Category: Australia
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Walking Melbourne with the Kulin Nation in mind
What I find most beautiful about the culture of the Kulin Nation is their relationship with land. They do not see themselves as owners, but as caretakers. Land, water, animals, trees — all are part of a network of relationships.
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Birrarung: the river beneath the river
Long before Melbourne existed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people called the river Birrarung — often translated as “river of mists and shadows”.
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Melbourne’s Victorian terraces: streets built on gold and full of character
Wealth shaped the architecture: wide verandas, high ceilings, double entry doors and cast-iron balcony lace filled with curls, rosettes and fan-like patterns. These were houses designed to impress.
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Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens: where the city learns to breathe
You wander through maze-like streets filled with cafés, street art and trams that glide by with that cheerful, familiar ring and then suddenly: calm. A sea of green.The quiet sound of leaves instead of car horns.
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The kookaburra: a bird that sounds like Australia
Meet the kookaburra — Australia’s iconic “laughing” bird. Discover its call, personality, behaviour and why this calm, characterful species feels so deeply connected to the Australian landscape.
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National Museum of Australia: stories of land and people in Canberra
One of the most striking pieces is the Saw Doctor’s Wagon, also known as the Road Urchin — a brightly painted, part-home, part-workshop wagon created by English immigrant Harold Wright.
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The Sydney Opera House: a childhood promise and a masterpiece up close
Walk along the quay, run your hand across the tiles, and you realise that this world icon isn’t about perfection but imagination — a million imperfect ceramic pieces brought together into one idea.
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The Yarra river: Melbourne’s quiet, steady heartbeat
For me, the Yarra feels like she reintroduces Melbourne again and again — first modern, then creative, then green.
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A quiet sunday at Parliament House, Canberra
It was a quiet Sunday in Canberra. As I walked along the winding paths, I noticed how effortlessly the building blends into the landscape. It rests like a curved hill of glass, stone and grass
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The Lyall Hotel: a quiet touch of luxury in Melbourne
In a city as vibrant as Melbourne, it’s comforting to have a place where you can exhale. The Lyall gave me exactly that: calm, space, comfort and a touch of understated luxury.