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A Visit to Bluestone Lane

March 3, 2016 by silverbellz16

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Over the weekend I made the trek to Blue Stone Lane's West Village Collective Cafe. If you've never been, "Bluestone Lane Coffee is influenced from the renowned coffee culture hub of Melbourne Australia, where premium coffee is a way of life. " Full disclosure, Melbourne is my home town. I…

Misogyny Isn’t Dead

March 1, 2016March 3, 2016 by silverbellz16

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Deborah Tannen’s Op-Ed, “Our impossible expectations of Hillary Clinton and all women in authority,” published in the Washington Post last week, spoke to me as a young woman starting her professional career. Clinton’s treatment in the media is appalling, “She's too shrill,” and “she should stop shouting” are unfair and…

Down, Down, Down! The Aussie Dollar is Down!

February 24, 2016March 1, 2016 by silverbellz16

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The Australian dollar is down against lots of currencies, including the US dollar. Since New Years global markets have been feeling the burn, but it's a great opportunity for Australian tourism. Qantas just announced record profits. While The Australian reported that, not only is tourism is rising, but tourists are spending more. Gordon…

A bit of blog love – Australian Women in New York City

February 22, 2016 by silverbellz16

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When I started this blog I was convinced there would be tons of Aussie expats out there in the blogger sphere. Sadly, I haven't found that many. But I did find one blog that I am loving so far and that is Australian Women in New York City (AWNY). I…

How do you do Kakadu?

February 21, 2016February 21, 2016 by silverbellz16

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I was sitting at the hairdresser this week after a long week of grad school, but I couldn't relax. I was staring at this ad. It was yet another ad for an Australian product or ingredient that I'd never heard of. [caption id="attachment_89" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Ah yes, all my hair…

We’re still talking about Submarines?

February 16, 2016 by silverbellz16

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In case you have been living under a rock Australia has been in ongoing discussions to update it's fleet of submarines. It will be the largest defence program in the country's history, it will cost billions of dollars and will take years to roll out. The USA has taken…

Valentine Day Story – Bursting the bubble… a little

February 14, 2016February 22, 2016 by silverbellz16

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I came across this story last week on the Virgina Pilot website. A 93-year-old World War II veteran from the United States embraced his wartime girlfriend in Australia in their reunion Wednesday after more than 70 years apart. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRJNzkhPSh4[/embed] Isn't that adorable? And just in time for Valentine's Day too.…

It’s like you’re obsessed with me or something

February 11, 2016February 22, 2016 by silverbellz16

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via GIPHY I came across this article from the Gothamist about Brooklyn-themed restaurants in Brisbane. I have to say, it was full of misconceptions about the Australian USA relationship. “America is always three or four years ahead of where we are; we’re like America’s little brother, really,” Brandon said. “All the…

America’s New Best Friend?

February 11, 2016February 11, 2016 by silverbellz16

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Apparently Australia is the US's new best friend? I'm sorry to tell you but Australia has always maintained a close relationship with the ol' USA of A. I recently read this article in the Financial Times. The headline is a a tad misleading. On closer inspection the article is about…

5 Things Aussie Expats Are Sick Of Talking About

February 11, 2016February 16, 2016 by silverbellz16

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In case you didn't read my about section, I'm an Aussie living in New York. When I first arrived it was great because everyone wanted to talk about Australia. But then it wasn't so great because everyone wants to talk about Australia. Here are five things I'm sick of talking…

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