Finding Jesus (more than once) in Melbourne
[slideshow] At the beginning of a 2011 trip to Oz, Blonde and Brunette cashed in some Starwood points and enjoyed three free nights at the Westin in Melbourne. The Westin is in the central business district near Flinders Street train station, groovy bricked alleyways with small cafes and the city's Visitor Center. It is not in an area that brings the Bible to mind … [Read more...]
Kookaburra learning that all that’s blonde isn’t steak
[slideshow]Blonde and Brunette spent three wonderful, expensive and exhausting weeks traveling in Australia in the spring of 2011. Our last two days were spent at a friend's (Dianne) boathouse near the haute hip Palm Beach area where a beloved Aussie soap opera is shot. (Personally I think soap operas should be "shot" but need to stick to my practice of never exhibiting … [Read more...]
How “accidental” sex tapes get made – Aussie style
In April of 2011 Blonde, in observation of her ongoing unemployment, wisely went to Australia for three weeks with Brunette. The ostensible "reason" was that we "needed" to swim with whale sharks. April is the time of year when the whale sharks pimp themselves out to tourists at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. We carefully planned our itinerary to be unaffected by Easter … [Read more...]
Koala testicles in trees and explaining family trees
Blonde's chronic unemployment has its downside, what with the whole no income thing. The upside of unemployment is how it frees up time for travel. Only recently has it become clear(ish) that spending money traveling has not been a financially advantageous way to have coped with the whole lack of an income thing. However, being Blonde, it took two years and a lifetime of … [Read more...]