tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83822286702897026882024-03-13T01:49:32.107-07:00Noosa Life&StyleKylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-37545555453072224862012-04-19T17:53:00.000-07:002012-04-21T04:00:27.082-07:00A Long Hair Love Story...Beauty Confessions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've a confession to admit...I have always been a long hair gal.</div>
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Although I like to chop and change there's one thing I always covet eventually...</div>
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Any guesses? A little more to play with, braid with and pile up on your head. Even swing off over a jetty if you feel the need... </div>
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I was a little lost in my long hair fantasy...but then... I saw the dreamy vintage wedding of James & Aubrey from <a href="http://bleubirdvintage.typepad.com/">Bleubird Vintage</a> and I was hooked...<br />
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If you haven't seen this wedding and you're a romantic lover of vintage perfection - <a href="http://bleubirdvintage.typepad.com/blog/wedding/">click here</a> and get ready to swoon.. </div>
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That was it...confession time - </div>
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I had to get that long, gorgeous hair,</div>
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But shhh don't tell! </div>
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I'm LOVING my new brunette long locks!</div>
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If you're hearts a flutter thinking your hair deserves a little extra glamour </div>
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check out <a href="http://www.parksebel.com/">PARKSEBEL</a> hair extensions at <a href="http://www.kooshka.net.au/our-team/">Kooshka Hair</a> in Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast. A BIG thank you to the sassy Daniella Saville & ubercute Joshua Walker for fulfilling my latest hair dream!</div>
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I guess I have a penchant for the dramatic..see me take the plunge from Platinum Blonde to Brunette thanks to Team Kooshka in the post <a href="http://noosalifeandstyle.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/dramatic-makeoverwell-if-its-good.html">A Dramatic Makeover - Well if it's good enough for Angelina</a></div>
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For your own hair love story call Kooshka Hair on 5444 7715 or visit them at 1/20 Brisbane Rd, Mooloolaba.</div>
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Images via <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">www.pinterest.com</a>, Vogue, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">www.etsy.com</a> & <a href="http://www.bleubirdvintage.typepad.com/">www.bleubirdvintage.typepad.com</a></div>Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-10075956564346033832012-04-17T21:11:00.000-07:002012-04-17T21:11:35.888-07:00Noosa just got a whole lot hotter..Cuban Night at Bistro C<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So Noosa has been declared the Riviera of Australia. European chic and international with an abundance of Parisian cafe chairs. Well now you can add a whole new flavour to the mix. How would you like a slice of Cuba with your cocktails on a Wednesday night? Head for Bistro C & treat yourself to a Tie Me Down cocktail and see the hottest Cuban salsa dancers... trust me - it's hot, hot, hot and transports Noosa to a sizzling Latino world. <br />
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Perfect for a girls night out, although I'm sure conversation will stop when a certain male dancer takes to the floor. For couples it's a chance to get lost in your own lambada world, even the waiters were swinging their hips between tables, with ours flashing a grin & apology of - 'I just can't help it..I'm Cuban!' If you can help it, just sit back & indulge in dinner and drink the spicy, Latino atmosphere in. Get there early to catch up over dinner, the music & dancing start at 7.30pm...<br />
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<strong>Noosa + Cuba + Ubercool Chic Styling of Bistro C = LOVE</strong><br />
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You can find Bisto C Restaurant & Bar on the beachfront at Main beach overlooking Laguna Bay - 49 Hastings St, Noosa Ph- 5447 2845 or visit their website <a href="http://www.bistroc.com.au/about-us">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-48057729155625267782012-04-02T16:39:00.000-07:002012-04-14T19:08:39.000-07:00A Girl, A Beach & A Horse - EQUATHON Noosa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">There is nothing quite
like the feel of the wind in your hair as you bolt across an open field on
horseback. Driving </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">across the golden sands of Noosa North Shore next to the
pounding surf of the Coral Sea is the ultimate mix of freedom and
adventure.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I have found something even more tempting and thrilling. For a truly heavenly experience, you need just
three things - a horse, the ocean and galloping across endless miles of
gorgeous wild beach. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the story
of a girl, a beach and a horse and it really is quite the fairytale. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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in love with Noosa and knew this was just the place to bring his dream of
creating horse riding adventure tours to life. The landscape and natural beauty
are perfect with a choice of trails through the beautiful Noosa Hinterland and
access to ride on such a gorgeous stretch of beach.</span></div>
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great adventure has to have a love story and drawn to this horse riding dream,
an American traveller named Rebecca left the United States to join one of
Alex's week long horse riding trails. Yes - you guessed it. Girl meets her very
own cowboy and out on that Noosa Hinterland trail the pair fell in love and
change both their lives forever. Don't you just love a good love story and
imagine them still riding out there together?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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paperbark and scribbly gum trees. Their trunks patterned in erratic, zig zag graffiti
tracks from their resident artist scribbly gum moth. It's such an Australian
landscape, and so peaceful except for the gentle thud of my Stockhorse's hooves
on the ground. When another sound filters through on the breeze my heart skips a beat.
