You found a sweater on the ocean floor

Bardot heart tshirt, topshop blouse in background, Dune bow flats

Dear Australia,

Why is it raining ? And cold enough for me to wear jeans?

There is something seriously wrong with the weather. Its NEVER usually below like, 30 atleast in december, january and february.

Whatevs. (I know.. i probably shouldnt say that aloud/write it in a public space)

Anyway, nothings really going on at the moment. Big Day Out has been and gone :(.. but was ammmazzzing by the way.

It was my mums birthday the other day.. and because I'm the best daughter in the world, i gave her what she really wanted... SUSAN BOYLES CD. i know, its laughable. Oh and a home cooked meal by myself.

Chose my own version of Paella, as I have a fond memory of it from Barcelona with Sophie!

OKKK, lets be honest, the photo looks shit. But since when is anything similar to Risotto glamourous.

If your wondering what it is, goooogggllle it, im sure youl find a recipe.

Or if you cant be bothered.,, just put like: Onions, Garlic, Assorted Vegetables (i chose Zuchini, Peas, Carrot, Tomato etc), Lots of blended tomato, Fish Stock, White Fish, Prawns, rice.. and I cant remember what else.. but put it in a flat bottomed pan and cook it.

Anyway, it tasted good. Not as good as the super salty traditional one we had cooked for us by an amazing chef.. but still delicious!

And thats about all. Except

 This is an Orb spider.

I was about 30cm away from having that on my face. You can imagine my reaction so I wont go into details.

Its not all that huge, only like half the size of your palm, so it could be worse. But still, faces and spiders should never mix.

And thats your lesson on arachnids for today.

Looove Hannnahhh x

look behind you, there's a falling sky - I'm on fire!

So; as all of you fellow Aussies know.. its BIG DAY OUT TIME :)

and Adelaide - it was our turn yesterday!

so many amazing performers such as LILY ALLEN (big love, if you can't already tell!) Ladyhawke (amazing NZ artist) Kasabian, Blue Juice, Midnight Juggernauts.. Peaches! JET.. and the lovely Lisa Mitchell :)

It was a pleasant 28 Degrees Celsius or so.. (even though my sunburnt shoulder is telling another story..) and it was truly an amazing day :)

          My Boyfriend Dan & I

                                      

 My friends -- i'm in the middle :) (wearing a Bardot Dress) (oh.. and i'd like to                                             think my sunnies are REAL Ray Bans - but $10 on Ebay -- COMEON! -- my boyfriend has amazing ones which fold up! (pictured above) amazing!)

                                          

Midnight Juggernauts

 i love Adelaide. i really do :)

LOVE Sophie xo!

(oh.. has it really been this long since i blogged?! New photo uploader! yay!)

jolly.

As mentioned in the previous post, I (Hannahhhhh) went cliff jumping the other week with a group of my boyfriends mates and just saw some photos from the day!  and yeah, i did unfortunately cut my foot quite badly... but well, when you see the rocks its kinda easy to understand how i did it.

ANWAYYY.. aim of the game is to jump from where the top guys standing. and hope for the best. You can jump from a lot higher, but im not quite that brave.. or idiotic like the boys.

My brave self ( i think im allowed to gloat)

So yeah, thought id share them,, mainly to make people experiencing cold weather jelous :)

Oh and today was my birthday,, the ancient age of 19 has dawned upon me.

AND LOOK AT THE CAKE I WAS BAKED BY SOME FRIENDS.

Its two layers of banana and creamy goodness.. and its huge. well it was.

Theres not much left :P

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekendsss!

xxxx

Dinner Date

Just a quick post :) Had a lovely mexican dinner date with the sweetest boyfriend tonight. Im really struggling getting dressed in the mornings with this heat.. Adelaide is currently in a heat wave :( Today was an unpleasant 40degreesC (104F).

Anyway, heres what i wore..

Frilly H&M top

Sportsgirl button skirt

Witchery Black heels.

Ok, i lied, i didnt actually wear the heels :( it was my plan, but unfortunately yesterday i sliced the bottom of my foot open on some rocks while out cliff jumping (photos of that another time!) so i stuck to flats.

And please notice the awefully embarrasing blotchy sunburn on my legs.. i dont know how it happened!

And you may just notice..or not.. that i got a rather shorter haircut while in europe.

LOVE HANNAHHH x

GREETINGS TO THE NEW YEAR !

Dear all!
THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. jokes, im not a huge fan of cliches etc.

But on a sentimental note; Welcome to 2010, a year which will no doubt create many amazing memories for everyone and I hope will be better than 2009.. which i almost think is impossible because it was pretty amazing!

