Istanbul not Constantinople…

Istanbul not Constantinople…

Does anyone even remember that song?? Istanbul is blowing my mind. It’s been a long time since a city did that. Why am I here? A girl called Laura and a bike called Doris cycled 4,300+ km’s across Europe and so we decided to celebrate with a week in...
Expat adjustments

Expat adjustments

As you would expect with moving to a new country, there are plenty of adjustments that need to be made. As well as the obvious, there are a few ‘more subtle’ ones that I have had to take on board… Hard hair Sounds ridiculous, but it’s true. Turns out the water here is...
Visiting the Green ‘See’

Visiting the Green ‘See’

I am discovering that Austria has A LOT of public holidays. No idea what they are for, but I’m not complaining. On this particular holiday, we visited the Green See.   No, that’s not a typo. Confusingly, ‘see’ means ‘lake’ in...
Turning 50 in Croatia

Turning 50 in Croatia

Since I last wrote, I have moved to Europe. Yay me! And in Europe, everything is close. At least by Australian standards. So when I had the chance to spend a long weekend on the coast in Croatia, I jumped at it. I would turn 50!   Croatia would be my 50th country. How...