The mellow relaxation changes into anticipation as I make out the sound of surf
pounding on the coastline and realise we have reached the beach.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stepping out on to the endless sand and taking in the beauty of the Australian coastline, the feeling of freedom is exhilarating - pure joy. The wide open space is liberating. We have room to stretch out, lead our horses into the shallows and dance along the tide. The more adventurous riders take it in turns bolting along the sand, with the sound of the waves and hooves splashing through the water.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's a dream held by many - to ride a horse on the beach. Teewah Beach
with its dramatic panorama and unspoilt beauty doesn't disappoint. 'Luckiest
girl in the world' did run through my mind as I galloped alongside the Coral
Sea...<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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out here on a romantic horseback ride with a marriage proposal in mind. It’s
just that kind of lifetime memory. I am green with envy that some local horse
owners and trail leaders at Equathon enjoy this landscape to ride on at any
time for free. It's not just the beach though, there are many reasons to find your own long-term four legged soul mate here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Noosa Hinterland, Rainforest and countryside is gorgeous and the <a href="http://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=noosa-trail-network"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">Trail Network</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> here immense. The secret beauty that can only be seen by hiking or horseback is a pilgrimage that must be done.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Equathon's real heart and soul are the beautiful, responsive and well cared for, Australian Stock Horses. The friendly trail leaders love their work, this place and what they do. You can tell this place was born out of love and a dream...</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 2hr Bush & Beach Ride costs $125.00, the crowning glory is riding
along the open coastline of Noosa North Shore. For an extra $40 you can enjoy a
private tour and an even more exclusive adventure. All Skills and abilities are
catered for.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Equathon
organises Escape packages which include beach rides & Noosa accommodation
as well as offering a complete horsemanship learn to ride program supervised by
Alex. Private coaching from an Olympic Equestrian - now that's style! You can also
bring your own horse to stable at Equathon overnight and experience your own magical sunrise ride on the
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to Equathon is an easy journey from the cosmopolitan world of Hastings Street.
