Lavendrome Abroad

Category: Sydney, Australia

  • Forget Leprechauns, it’s All About the Soup

    11 years after Ben spent 6 months going to school in Galway, Ireland, he finally got to show his parents around the place! Ben’s folks were taking a 3-week trip to Ireland (Kathleen’s “roots” trip, sorta), so we joined them for their West Coast week. It happened to be the Galway Arts Festival while we were […]

  • What are we doing in Germany?

    Celebrating as Alex & Birgit get married! Following up on our bet on the swingset on an island in the river in Prague, Alex, the one we thought would be first to get married, is actually last. He owes me & Valerie smoothies. Really really good smoothies. Although the post-wedding brunch pretty much beat any […]

  • Ben and Deb in Their Natural Habitat

    In reference to this post, I was able to observe the wild Ben and Deb in their natural habitat. Take a look at this stunning photo:

  • Adjusting the high any time

    Today was a pretty long day for me, guest blogger.  Whilst Ben and Deb lounged comfortably in bed, I was crammed into a packed airplane with no leg room, next to a woman whose hand sanitizer literally stank so much it roused me from slumber, and in a seat that in fantastic fashion reclined without […]

  • The Voyage of the Alice

    On our last Sunday in Sydney, Deb, Ryan, Soyok, Janine and I rented a little 20ft motor boat named Alice, and drove ourselves around the harbor. It’s a busy harbor! You really notice the traffic when you’re in charge of not crashing. But we did great, and didn’t sink any ships, even a little. We […]

  • Melbourne: The Climb of the Penguins

    In Melbourne we checked out the local graffiti. It included some really nice work, including art in multiple locations by someone named Deb. We also saw a Banksy, which was exciting. After walking around town, we stopped at Max Brenner’s for hot chocolate. This is a pretty serious chocolate binging establishment, and we did some […]

  • NewsFlash: Tasmanian Devils Are Adorable

    Deb says: “… but wombats are cuter.” Ryan, Soyok, Deb and I visited Tasmania April 23-25. We started off in Hobart, rented a car, and drove up the Eastern coast through Triabunna, and Bicheno, to a beautiful and giant vacation rental in St. Helens. Unfortunately we didn’t arrive at the rental house until latish in […]

  • Merry in Sydney (& Rainbow too!)

    Our fabulous friend Merry came to Sydney for a week of well-deserved vacation. She didn’t really get the “relaxing, chill out” type of vacation; instead, she saw basically everything one should see on a visit to Sydney! She was a busy bee, and I was really grateful that she was up for touring herself around […]

  • Favorite Sydney Restaurants

    …so far… BBQ Boss & Noodle – Seriously, that’s the name. This little gem is a very clean hole-in-the-wall Korean restaurant in West Ryde, on Victoria Rd. just up the street from Tommy Thai Smile. It does not seem to exist on the web, even in eatability (I will have to go change that). Its […]

  • Seven Mile Beach

    On Sunday, we rented a car and drove south down the coast. It was spectacular. Some of the beaches looked very similar to some of the northern Oregon beaches I grew up with, so I felt immediately at home. Annotated photos of our day here: http://picasaweb.google.com/redowa/SydneySevenMileBeach# Big huge thanks to Christy L. for her simple […]