European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York + September Monthly Favourites

Over the weekend I visited the European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York at GOMA, Brisbane city! It was super busy on the weekend, so I definitely recommend going during the weekday and not the weekend. I saw many artworks that were painted by talented artists such as; Monet, Renoir, Rubens, Turner, Rembrandt, Degas, Van Gogh and Cézanne. But seeing Van Gogh's idyllic The Flowering Orchard 1888, Claude Monet Water lilies  and Rembrandt's painterly Flora of c. 1654 in person was absolutely breathtaking. 

In the middle of the exhibition there was a studio open space where you were able to grab some paper and a pencil and sit down and draw from the inspirations that surrounded you, such as different variety of fruits, pottery, flowers, olive branches etc. There was also live animated screens that bought the artworks to life which was displayed via multimedia and graphic treatments. 

 I also wanted to share what I've been currently been loving this year:

1. Books: The Great Hope by E.G White 
2. Tv Shows: Squid Game, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (kdrama) and Hospital Playlist season 2 (kdrama)  
3. Movie: F9 (fast and furious 9)  
4. Youtube: Ondo, Project Love Me, CozyDay, BangtanTV + TheirCoffee
5. Music:  Hold Us Together (Hope remix) by H.E.R & Tauren Wells, My Universe by Coldplay x BTS, ila ila by B.I, Waves by Fiji, Summer Is for Falling in Love by Sarah Kang
6. Food: Vege Bibimbap and cheese fries at Chi MC,  Schnitz hot chips with curry mayo sauce, savoury and sweet croissants from Le Bon Choix bakery and Gelato Messina - milk choc with choc peanut fudge  
7. Drink: Water, soju and chai latte 
8. Clothing: Dresses and matching skirt and jacket sets 
9. App: Twitter 
10. Accessories: Watch and balenciaga bag  
11. Beauty: Face masks 
12. Brand: Zara + Balenciaga + My Dearest   
13. Other: Editing videos and photos 

Do you enjoy going to art exhibitions?

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Monet & Friends - Life, Light and Colour Exhibition | Sydney, Australia

 

When I took the day trip to Sydney, I wasn't even planing on visiting the exhibition... I accidentally stumble across it while quickly browsing on Instagram just a couple of hours before flying off. Times like these I'm thankful for Instagram sponsor posts!! Towards at the end of my trip, I book the last session and I was in awe the whole 2 hours at the exhibition (high school me was screaming inside, if only we had these amazing exhibitions back when I was in high school). 

Monet & Friends - Life, Light and Colour Exhibition would have to one of my favourite exhibitions I've ever been too. It is a multi sensory exhibition (digital art),  where you can experience the sights, sounds and fragrance of 19th century Europe through the beautiful and breathtaking brushstrokes works of Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Paul Cézanne and more! 

If you are very much into art I highly recommend on visiting Monet & Friends - Life, Light and Colour exhibition if it's ever comes to your city! Monet & Friends was super relaxing and comforting and I'm also looking forward to the Van Gogh Alive Exhibition coming soon this year to Australia, so stay tuned! 

Have you ever been to an art exhibition, if so which one was your favourite? 

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Industry Beans Newstead

Industry Beans is one of the most beautiful cafes I've ever visited - just love the atmosphere there. Especially being surrounded by one of a kind coffee greenhouse! Have you ever been to a coffee greenhouse before? or even heard of one? The cafe has a minimal design with natural materials to create a welcoming atmosphere and also has a seasonal brunch menus from sides to desserts and obviously delicious drinks. Industry Beans is well known for its 'Coffee Bubble cup' - cold brew coffee with coffee soaked tapioca pearls. 

What to order: 

1. Pandan Bubble Waffle (Blueberry gelato, coconut gel, sesame brittle, banana coconut foam and fresh seasonal fruit). 

2. Avocado Smash (Whipped ricotta, sunrise lime gel, beetroot dust, green tea sea salt and sourdough 

3. Chai Latte with Almond Milk

4. Hot Chocolate 

What do you usually order from a cafe? 

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MORANS FALLS | LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK

 

Over the long weekend, there's nothing better to do than leave the craziest of life behind and go into nature to hike and explore. Morans Falls is located in UNESCO World Heritage-listed Gondwana Rainforests in South East, Queensland, Australia. The Morans Falls track is only 6.2km return walk that gives you magnificent views of the 80m Moran Falls and the Morans Creek Gorge! 

