Hello London!!

Well hello there, London!I've made it across the Atlantic, and hit your shores! My wonderful friend Kyle met me at the airport, and took me for a much needed coffee! So lovely to see him, and so grateful for the showering opportunity!

This is at Kyle's place. I like to call this "Just-Got-Off-The-Plane-Chic".

After just two short nights, Brydie and I hit the ground running, for our Sugar & Vice tour. We headed down to Brighton for our first two tour dates, and we had such a wonderful time. We performed in a gorgeous venue called The Marlborough, and were so warmly welcomed. Thanks, Brighton!

The gorgeous Brighton Pier, our tour poster, and Brydie and I doing our sound check at The Marlborough!

After our first show, we met up with a couple of the boys from The Noise Next Door, who are a crazily talented impro group. Matt and I made boats and birds, out of paper, at 2am. Totally standard.

After our Brighton jaunt, it was back to London. Spring is still clutching on, which I'm totally thankful for (!!), so the gorgeous flowers, vines, and plants are in bloom. So stunning!

Brydie and I headed off again, for the next tour stop: Oxford! We had a gorgeous time there, with more wonderful audiences. A highlight was eating at Jamie's Italian - Jamie Oliver's restaurant. It was delicious!!

Brydie, Me, and Brydie's Mum!

I've been doing by best to try and explore more of London. I haven't really ventured east, so to Shoreditch I went! There is so much amazing street art, creative corners, and wonderfully interesting pockets to explore. This wall art was just stunning, and I can't stop thinking about it!

I caught up with my friend Kate, who is not only exceptionally stunning, but a model extraordinaire! I was in the presence of a celebrity!!, in Camden. We wandered the canals, had delicious market food, too much fudge, and lots of laughs over coffee. We picked a good time to go - weekdays seem less busy, and there's definitely more room to move!

This was in the Starbucks - definitely helped haha:

During a jaunt with Brydie, I caught up with another wonderful friend Oli, during which I finally got to meet his girlfriend, Becca. WOW. Instant girl crush! We clicked instantly, and had such a wonderful night! We bonded over our mutual love for the Spice Girls, and decided we had to see Viva Forever!, a West End musical that uses the music from the Spice Girls. Ok, so the show was not what we were hoping (especially the middle-aged parents' make-out scene, to the tune of 2 Become 1. Yup. It happened!), but we had such a great time, it didn't matter! We then went to the pub next door, and Oli and I sang In The Heights. It was pretty much the most perfect evening ever. :)

So, London, you're being pretty great! Enjoying it so far - looking forward to the next couple of months!

New York City - Centre of the Universe!

Honey, I'm home! After a crazy last couple of weeks in Sydney,  I made it back to the Big Apple! Crab House was such a great success - so many wonderful people came, and it was such a joy to bring to show to Sydney. Thank you so much to everyone who came! I arrived into JFK, and hit the ground running. So many to do, in only seven days! Here's some photographic evidence of a really wonderful week!

My two beautiful friends, Linnea and Johan, and I, having a vegan feast. I had just been to the most incredible Meisner Technique class with Linnea - it was unreal!

Another one of my best friends, Jenna, also carved out some time to hang, at one of my favourite places: Alice's Tea Cup!

We really know how to pack it all in. Not only did we catch up, but Jenna saved some wildlife from the torrential flooding that was happening outside. No big deal.

I caught up with fellow Aussie (and the very handsome) Damien. We had a wonderful wander around the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art):

This absolutely made us crack up. It was totally asking for it! Art, for sure!

Salvador Dali is my favourite artist of all time. The Persistence of Memory is NEVER
at the MOMA when I'm in New York! Never!

Damien and I also saw Alan Cumming's Macbeth. Oh. Wow. Absolutely fantastic show!!

Sneaky shot inside the theatre!

I was so grateful that I got to spend so much time with Linnea. We been hard and fast friends, ever since Crab House - A New Musical (Linnea was the original Amy). Linnea is quite the amazing baker, so she taught me how to make Swedish cinnamon buns! Läcker!!

That's some bad ass baking going on right there!

Yes. They were delicious! :)

I returned the favour, with my favourite dish to make - stuffed peppers! 

They must have been ok!

Spending time in the city, at this time of year, is an absolute treat. The weather is perfect (20C/ 68F), people are defrosting (from this year's especially long winter!), and the city is truly brimming with excitement. 

Strolling around the West Village. What a privilege.

Photos will never do it justice.

And THEN, the most resplendent Renata. What a joy it is to see her!

She drew me like one of her French girls.

Exploring Brooklyn is something I haven't done nearly enough of.

Absolutely no filter. What a divine view!

And then there's this. This pretty much sums it all up. 

I had such a wonderful week! So many wonderful friends, things to see, places to fall in love with. No matter how many times you go - heck, even after living here, I still haven't even come close to making a dent in the city! I just can't wait to get back!! :)