Avid Adventurer | Food Devourer | Lady Geek
Anyone who grew up in a family of non-gamers would understand the difficulty of convincing parents to drop their cash on the latest release (in their defence, they were pretty expensive) or trying not to roll your eyes when a relative mentioned how nice it was to see you away from the screen. For some,
One of my strongly held beliefs is that no matter how badass knights seemed and how epic it would be to live in a castle, I would definitely not want to time travel back into the Medieval era. So what better place to enjoy the perks of a time long-gone minus all the death from
I’ve become a spontaneous adventure aficionado over the past couple of months with last-minute trips turning an average day in the life of Jessica into something a bit more grammable. Working in hospitality with a weekly roster as well as Australia’s ever-changing weather has forced me to become a bit more flexible with my plans
Now, I may not be the biggest rev-head and on the road I’m all about safety, but I’ve always wanted to get a little bit fast and furious – in a controlled and unlikely-to-die type environment of course. That opportunity finally arose in the form of a gift voucher for a 16-lap experience (plus hot
Growing up, you would have experienced at least one game of Monopoly that ended in cheating, a few broken friendships and no one actually winning the property magnate crown. There was also your standard games of Cluedo and Battleship, but we were lucky enough to play the official Pokemon and Jumanji board games (no hordes
The Chinese New Year has just passed and in its true multi-cultural fashion, Sydney has put on a show. Lighting up the city with lanterns based on the twelve animals of the zodiac, walking down the harbour was a more pleasurable experience than usual with these larger than life statues. Each featuring their own little
While those in the northern hemisphere are rugging up against the winter winds, their southern counterparts are slowly melting into pools of sweat as heat-waves mark the beginning of summer. Now I’m all for a beach day, but sometimes the thought of getting sand in every nook and cranny of your body then dealing with
Back in my day, when internet speed was measured in kilobytes and the closest thing to Netflix was a Blockbuster store down the road, finding international films were no where near as easy to find compared to our modern day lives. Growing up in Australia with a Polish household, bootleg TV series were passed around
Being born as a first-generation Australian meant that my childhood was filled with traditions different to my Aussie classmates and my out-of-school activities weren’t your typical sport training and music lessons (although I did learn the piano growing up, with a Polish teacher of course). Instead, I learnt traditional Polish dancing which I would be
Some days you wake up in the morning and all you feel like doing is surviving the day so you can crawl back into bed. Other days seem blissfully happy until an unexpected turn of events forces you to plummet back to reality and your otherwise sunny disposition is destroyed. Either way, it doesn’t feel