Just head to Tewantin and cross the Noosa River aboard the sleepy car ferry to
find yourself at Noosa North Shore.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's true </span>there are <a href="http://noosalifeandstyle.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/wild-horses-at-rainbow-beach.html">Wild Horses at Rainbow Beach</a> - Noosa Life&Style's most popular <a href="http://noosalifeandstyle.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/wild-horses-at-rainbow-beach.html">post</a>... it seems like everyone wants to adopt a wild brumby.<br />
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Explore Noosa with a 4WD Beach Safari and find a landscape straight out of Ayers Rock in the post </span><a href="http://www.noosalifeandstyle.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/red-canyon-noosa-north-shore.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">The Red Canyon - Noosa North Shore </span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<br />Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-45274590340126963072012-03-13T19:40:00.000-07:002012-03-13T21:49:24.959-07:00Dreamy Photo Shoots - When Art & Music Collide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have completely fallen in love with these dreamy images of local musical duo, He Said She Said, created by talented photographer and artist, Tracy Naughton. More recently still, I was blown away by her gorgeous portrait of artist Evangeline Cachinero as Frida Kahlo. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Tracy..these images of musical duo, He Said She Said are hauntingly beautiful. Did you come up with the location and styling yourself?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Thank you! I did style and find the location myself. I love the vintage look and brought the props and one of the dresses Ayla was wearing to suit the mood and vision I had in my head. Ayla & Michael came dressed for the shoot which turned out to be perfect as well - then we got Ayla into the dress I bought her for a variation. Both styles worked so well and they are such lovely people, it just made the shoot just flow so easily.</em> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently you have been working increasingly more with musicians and artists, creating some powerful images. You seem to enjoy capturing the spirit and mood of musicians in your work. Is this something you see yourself doing more of in the future? </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>I would love to do more work with bands as I have a big affinity to music. It inspires me in many ways, so to be able to surround myself with things that I love is very rewarding.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Is it instinctive how to portray your subject? Does it come from way you see them or the message you feel from their music or art?</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Yes definitely. I have ideas of how I see them and discuss it beforehand obviously to make sure it suits their vision also. I think the thing that makes it work is involving the artists as well and making sure they are happy in the outcome.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>How important is the link between art and music to you?</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The link between art & music for me is basically a blurred line, they go hand in hand like cheese & crackers. Musicians are artists that need conceptual art in some form to promote their product. When I'm creating, I am endlessly inspired by music, so it's a seamless bond.</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The intoxicating shoot you did recently with artist, Evangeline Cachinero styled as Frida Kahlo must be a favourite of yours! Was the concept to use portraits of iconic artists as inspiration your idea?</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Yes this was my idea, Van had posted something online about when you Google Spanish artists her name is linked to Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali (try it, it's true). I love art history books filled with photographs of amazing artists. I'm fascinated with how they lived and the stylised portraits they participated in. These were artworks in themselves.</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>As an artist, you seem extremely passionate to promote other artists and the creative movement on the Sunshine Coast. Do you think it is an exciting time to be an artist on the coast?</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I think the potential is there. I am excited by what I am seeing and it's definitely growing, but without continued support from our community for our artists, we could lose the momentum. I am just trying to do all I can to help raise awareness that there is something very cool happening and it's there for people to enjoy and immerse themselves in, if they want it.</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>You're famous for taking breathtaking images of the natural beauty of the Sunshine Coast. Is capturing musicians and artists just more creative food for your soul or are you heading in a new direction?</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I love all forms of creativity - it is food for my soul and I would never categorise myself. I'm open to everything and surrounding myself in what I love.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Your latest project has been described as an event to celebrate Arts, Music & Culture on The Sunshine Coast. What can we expect to see at this Saturday's event RIDE?</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The night will kick of with He Said She Said - who are the loveliest, talented duo, doing amazing versions of some very popular songs, but also have their own repertoire of original songs. You do not want to miss them, they are on from 6pm..</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Then from 8pm, The ever energetic Floating Bridges - a massive crowd pleaser, everyone will be dancing to these local favourites. </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The ideas started forming around a year ago so. With so many people involved, there was quite a bit of planning to do.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>No, it's not too late - you can buy them at Backbeat records in Nambour or directly through me and pick up at the door. There will be door sales on the night, but numbers are limited, so I do suggest pre buying tickets.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Tickets $10 via Backbeat Records or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/letmesea">contact Tracy</a> to reserve</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The angelic sound of Ayla Scanlan of He Said She Said, who will be featuring at RIDE on Saturday night<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tracy Naughton can be contacted via email at naughtys@bigpond.com.au or find her on Facebook at Let Me Sea Artwork & Photography </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/letmesea"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visit the Let Me Sea </span><a href="http://www.letmesea.com.au/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Website</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to view more of Tracy's gorgeous work.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>For more details on the talented contemporary artist Evangeline Cachinero, known as one of the top rising stars of the Australian art world, view her artwork on her website </em></span><a href="http://www.evangeline.com.au/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>here</em></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>For upcoming news on He Said She Said - find them on Facebook </em></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/He-Said-She-Said/380864491940454"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>here</em></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span>Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-84154816892722837992012-03-08T14:33:00.000-08:002012-03-13T16:13:58.547-07:00Tandem Surfing & Surf Dogs - Noosa Festival of Surfing is Here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just one more eye opening suprise for this ex-city girl. It seems like Noosa's Festival of Surfing will bring lots of crazy sights. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A spectacular exhibition of the world's best Tandem Surfing couples will be held on Friday March 16th & Saturday March 17th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, how I love these images! Meet Lani and her master, former world tandem surfing champion, Chris De Aboitiz, putting in their practice this week for the first official dog surf event in Australia - The Surf Dog Spectacular.There's a special prize for 'Best in Surf'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The sport started in the 1920's in Waikiki. There are now huge annual competitions in California & San Diego. As part of the Festival visitors & locals of Noosa will enjoy their own Surf Dog Spectacular to be held on Sunday March 11 from 4.30pm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had heard wistful ramblings about the beauty of Flame Hill Vineyard in the mountains and the tempting idea of being allowed to jump up and down in a barrel of grapes. Grape STOMP Harvest Festival was finally here, and we were ready to experience our own slice of Europe on a hill.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was going to jump in grapes to my heart’s content on one of the hinterland's highest mountain ridges, whilst staring out to sea. I know what you’re thinking - me, please, now!
