I got to spend this New Year's Eve in Sydney, Australia, enjoying the spectacular fireworks show. Actually, I got to see two fireworks shows. The first one was at 9 p.m., at Darling Harbor, and the second one was the famous midnight show. It lasted 12 minutes, and lit up all of Sydney. From our hotel room I saw four sets of fireworks go off, surrounding the Sydney Harbor … [Read more...] about New Year’s Eve Fireworks
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Where Magazine, Australia
A few weeks ago, I did a group project in my Introduction to Magazines class, where we wrote a proposal to revamp Where magazine. Currently Where is in over 100 countries, with each magazine created locally. The New York Where for some reason is half the size of a regular magazine, so I was surprised to see this orange, full-sized Where magazine in Sydney, Australia. … [Read more...] about Where Magazine, Australia
Ariel Books, Australia
I'm spending the next week or so in Australia and I've already fallen in love with one of their independent bookstores: Ariel Books. Earlier today, I stumbled upon the one on 103 George Street, The Rocks, and it was magical. The store is small, but it's filled with books I've never seen or heard of before. I also just enjoy comparing covers of the same book in … [Read more...] about Ariel Books, Australia
