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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Go overseas and travel with a mate!

Andrew & company at Go! Overseas have deemed me worthy of being included in their top 10 list of blogs by expats in Australia 🙂 At present, the top 10 is listed in no particular order BUT there is a contest under way (Oct. 18-Nov. 3) to RANK the 10 that were already selected. Please […]

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Living the dream: 5 months in

Over the weekend I hit the 5-month mark of experiencing Australia. *shakes head* I can’t believe it! I mean, it certainly feels like I’ve been here for at least that long, but I still can’t quite believe it’s true. Today I am reminded that I am living a dream. For four years I saved in […]

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Epic East Coast Trip: The End

After cruising along highways, country roads, and blind curves (with our mad new driving skills!) for nearly two weeks, it was time for me and Brooke to wrap up the epic east coast road trip. The last few days wouldn’t be complete without more fun culinary stops, as it had become our mission to visit […]

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Close Enough to Perfect

The last four months have brought a few days that were either completely wonderful or totally craptastic — but mostly days that were nice and normal and somewhere in between. Today was one of those days that was close enough to perfect. First, one of my best friends in the entire world was by my […]

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Discover Fraser Island in 2 Days with Cool Dingo Tours

Fraser Island is considered to be the world’s largest sand island and one of the most beautiful places to visit in Australia. Beyond that, I knew little-to-nothing about the island prior to the 2-day tour Brooke and I enjoyed with Cool Dingo Tours. Cool Dingo shows you as much of the island as possible in […]

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