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We could have been in Tuscany wandering around the rows of grapes. What is it about a vineyard that just brings out the romantic in me? One day I just need a few vines in neat rows. A cellar full of award winning home grown wine shouldn't be too much to ask, really? Till then, I'll just come to Flame Hill and dream, while listening to jazz fill the vineyard..Summertime..wafting through the mountain air...
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This isn't just any perfect lazy day in an idyllic vineyard, where all we will do is sip gorgeous wine and scoff gourmet farm produced food. This is an action, adventure day, with visits from the gods! The moment of expectation arrives to the sounds of contagious bongo beats. Stunning Greek Goddesses appear in a crate pushed by Tractor and begin the Grape STOMP ceremony with their beautiful tribal dance.
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They mesmerize and share the magic of the harvest with their beaming smiles, mythical body paint & graceful jumping feet. The drumming of the awesome Human Rhythm performers, the theatrical spectacle of the wine nymphs dance..yes - Flame Hill Wine Stomp is a rather special event and we haven't even got to the unveiling of those barrels filled high with Shiraz grapes.
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The finale sees each goddess show us how it's done, they climb into the grape filled barrels and gracefully sway their hips and stomp. I'm hoping by next festival, I have improved my stomping technique. It's not so easy to appear as graceful as the gods on such unsteady feet. Wide eyed children are invited first to share the stomping joy..it doesn't take long for every festival goer to get their STOMP on, find a barrel and start crushing grapes under their feet.
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We stomped and squished and nearly lost our balance - have you ever tried grape stomping? It's messy and a riot especially after a couple of bottles at Flame Hill.<br />
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This is definitely a ritual worth joining in every year. You can even relive old Greek island partying - dress in a toga if you will. I did hear Caesar was dining in the restaurant, you never know who you will meet at Flame Hill. The Harvest festival includes live jazz all afternoon, the vineyards own eccentric entertaining mascots, including Raymondo - who you will have to wait to meet to understand.
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There are lots of difficult choices to make at Grape STOMP Should you choose a gorgeous gourmet feast on the deck of the restaurant, grab a table under the marquis or lay out a blanket with a hay bale to lean on and settle in for a long afternoon?
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I just wonder if there is any colour as decadent as crimson - at STOMP..it's the flavour of the day, in the wine, in the grapes.<br />
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There are 16 wines to choose from under the Flame Hill Label, their award winning varieties flourishing out of the volcanic soil of the vineyard's hills.
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Surrounded by well dressed revellers, grape stained from the knee down - this was definitely a moment to remember. We can say we came, we saw, we stomped. You know it's a good evening when you are pulling stray bits of straw out of your clothing and washing grape stains off your feet.
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Don't miss the next Harvest to find your own tribal moves. It's amazing what a drum beat can do to your body, trust me - you may surprise yourself as you follow the goddesses in dance, jump in a barrel and then wander the grass with crimson feet.
