you better prepared for a Bridget Jones’s […]
It’s hard to imagine today that you would have had to resign your job once you got married. But, after all, you do now have a man to provide for you and family duties pending. Off you go and live happily ever […]
I opened the box today – it had broccoli written on the side, so it was different to the usual cardboard shoe box that most people store their memories in. Perhaps it once kept the broccoli fresh and in shape! It was […]
I was excited to attend the world premiere of Hanako: Desire & other Secret Weapons created by talented Brisbane team, Katherine Lyall-Watson (read our previous interview with Katherine – here) and Caroline Dunphy. It was inspired by Japanese plays, contemporary culture including […]
Citizens of Brisbane, I think we are trying too hard to be popular and impress. We want our friends (sister cities) to think we’re cool and sophisticated. We don’t want them talking about us behind our back and calling us BrisVegas. But […]
My very first bike came from a garage sale and I whizzed around on it for years. We repainted it red and doing it up with my father and grandfather was a treasured experience. It gave me instant independence and taught me […]
There may have been a change of theme (and shoes), but the champagne was constant! Breast Ever Brunch We were delighted to attend the Breast Ever Brunch at the fabulous Mon Komo Hotel located on the beautiful Marine Parade at Redcliffe, where […]
Eido BoruEido Boru, the Brisbane Bard, is the Poet in Residence for the Arts Party and a Performance Poet at popular poetry clubs in Brisbane. www.artsparty.org/poet_in_residenceby
Kirstine Stewart, the author of Our Turn is urging us not to settle for a seat at the table, but to lead the discussion, to shape the direction and set the agenda. Kirstine, a Canadian television executive, was recently in Brisbane for […]
Nestled in near Feng Shui perfection (mountain behind, water in front), is one of the prettiest cities in Australia. And one of the oldest. Guess where I am? Yes, Hobart, the capital of Tasmania. Wandering the docks on a wintery day, I […]
Everyone gets cold feet before a wedding, apparently. But what if the cold feet are a serious sign that you are doing the wrong thing and you don’t know the difference? You’ve heard of a perfect storm? In a nutshell, it is […]
This story is about my boobs. Actually, it’s about the men who continually look at my breasts just because they feel like it, and who consider direct eye contact as an optional afterthought. I’ve been subjected to a lot of unwanted boob-watching […]
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