There's No Place Like Oz

Living the dream: 6 months in

For the last 6 months I’ve been living my big dream of traveling and living in Australia long-term. Whether I’ve been on the road, working, hosting visitors, or going it solo, I have so much to be thankful for in my experiences thus far. This Thursday is Thanksgiving in the USA, and for the first […]

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Macaron Day: 67 Birthday Presents

This is the 2nd post in the No Macaron Left Behind challenge series and 3rd in the “my waist line is expanding while my bank account is decreasing” series. Some people aren’t big into birthdays, but I am! I love recognizing and celebrating them and all the better if there’s a theme attached. When my […]

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Guest post: Falling…

Welcome to the first guest post on There’s No Place Like Oz! It is written by one of my best friends who recently came to visit me in Sydney for two weeks. We met in the summer of 2007 when she moved to Virginia to start a job in my office. Though she returned to […]

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No Macaron Left Behind

If you know me, or even if you’ve met me briefly, chances are you know that I’m equally torn between a love of eating healthfully and satisfying a strong sweet tooth. Case in point: When I started job searching in Sydney, I was immediately offered trials at two locations…one an organic food store and the […]

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Food & Culture You Crave

Q: What do you get when you combine Sydney, festivals, and food? (Hint: this is *not* a trick question) A: A very happy Heather. I haven’t mentioned “City Heather” before, but I kind of like her. When I’m “City Heather”, I’m one of the best versions of myself. I walk with a confident spring in […]

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