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The Melbourne Cup

Posted: November 3rd, 2010 by Courtney

One of the biggest events in Melbourne in Spring is the Spring Racing Carnival.  Melburnians go all out during this month of horse racing and even get a day off work for Cup Day (the second Tuesday of November). We decided to check out some of the action on Derby Day (the Saturday before Cup […]

Move to the Beach

Posted: October 24th, 2010 by Courtney

It has now been a couple of weeks since we moved from our apartment in the City to Elwood, a beachside suburb on Port Phillip Bay.  Elwood is about a 40-minute tram ride to the CBD and is right next to all of the action in St. Kilda, Melbourne’s most famous beachside suburb. Over the […]

Our First Anniversary in the Mornington Peninsula

Posted: October 10th, 2010 by Courtney

This year has passed by so quickly.  I can’t believe it’s been one year since Scott and I exchanged voes at “our” little winery in Lodi, California with all our friends and family.  Just looking through the photos from this post reminds me off how much fun we had at our wedding.  It also reminds me of how far […]