But yes, after the most amazing, expensive, adventurous, eye-opening (etc) 3.5 month experience of our lives, which took us to a total of 18 different countries, Sophie and I have now returned back to the comfort of home, Australia ! Which we missed dearly!

We have been back exactly 2 weeks, which has absolutely flown by.

I (Hannah) dont really have any christmas day photos to share.. i was the one behind the lense. But New Years I have a few! My new years wasnt like usual,, as it was also my boyfriends 21st party.. no, sorry no fashionable dresses to show,, because it was a CAPE PARTY!
Gemma (bf's sister, and bestfriend of mine) and I made our own pirate inspired capes ;P
Hannah (me!)

Gemma

Gemma, Rachacia, Karina, Myself (halfway through blinking )


And I would like to apologise, unfortunately Jared and I only had like 2 photos together on the whole night.. i know, terrible right??! but the apology is for the photo that i have to put up.. im just apologising because i know how much some people hate public affection.. so OHEMGEE, hes kissing my cheek. You'll survive!

Please admire his cape, Gemma and Myself spent forever and a day making it.. was totally worth it, looked amazing., if i may say so myself.

and the sad thing is.. that I was so excited Sophie was coming.. but then she spent new years at home looking after a sick boyfriend of her very own :(

So yes,,, thats it really.

Hope everyone is well..!
Love Hannah xx

Oh, Debbie.. looook!

Love Sophie & Hannah xo!

Europe.. longest post ever,

Hello blog world.
So; it has been over 3 weeks since our last post, so we apologise as this will be painfully long!

On the 19th of September, we begain our 'European Getaway' with Topdeck tour company.
the trip was in total, 20 days long and we had 43 people in the group!

DAY 1 & 2: we drove from London to Paris, beginning with a night tour then spent the next day getting lost (literally in our case) in Paris, finishing with a picnic under the Eiffel Tower, and watching a traditional Latin cabaret show at night.

Day 3 & 4: off to Switzerland! (our FAVOURITE place!) a tiny village called Lauterbrunnen. We went for a bike ride the next day.. up in the mountains. It was beautiful! But - Sophie, being the horrible bike rider (my dad would be ashamed!) she is, struggled. But, after a hard day, we finished up with a bottle of French Champagne and a night walk into town, only to find the worlds best VENDING MACHINE. everything from pizza and chocolate to cigarettes and condoms :)..

and Cannabis Tea! - which is actually nice! believe it or not!

DAY 5 & 6: From Switzerland to Nice, French Riviera :) We went to beautiful Nice. it was SO HOT. we had to run before dinner to H&M to find some dresses just to keep us cool! We had dinner and then went to Waynes Bar! - an Australian bar! which was nice for us Aussies! The bext day Han and i spent doing laundry (more complicated than it sounds :S) and a bit of shopping :)

DAY 7 & 8: on our way to Italy! We stopped in Pisa.. took some lame but must-have Pisa photos... and enjoyed the fresh air before getting back on the bus to go to Florence!
We had a guided walking tour of Florence in the morning then spent the afternoon eating Gelati and looking through the rows and rows of markets! We then went back to the Camping Village and indulged ourselves in pizza and pasta!

DAY 9 & 10: ROMA! in the morning we explored the hilltop city of Orvieto, which was beautiful! then in the afternoon, took a walking tour of Rome, visiting the Spanish Steps.. the Aqua Duct.. which, i will add, Hannah FELL INTO. infront of a lot of tourists. :) then the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum! The next day we spent in the Vatican. We got a bit lost.. for a few hours.. not being able to find the exit! the Vatican was beautiful.. but i think we saw each room a million times over before finding our way out. so; a lot of Gelati and pasta later.. we took a good look in all the designer shops.. dreaming away.

DAY 11 & 12: Venice! On the first night.. we had a Toga Party! in the camping village pub - so much fun! :) and the next day.. Canal Cruises and wandering through the various shops in Venice :)

DAY 13: AUSTRIA! We had the option to do Canyoning!! so, four of us absailed down waterfalls, jumped from high rocks and slid backwards into pools.. and it was amazing! Austria was so beautiful and we were dissapointed to only spend one night there!

DAY 14 & 15: Prague is so beautiful! an amazing hostel and the buildings were just so beautiful! We spent the day roaming the streets.. and looking in the huge Gothic Castle looking over Prague. A cheap dinner with 2 of our amazing topdeck friends.. definately a 2nd favourite!

DAY 16 & 17: Berlin was great! another great hostel.. and we did a walking tour, going past a lot of Nazi buildings and Hitlers bunker. It was all so interesting to see! and DINNER. argh.. we have to RAVE about dinner. We went to a place, just accross the road from Wombats Hostel called 'Good Morning Vietnam'.. and it was SPECTACULAR. amazingamazingamazing food!

