A lovely matin on the bike

After a busy week of catching up with friends and tons of work, I took the morning to myself on Saturday and went cycling along the canal du midi. A wonderful UNESCO site and it was just lovely riding along freely. It was raining a bit and so I waited for awhile and admired the … Continue reading A lovely matin on the bike →

Cinq Terre + Pisa & Reflections / Part 3

I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to stay a few days w/ M in Monterosso. We took the train there from La Spezia (very cheap and on time and clean!). We went to the beach, chilled out, had some nice walks. Ate some great food too... one place was so friendly and … Continue reading Cinq Terre + Pisa & Reflections / Part 3 →

Amalfi, Pompeii + Rome: The classics tour / Part 2

Wow, you know when you watch a movie or TV show and you think, there is NO WAY IN HECK that a place is actually that beautiful… that it’s ACTUALLY LIKE THAT in real life. Well, New York was like that for me and now, the Amalfi coast. It is seriously mind-glowingly gorgeous. The … Continue reading Amalfi, Pompeii + Rome: The classics tour / Part 2 →

Dîner party + retourner à babysitting

Had some friends over at the end of May for a little gathering for my birthday, housewarming and my visa auto-renewal for another 3 months 🙂 So, I'll definitely be here for the summer 😀 Had some good friends come that I haven't seen in a long time 😀 That was really nice. My friend … Continue reading Dîner party + retourner à babysitting →

Kinda, sort back to normale?

Learning a bit more French slang: d'acc = D'accord qg = quartier generale = local, like your local watering hole/ bar 🙂 TIP: traditionnel is apparently THE BEST type of baguette 😀 I treated my housemate for dinner as he saved my butt by makin me lunch back in mid-March. He had a fun suggestions … Continue reading Kinda, sort back to normale? →

L’administration Francaise…wouah wouah putain

I am going back to Australia for a month in Feb 2020 for a friend's wedding. Luckily my gym allows a suspension on the membership at no cost! That is great 🙂 I've decided to apply for the extension to my working holiday visa 😀 I am excited at the prospect of another year in … Continue reading L’administration Francaise…wouah wouah putain →

Weekend @ Sarlat-la-Canéda

My friends and I rented a car from Drivvy and my friend J drove V&J and I to Sarlat-la-Canéda. It's a lovely little town about 2.5 hours away. The drive there was lovely and I fell asleep and woke up to some major crazy navigation as we were driving down a random backstreet laneway LOL … Continue reading Weekend @ Sarlat-la-Canéda →

Quel semaine! Super busy week…

Last week, I did an extra shift with the family for babysitting. There is a strike going on in France and things are getting cancelled left, right and centre. SNCF trains may be cancelled, teachers striking randomly and after school care too. We made a chocolate bread house that's like a gingerbread house 🙂 It … Continue reading Quel semaine! Super busy week… →

Slow days @ Toulouse :)

I tried Boli Café for Korean food with a friend. It was tasty and big portions with lots of meat. So good value, even at 12€. Then we went for a walk around the Christmas market. It was lovely! So many good smells 😀 I learned some more French slang too: J'ai la dalleJe galèreN'importe … Continue reading Slow days @ Toulouse 🙂 →

Bon week: Lebanese food, gym, marché, burrata :)

Mmm Restaurant Chez Nous les Libanais was quite good! Great value as it was only 10€ for fries, rice, salad and choice of meat. I tried the classic Chicken shawarma. Yum! My bike's right brake didn't work so I went to Decathlon and they were so nice to just have a quick look and popped … Continue reading Bon week: Lebanese food, gym, marché, burrata 🙂 →