Explore Beijing with me!

Hey all! 你们好！

If you’ve been wondering why I’ve been AWOL over the past few months, it’s because I’ve been a little busy. Oh, and I’m in Beijing now. No big deal.

I figured I’d better discover my own cultural heritage before immersing myself in other various continents, getting lost out in the big wide world.

I’ll be here for a year til mid-late February 2015 so I have plenty of time to explore everything Beijing (and beyond!) has to offer. I’m actually supposed to be here to study Chinese, as my year abroad is part of my degree – but of course, I’m loving the process of settling into a new culture… and reaping the benefits of being a hungry journalism student in a foreign city on the lookout for internships and authentic experiences.

So if you want to keep updated on my travels (I’ll talk Chinese food, sights, language, culture, fashion, etiquette, even travel advice), head on over to Beijing on a Bike! Vroom vroommm…

The Beijing Egg.. er, National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院)

#AustraliaNeedsPoliticalPropaganda

The Sunday Telegraph (September 1, 2013)

Would you like some propaganda with that?

Time to rant.

This hair, uh, girl, is on fire: Jennifer Lawrence for Vogue

Jennifer Lawrence for VOGUE September 2013

“She’s just a girl and she’s on fire…”

Okay, no, I didn’t just listen to that song (thanks, Ms Keys!) and think of Jennifer. Absolutely not.

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Flinders Street Station, from Federation Square.

It’s now been two whole weeks since my sister and I returned from Melbourne!

But on a Wednesday in a cafe… I met My Korean Husband

What a nice! Photo: Peter Phan

Why do people become journalists? To tell stories? Meet famous people? Because they love having to live on a budget for the rest of their lives while they satisfy their creative tendencies?

UTS Journalism covers the 2013 Sydney Writers’ Festival with ‘At the Festival’

At the Festival

To celebrate the return of the Sydney Writers’ Festival in 2013, the Graduate School of Journalism, UTS provided extensive coverage on the various events, author talks and highlights of the popular Australian literary festival in a publication called At the Festival.

What’s in my bag? Prepare to be severely underwhelmed.

Bag: Sportsgirl, Wallet: Love Couture, Camera: Sony, Pencil case: Typo, Glasses: Paris Miki | debbyrachel

Alas, the compulsory blogger’s post.

Harper’s Bazaar Australia collabs with Karen Walker, I die of happiness

Harper’s Bazaar Australia April 2013

Hold up, hold up… yes, this is another magazine-related post.

Sorry, but there’s really nothing better than damn good magazine covers. Except… damn good free gifts that come with magazines.

Very Inspiring Blogger Award, Best Australian Blogs 2013… and Douglas Booth

Photo: Frank Luetke 

Hiya!

So, I was recently (very undeservingly) nominated by the very lovely Danielle of The Sweetness Talks for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! I couldn’t be more thrilled/shocked/frightened/humbled/confused etc etc etc. Nonetheless, I shall take this bout of karma wholeheartedly and walk with a little skip in my step from this moment forward…

Harper’s Bazaar Australia does 15 covers for 15th anniversary

Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Australia/Instagram

So, I’m leaving for Hawaii in a few hours. And I haven’t packed a single thing.

But I really can’t leave without blogging this: HARPER’S BAZAAR HAS JUST RELEASED 15 COVERS FOR THEIR MARCH ISSUE. And they’re all amazing.