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Montville is in the Sunshine coast hinterland, it's a gem of a village that will have you wondering if you have flown overseas. It's a place so European and beautiful, surrounded by Australian rolling hills and stunning views just a short drive from the beauty of the coast.
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The Cellar door at Flame Hill welcomes visitors for tastings, the vineyard restaurant , a stylish escape from reality as you enjoy fine dining with a sublime menu that embraces the produce of their own 250 acre farm. With all those wines to work your way through and such a spectacular view, I would plan to stay a while.
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I'm heading there to enjoy a Sunday Brunch one day soon. We'll start with sparkling but you never know, we might end up lying on a rug in the vines with wine and cheese all afternoon. It's just that kind of setting - what's the rush?<br />
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<b>You can find Flame Hill Vineyard at 249 Western Avenue in Montville in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast. <br />
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For restaurant bookings, Flame Hill Stomp 2013 enquiries or to order a gourmet picnic basket call the vineyard on (07) 5478 5920 <br />
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Lunch at the Vineyard & Wine Tasting's at the Cellar Door from Thursday to Monday <br />
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Don't forget Sunday brunch!<br />
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To find more details and the date of STOMP Harvest Festival 2013 visit the Flame Hill Website <a href="http://www.flamehill.com.au/home.php">here...</a>
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<br />Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-61124975628900588252012-02-10T06:13:00.000-08:002012-02-10T14:46:33.949-08:00Love a Red Carpet- Kooshka Hair Mooloolaba Salon Launch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxPKVNsOOKQH5H3akbsIv4_KlgJwVuyD9L8zfhc0YLKvClGdXSoNQaOm53mENh9vqZC-24kGVxnuJCjKGZhKPRywnI6ig145gTumOe4AAxw2tm6jxfTfT8k1EZQV4c-zX3JVCGxhXoZQ/s1600/Feb+2012+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxPKVNsOOKQH5H3akbsIv4_KlgJwVuyD9L8zfhc0YLKvClGdXSoNQaOm53mENh9vqZC-24kGVxnuJCjKGZhKPRywnI6ig145gTumOe4AAxw2tm6jxfTfT8k1EZQV4c-zX3JVCGxhXoZQ/s400/Feb+2012+009.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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Never one to shy away from the Red Carpet, last weekend I got all frocked up in my favourite LBD, thank you <a href="http://tlbde.com/">The Little Black Dress Empire</a>,walked tall in a pair of supermodel heels and headed to New York!<br />
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New York After 5 to be exact and I didn't have to use too many air mile points from Noosa to get there either. The Glamour stakes were high, the camera lights were flashing and a gorgeous Bartender in a white tuxedo was handing out Martini's and Champagne like there was no tomorrow. <br />
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We were celebrating with the sassy New Yorker and adopted Sunshine Coast Gal, Daniella Saville as she launched the opening of her new <a href="http://www.kooshka.net.au/">Kooshka Hair Salon </a>in Mooloolaba. The dress theme was New York After 5 and VIP guests felt the slight pressure to show off great hair!<br />
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The crowd was fabulous, the room was bustling, always involved in the most fashionable events on the coast, this time Daniella was throwing her own!<br />
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Why doesn't every event have a Red Carpet, a photo booth to make your own magazine cover magic moment and a Redken Gift Bag to take home? Love your style Kooshka Mooloolaba, your New York Glamour & not to mention your chandeliers. <br />
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So that was last weekend's adventure. This weekend? Stay Tuned! It's wine STOMP time. I am living the dream and stomping on grapes in the mountains at <a href="http://www.flamehill.com.au/home.php">Flame Tree Vineyard</a> STOMP festival. Music, wine, food and a wine stomping ritual led by Grecian Goddesses on the blog next week at Noosa Life&Style...<br />
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Find Kooshka Hair at 1/20 Brisbane Road, Mooloolaba or by calling 5444 7715 <br />
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Visit the <a href="http://www.kooshka.net.au/">Kooshka Website</a> here<br />
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Master Stylist & Redken Colourist Daniella Saville & her team at Kooshka are professional stylist's for Fashion Week Australia, numerous Magazine Editorial Publications, Fashion Launches, Film, TV & Commercial Shoots. <br />
