Firstly, let me warn you – THIS POST IS FOR GIRLS ONLY – STRICTLY NO BOYS ALLOWED! This weekend I was chilling out in Byron Bay (I am a lucky girl I know), and you’ll never guess who I bumped into on the beach. Paul Fishers. Ah la la…Paul…PAUL…P.A.U.L!!! Ok, ok. I know what you’re going to tell [...]

Question: Why are Australians so good at surfing? Answer: It’s in their D.N.A… Sounds a little ‘GATTACA’? See for yourself: They learn to surf before they walk… And so did their Dad… And their Mum… And their Grandpa and Granny… So, do you believe me now?

Black or brown, pink or red, made with straw or leather, hats in this country mean more than just sun protection. Hat-wearing is elevated to a national art form. That’s what I told myself at the end of my day at the races. I think I had never seen as many hats before. When in Rome [...]

Would you visit the Vatican in a skimpy outfit? Would you enter a mosque with your hiking boots? Would you march into a Buddhist temple in shorts? You certainly wouldn’t, would you? So why would you climb Uluru? Uluru holds deep spiritual significance to the Anangu people and they prefer you – and ask you – not to climb [...]

Close your eyes, come with me. Let me take you on a magical journey to a fabled land, a land haunted by the spirits of dozens of ancestral creator beings named Kalaya (Emu), Liru (poisonous snake), Lungkata (blue tongue lizard), Luunpa (kingfisher) and Tjintir-tjintirpa (willie wagtail)… A land of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. [...]

I am so jealous of the Aussie chicks. The totally relaxed way they talk, their smiling simplicity and their incredible confidence… Sounds weird coming from a French girl? Let me explain. I’ll try to belt out a few general characteristics that define why Australian girls are so pretty damn cool … FRIENDSHIP Aussie girls: 1 – French girls: [...]

Much influenced by the kids of New York City, Melbourne has embraced street art since the early 80s. It is everywhere, down many hidden laneways and arcades, and it takes many forms: stencil art, sticker art, poster art, graphs, reverse graffiti… If you are travelling to Melbourne, don’t miss out, check out the small CBD laneways – [...]

There will always be a very special place in our hearts for Melbourne. It’s a city full of contradictions but always surprising. It’s at the same time very European and that still doesn’t feel like any other European city, it’s rainy and sunny, arty and laidback, modern and nostalgic, definitly sofisticated but not stuck up, classic [...]

Just after arriving to Australia, we were so furiously overexcited with the “Australian surfing culture” thing that we bought a gleaming new surfboard on the first weekend, rushed to the beach and began an intensive waxing to the sunset. Yahaaa!  It was  like a childhood dream becoming true. The Australian sun, so bright, the Australian beaches, endless kilometers of [...]