DAY 18 & 19: Amsterdammmm.

what more can we say?

what goes on in Amsterdam. Stays in Amsterdam.

not to worry, we did go and see the Anne Frank museum which was very interesting! if you are ever in Amsterdam - it's a must see! Her story is so sad..

(oh! but the 'coffee shop' we are in.. Brad Pitt and George Clooney filmed part of Oceans 13 there!!)

DAY 20: BACK TO LONDON. it was so sad leaving everyone on the tour.. especially becasue we hardly got to say goodbye to anyone! but it was such an amazing trip. Both of us are so glad we went on it, fantastic people and saw all the amazing sites :) :)

LONDON: So, we had a few days spare at the end to roam London a bit - saw the essential Oxford Circus and Buckingham Palace.. but we were in the end, very happy to finally get back to Bath :)

and thats us for now! we'll try and post a few more times in the coming weeks...!! If we actually have anything interesting to say!

we are planning for lots of R&R :)

so, ciao for now!

LOVE Sophie & Hannah xo!

Europe Week 1

Dear all,

Hello from Bath (England)!



First off.. apologies to those who arent are family and who dont care about massive ramblings.


This will be just a brief summary of our past week in England and a few photos to brighten it up a little bit.

Well first off, we left at a rediculous hour from adelaide (thankyou friends and family for making it down to farewell us anyway!). We then flew to Sydney and spent half a day sitting in the airport drinking coffee and eating which wasnt too bad!



Then we had a flight to Bangkok -- also not too bad. Unfortunately the stop over was only a very brief 30 minutes so we werent able to see the lovely airport in as much detail as we would have liked. BUT THENNN.. Once on the plain all set to take off to London on time.. some valve was faulty in the plane and needed replacing.. 3 times or something. But long story short.. We sat on a plane, for 4 HOURS IN DISGUSTING HEAT WITH LITTLE TO NO WATER OR AIRCONDITIONING. yeah, it was aweful.. essentially, we have learnt; do not fly british airways.. ever. Theyre aweful in every single way possible. In no way are we annoyed that the plane needed something replaced ; this is understandable, and we are very thankful that they take the safety warnings from the engine seriously.. but just their service and treatment of passengers in this time was disgusting.


Ok.. well after that stressful time, we landed safe and sound in Heathrow and were greeted by Hannah's Aunty Sue who took us back to her lovely home in Bath.


And for the past 5 days we have been exploring the streets and shops !


















the streets of Bath are so breathtakingly beautiful! It feels as though we have stepped straight onto a movie set.. and the only things missing are the corsets and lovely romantic men to sweep us off our feet? haha.





















we actually had some time to have the traditional Cream Tea - scones with jam & cream :) we also saw the fashion museum (AMAZING :) -- for us anyway!) and the Roman Bath's! OH and we have been doing a lot of shopping! Topshop IS amazing.. and we have made some purchases........... and some 'maybe i'll get this later' thoughts.

AND. WE GOT TO TRY ON CORSETS IN THE FASHION MUSEUM. which -
i (sophie) am not ashamed to say.. has probably been my highlight! :) how Keira Knightley!

anyway; we off on a Topdeck tour of the many countries of Europe! beginning in the wonderful France! :)

so; sorry for the dis-jointed post! we are trying to upload photos.. and pack.. and a do a numerous amount of other things!

hope everyone is having a wonderful week..



looooooove Sophie & Hannah xo!

just quickly!

Well hey theree :)

Ok,, so soph and I leave in approximately 36 hours!! (currently 1:43am) .. yes i know, its late.

And no, we are not organised in the slightest. havent even put a single item of clothing in my bag or anything. Friends and family of mine are probably muttering 'typical Hannah' or something under their breath.

But I just thought id just post a quick map of where we are going. Most of these destinations are on our tour but some we are visiting on our own. Anyway.. yeah those massive red dots .. thats where we are heading.

You should be able to click on it to get a better view if its small.

Yeah, i know, i could have done a better job than that, but you get the general gist anyway.

Anyway i need to go to bed. Soph and I plus our significant others are meeting for bruch tomorrow.

And then im apparently playing golf.. we'll see how that goes haha

Big love!! Our next post will probably be somewhere in Europe!!

xxxx take care everyone! xxxx

Zoo

"The lions and tigers and that kind of stuff

They have up here now are not quite good enough.

You see things like these in just any old zoo.

They're awfully old-fashioned. I want something new."

Dr Seuss

Congratulations to Hannah's netball team - winning the grandfinal today :)

oh, and i took this photo of Hannah for my design last year - i think she looks gorgeous. :)

and in 7 days - we'll be on a plane to London.!

Love Sophie xo!