viva italia

gosh. this post is about eight months overdue -- these photos were taken in August '08 during a two week holiday i shared with natalie throughout italy

and i mean, normally i'd love to write something about the wonderful places we visited and the incredible things we saw -- and please don't think for one second that just because i haven't written about them that we didn't visit wonderful places and see some incredible things, lord knows we did -- but there is just a freakin' insane amount of photos to publish here, so i'm keeping all words to an absolute minimum.

a massive thanks to natalie for sharing this experience with me -- anyone who's been following this blog earlier may know that i've dreamt of visiting italy properly since an early age, so i'm glad i had a great mate right there next to me when i finally got my chance.

so while i would never apologise for the sheer volume of images in these pages, i also would never expect you to look at them all -- there really are some beautiful things in these images that i've tried humbly to capture for your viewing pleasure, but i fear that nothing i could ever do could really capture the brilliance of Michelangelo's David; or what sunset looks like in Positano after you've just stuffed yourself stupid with pizza; no photo i could take could really portray how, no matter how many people do it, you'll still probably feel stupid pretending to be "supporting" the Leaning Tower of Pisa; and i certainly cannot photograph how good a pasta can taste when made fresh for you by a stranger who quickly became a friend, gracefully opening his home to natalie and me simply because his friend wrote him to tell him we were coming to his city -- our gratitude is massive, Andreas, thank you xx

ok, no more words, i promise -- even if you can't be bothered looking at all the photos, just scroll through really quick, it'll be like a fun little short film about two aussies eating their way through italy:






















for those of you who are curious about what's going on in the following photos, click here:




stay tuned, next week: a Parisian getaway with my boys!!


let the good times roll!!

frank n' furter

frankfurt is one of those cities that dubs itself as a "business city" -- which seems to be the term used by boring cities to excuse the fact that there's not a whole bunch of interesting things to see and do there. i mean, don't get me wrong, i'm sure there's a lot of business going on in these business cities, i don't think anyone's lying to me...but would it kill them to have something fun going on as well as business?

which isn't to say that Frankfurt isn't at least pretty, and i certainly had a nice time there...after living in the desert for over a year now, i'll always appreciate a city that has parks, and trees, and plants, and well, anything green in amongst the roads and buildings!

so while Frankfurt isn't jumping to the top of my list of "100 Places You Must See!" and I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for a holiday, there's no denying its charm, and obviously i'm thankful for being able to add it to the list of cities that i've visited.


so, not really any adventures to be had by me, just a nice uneventful stroll around the city. which wasn't gonna stop me taking photos:
(well, i did try unsuccessfully to kick a pigeon...and also failed at finding a fridge magent for the collection...it seems boring business cities don't find themselves worthy of having mementos!


stay tuned, next week: natalie and myself on our ITALIAN HOLIDAY!!!


let the good times roll!!