Category: ex-pat

Over the hills and (not) far away

A short drive from the city saw us in the Adelaide Hills, stepping back in time into an alternative reality of retro farmsteads, rolling, rural landscapes, remnants of old towns, and, most importantly, wineries. The vines are bare now, but the spring blossoms are out. We followed a sign for flowers that led down a

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The first of Warmth

No one comes to the beach to be sad. Here in South Australia it’s not yet spring, but today is the first warm day. Twenty degrees, blue skies (as ever) but the feeling of burn on my face hints of summer to come. The light is different, the sea is bluer, the sky a perfect

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