M O R A N S    F A L L S    |    L A M I N G T O N    N A T I O N A L     P A R K

• Address: Moran Creek Rd, Fairyland QLD 4413
• Track length: 6.2km (2 hours return) 
• Hours: open 24 hours 
• Type: Hike
• Level: Easy
• Recommendation: ★★★★★/5

I'm already making a list of where too hike next, such as; Mount Tibrogargan - The Glasshouse Mountains, Daves Creek Circuit - Lamington National Park and Stairway Falls - Lamington National Park!

What are some of your favourite hikes? 

72 HOURS IN BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA.

Ever since 2016 I've been going to Byron Bay every new year and have been doing it ever since.. So I guess I started a little tradition for myself. This year I had a girls weekend trip in Byron Bay and of course we stop at The Farm Byron Bay and visited my favourite hidden beach in Byron Bay and boy I did not miss climbing up the stairs to get to the car from the beach. But luckily it's a once a year type of beach to visit. Unless your super duper fit. If you have never been to Byron Bay, it's a little town filled with many cool/unique hippies, hipsters and beach bums and I can't forget the loads of travellers from all over the world.

Byron Bay has really amazing beaches and super cool cafes and shopping is really great too. The Food in Byron Bay has some of the freshest and most delicious (often organic too) that you will find in whole of Queensland. What we did in Byron bay was we ate at the Mez Club and The Combi, went to a secret beach and also tanned at Tallow's Beach as well. Stopped at The Farm Byron Bay  and also at Rae's Wategos and saw the cutest cow ever - Highland Cattle. We also went to the Bungalow Markets at Byron Bay. lastly, did some shopping in the main streets of Byron Bay - especially at Hope & May. Here are some snaps from the Trip. 

Have you ever been to Byron Bay before? 

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72 HOURS IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Landed in Sydney at 9:45AM and went straight to the city to start exploring and of course check in to my hotel - Fraser Suites located on Kent Street. I have to admit and say this was not my first time in Sydney.. I've been to this city a couple of times before but I always act like a tourist each time I visit. 

THINGS TO  S E E  & D O  IN SYDNEY 

☆ Sydney Opera House

☆ Sydney Harbour Bridge 

☆ Darling Harbour 

☆ Bondi Beach

☆ Taronga Zoo

☆ Hyde Park, Sydney 

I started the morning doing some shopping on Pitt Street and at the end of the day ended up walking to see the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. I didn't do much tourist things such as visit Taronga Zoo, Sydney Tower, Bondi Beach etc due to I've seen it all before, this was more of a relaxed short trip to Sydney. But I did discover a new unique shopping mall the Queen Victoria Building which had a lot of 'brand names' shops, cafes, grand piano for any pianist to use and two massive clocks. 

WHERE TO  E A T   IN SYDNEY 

☆ Buckley's Sydney - yummiest pizza.

☆ Laudree Paris - best macaroons ever. 

☆ Guylian Belgian Chocolate Cafe - amazing flavours of gelato! 

☆ The Palace Tea Room - a menu just full of different teas!!

WHERE TO   S T A Y   IN SYDNEY 

☆☆☆☆☆/5 AMORA HOTEL JAMISON STREE

This would have to be my favourite hotel in Sydney, it has the most comfy bed ever. Only a 13 minute walk to the Opera house and also a 10 minute walk to the Shopping distract - Pitt Street Mall.

☆☆☆/5 FRASER SUITES

Was a good hotel but It was a 32 minute walk to the Opera house but a 10 minute walk to Pitt Street Mall.

Have you ever been to Sydney Australia?

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MANCHESTER PRESS | MELBOURNE CAFE

While I was in Melbourne the other week with my friends and cousins, we went too many cafes. On Sunday morning (Mother's day) we stumble across a cafe hidden in a alley way on Little Burke Street. What caught our attention about Manchester Press Cafe was their rainbow bagel and avocado smash breakfast. So we thought we would give it a try and let me tell you it was pretty damn good. Manchester Press is busy all the time and we arrived at the cafe around lunch time - so basically it was brunch for us girls.   

Manchester Press is famous for its crafted coffee and its wide selection of bagels, savoury and sweet ones.  A fun fact about this cafe is, that it was named after a printing press that once occupied the venue. The interior inside Manchester Press has very high ceilings, exposed brick facade, barred windows, low hanging lampshades and wooden tables. The food at Manchester Press is absolutely so yummy. I ordered a Peanut Hot Chocolate and a Matcha Maple which had a toasted rainbow bagel, topped with maple matcha mascarpone and fresh strawberries and Persian vanilla cotton candy. The other girls ordered Avocado and feta smash, so avocado, lemon and chilli smash, topped with Persian feta and micro herbs and also a Green Bean and Fig salad, blanched green beans, rocket, pomegranate and fresh fig, tossed with verjuice and Persian feta. 

