Category Archives: Travel

India in polaroids and disposable cameras

Posted on May 14, 2013 | 1 Comment

I scanned these photos yesterday and relived some of my moments in India. Do you have photos like this that make you want to go back in time to a special place or moment?

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Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized

Tagged australian girl in Paris, disposable photos in India, India, nostalgia for India, Oh la la livia in India, photos, polaroid photos in India, polaroid photos in Pondicherry

A weekend in Montargis

Posted on April 1, 2013 | 5 Comments

Food. Wine. Blankets. Fires. Tea. Cheese. Good company.

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Posted in Paris, Travel

Tagged French country houses, French countryside, French food, montargis, wine

Day 3 in Berlin

Posted on February 3, 2013 | Leave a comment

Berlin is so sleepy under the snow. After going out the front door the only sounds I heard were the distant tugging noises of the sledges sliding through the snow and the crunch of newly fallen snow under the slowly driving cars.

Snow in Berlin

Graffiti in Berlin

Grüne Woche Food Festival, Berlin

Snow in Berlin

Berlin in the snow

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Day 2 in Berlin

Posted on February 2, 2013 | 3 Comments

Coffee. Snow. Sledges.

Brogues in Berlin

Latté and late croissant (was so good I practically inhaled it!)

Papa und Sohn

Beer

German cheese

Berlin

Children on sledges

Snow in Berlin

paw in snow

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Tagged Berlin, brogues, croissant, Deutschland, german cheese, Germany, sledges in Berlin, Snow in Berlin, The Barn Berlin, travel

Day 1 in Berlin

Posted on February 1, 2013 | 2 Comments

When I was 16 I lived in Berlin for a year. I was lucky to be given this chance and I now speak German and know the culture well. Berlin is such a diverse place where lots of things are going on. What really attracts me to Berlin the most is the organic movement. Compared to the French, they are very very advanced in all that is organic and it’s still affordable. What’s more, their coffee is similar to Melbourne coffee. Wonderful lattés, and they know how to do the milk (heat it and froth it for the perfect latté! om nom nom). I was thrilled to get back.

If you want a great coffee in Berlin try The Barn.

Here are some photos of my first day in Berlin. Enjoy!

Berlin Oh la la livia

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Have you seen these photos of Meg and her love Louis by Jean Laurent Gaudy?

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Tagged Berlin, Berlin mitte coffee, Berlin mitte Kaffee, berlin oh, Berlin organic, culture, great coffee, Melbourne, organic movement, The Barn Berlin, The Barn mitte Berlin

A bit of nostalgia for India

Posted on January 17, 2013 | 2 Comments

I feel very at home in India, and I am charmed by the hustle and bustle, bright colours and warm faces.
Here are a few photos of my first trip in India, just because I am feeling a little nostalgic.

Can you keep a secret? I’ve already been looking at flights back to India, and I have only been back two weeks…. shhhhhh

Pondicherry

India

Varkala, India

India

under the water

Blessed by an elephant

bare foot in India

a charming face

at a temple in India

Ganesh

India

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Tagged bright colours, charming face, Ganesh, India, Nostalgia, Pondicherry

Day 10 in Pondicherry

Posted on January 7, 2013 | 4 Comments

Day 10 in Pondicherry J bought me a beautiful beautiful antique box. It has so many little compartments inside for my special jewelry. We bought it off the side of a road from a lovely man. You can see below the stall and the man that sold it to us. He was just so happy and it made me think about all the people that earn so much more than him but are less grateful. This man sent out rays of sunshine to all that spoke with him.

The second highlight of this particular day was the dog family we came across in the street. I wanted to take them home with me. Just look at those faces.

The man you can see below is a milkman. They ride around Pondicherry with little tanks of milk attached to their bikes. It’s so charming.

Milk man in Pondicherry

vintage stall in Pondicherry

the happiest man of Pondicherry

puppy in Pondicherry

Dad dog

Mum dog

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Tagged antique pondicherry, dogs in pondicherry, India, indian antique box pondicherry, Pondicherry

Day 9 in Pondicherry

Posted on January 7, 2013 | Leave a comment

My mother and I did a cooking class at the Sita centre in Pondicherry. It consisted of a class of three hours and then eating what we had cooked. Before actually cooking the teacher takes you to the Big Market on Gandhi Road and then the fun begins! As I was so busy cooking I didn’t get to take many good photos but I at least got the photos of the market, which is really interesting, and of the final results of the food. The market is broken down into “sections”. There is the meat section, the flower section, the fish section, the spice section, the fabric section (where I bought a magnificent hand woven bead throw), the vegetable and fruit section. I really loved this market with its high energy and playful atmosphere.

I will re-make these recipes soon and post them for you so you can get a taste of the south of India. I miss that place so much already.

Grand Bazaar Fish Market, Pondicherry

Grand Bazaar Market, Pondicherry

Grand Bazaar, Pondicherry

Big Market Grand Bazaar, Pondicherry

Grand Bazaar Big Market, Pondicherry

Cooking Class in Pondicherry, Sita Centre

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Day 8 in Pondicherry

Posted on December 30, 2012 | 1 Comment

The sweet life. This café, La Maison Rose is one of our favourite places to chill out and have a good coffee. They serve great meals too.

I’m taking lots of polaroid photos to add to my polaroid photo album.

Pondicherry Oh la la livia

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Christmas in Pondicherry

Posted on December 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

We had our Christmas dinner at the Villa Shanti. Not only was the atmosphere special, but the food was fresh and clean. I just adore the stars, they were what made it so special in my eyes.