When I go down to Melbourne again, I shall be definitely be going back too this cafe to try their other foods. What caught my eye the most was the toasted rainbow bagel, which was really good. Another Melbourne cafe review will be posted next month, so stay tuned. Also my heart goes out to everyone who was affected by the explosion in Manchester City in England after the Ariana Concert this morning. 

Have you ever tried a  rainbow bagel before?

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BIRTHDAY WEEKEND | MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA

Over the weekend, myself and my two friends and cousins flew down to Melbourne for a short birthday weekend/girls trip. On Saturday, I celebrated my 22nd birthday and it was pretty damn awesome. Melbourne is my favourite city, it has a European/ New York kinda vibe and I love it. The shopping in Melbourne is incredible as well is the site seeing. While we were in Melbourne, we visited so many cute and quirky cafes (blog post coming soon) and saw Hosierlane and the Brighton Bathing Boxes.  

Melbourne has the best cafes ever; we saw so many cafes (lots on Little Bourke Street) in the alley ways. The ones we visited was; Manchester Press, Father John and Dex2Rose. We also went to Lord of the Fries (best vegetarian burgers) and two Italian restaurants; A25 Pizzeria and Max on Hardware.  We also went to Brighton Beach, were we saw so many colourful and quirky bathing boxes - similar ones at Brighton beach in England. 

Our hotel was located right in the centre of Shopping distract, across from us was the Emporium and 3 mins away was Melbourne Central. We stayed at Mercure Melbourne Welcome Hotel, located right on Little Bourke Street, right next too China Town. While we were in Melbourne Central we saw a KitKat Chocolatory where you can build and design your very own kitkat! We also had some yummy cupcakes at Cupcake Central which are freshly baked cupcakes in Melbourne. 

Have you ever been to Melbourne? 

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TOP 5 THINGS TO DO & SEE IN GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA

Gold Coast is very famous for its long sandy beaches, theme parks such as Dreamworld, Sea World, Wet 'n'  Wild etc and its surfing sports. Gold Coast is not only known for the long sandy beaches but in the inland, there are many hiking trails especially at Springbrook National Park, where you see rare birds and rainforests. 

I am very fortunate to live only 35 minutes away from the Gold Coast! I'm usually at the coast once a week, its my favourite getaway. Gold Coast is a place where I grew up - as a kid, going every weekends and holidays, staying either at the Gold Coast or the Sunshine Coast. In other words, I'm definitely a beach bum - I love the sand and the ocean! So I wanted to share wit you my top 5 things to do and see at the Gold Coast. 

TOP 5 THINGS TO DO & SEE IN GOLD COAST

1. VISIT THE THEME PARKS

Gold Coast is famous for its theme parks such as Dreamworld, White Water World, Movie World, Wet 'n' Wild and Sea World. My all time favourite theme park would have to be Dreamworld. I've been going to theme parks ever since I was little, so no rides scare me, ha!

2. DO THE SKYPOINT CLIMB & WATCH THE SUNSET FROM THE SKYPOINT OBSERVATION DECK

The sky point climb is a must do, it last around 90 minutes and provides unparalleled 360' views of the Gold Coast and beyond. The Skypoint observation deck is located on level 77 of the Q1 building and is a place to watch the sunset with its 360 degree views of the Gold Coast. The observation deck is a place to go and east and relax where there is a cafe and a bar. 

3. GO HIKING AT THE SPRINGBROOK NATIONAL PARK

Springbrook forest and mountains offers views of impressive landscapes, which are seriously breathtaking. Springbrook Park covers 6,725 hectares which have over 100 types of birds, frogs and reptiles and it also has different plants and tree species.

4. GO SHOPPING AT PACIFIC FAIR SHOPPING CENTRE & HARBOUR TOWN 

Pacific Fair is a major shopping centre in Broadbeach Waters on the Gold Coast, one of my favourite places too shop at - it has everything! It reminds me a lot of Melbourne Shopping centres, like Chadstone and Highpoint. Harbour Town has many factory outlets in one centre - so many bargains! 

5. VISIT THE BEACHFRONT MARKETS

At Surfers Paradise beachfront, every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday nights, there are around 120 market stalls which features unique artworks, homewares, fashion, photographs etc. It is one of the largest markets on the Gold Coast!

If you ever visit Australia, I 100% recommend you to come and visit the Gold Coast, you will not be disappointed! I also made a GOLD COAST TRAVEL DIARY Check it out HERE

Have you ever been or heard of Gold Coast?

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