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Read my earlier post on my makeover with Kooshka <a href="http://www.noosalifeandstyle.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/dramatic-makeoverwell-if-its-good.html">here</a><br />
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</a>Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-35116316507834753512012-01-23T04:29:00.000-08:002012-01-23T04:29:11.873-08:00Embrace the Rain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBLauMHJD_6aDhh0rL0pYNB4ZPSh4niI9Kp0k-njitq_XX1Dx8QGd9tsI9IFbckVr0DwSOwu5pQcfj3AZYQlGZxXWefLRbZKhEdRbQtUf7KF2sYcltMn7qbCtjBAeHdWMKbq6i1xaWuc/s1600/face+the+rain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBLauMHJD_6aDhh0rL0pYNB4ZPSh4niI9Kp0k-njitq_XX1Dx8QGd9tsI9IFbckVr0DwSOwu5pQcfj3AZYQlGZxXWefLRbZKhEdRbQtUf7KF2sYcltMn7qbCtjBAeHdWMKbq6i1xaWuc/s400/face+the+rain.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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It wouldn't be a tropical paradise here if it didn't rain. The countryside wouldn't be full of green rolling hills if it wasn't wet.<br />
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So even though it makes the everyday run around a bit more of a challenge this post is to remind you to embrace the rain..it really is beautiful.<br />
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Just change the way you look at it. We may as well embrace it as it's looking like it may be planning to stay a while. Which means I get to do one of my favourite pastimes.<br />
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I love falling asleep listening to the sound of the rain...<br />
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Sharing some of my favourite rainy images to inspire you to be crazy and go outside just to get wet... <br />
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Kiss in the rain...<br />
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Look up...<br />
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Laugh and go dance in the rain with your children...<br />
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Remember how amazing it was to taste the rain when you were a kid...<br />
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Dress for the occasion...like in these gorgeous red Hunter boots - perfect for stomping through those puddles...<br />
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Speaking of beautiful..<br />
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Couldn't resist throwing that one in to brighten a rainy day!<br />
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Just remember we are lucky because somewhere else someone will... <br />
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Because rain gives life. All this glorious rain will make things grow..<br />
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There is one more golden lining...Waving goodbye to my 5 year old daughter on her first day of school tomorrow.. maybe nobody will notice my tears through all this rain...<br />
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Images via <a href="www.pinterest.com">www.pinterest.com</a>, <a href="www.weheartit.com">www.weheartit.com</a>, <a href="www.barnesandnoble.com">www.barnesandnoble.com</a>,<a href="www.sonubabby.blogspot.com">www.sonubabby.blogspot.com</a>Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-84904788082194586542012-01-16T07:22:00.000-08:002012-01-16T07:22:48.245-08:00The Long Summer Escape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteZsclqK38xIuxBITmxYhb-D8e86MmvkgGy26xZ56Eo_WElWKZqlqwQEbvINklhL1iufAGWiiiRC8-6RixQW5z5IJL_4pF6SPKEklCkYwR6XY606MlAEIdihrfuLiC6JkgbypvzT5u_Y/s1600/salt+in+my+hair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteZsclqK38xIuxBITmxYhb-D8e86MmvkgGy26xZ56Eo_WElWKZqlqwQEbvINklhL1iufAGWiiiRC8-6RixQW5z5IJL_4pF6SPKEklCkYwR6XY606MlAEIdihrfuLiC6JkgbypvzT5u_Y/s400/salt+in+my+hair.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Well it's been a long summer and I have to admit I really did escape...my first Summer in Noosa. Tomorrow will be the first anniversary of arriving from the long drive up North and turning the key to this magical place and starting my new life. Tonight I tried to catch a tiny green tree frog in the kitchen, it was making a bed in a crimson Zinnia flower I had pulled from the garden and I just once again thought how things have changed.<br />
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Dreamy days spent on Noosa Beach, seeing a dolphin crest the wave just past where I swam, Kangaroos jumping across the water in a shallow lake where we play, camping next to a crystal clear creek in the mountains nearby where my daughter jumps in a rockpool. Turtles, catfish and a sleeping python curled in a tree surround us and you know what? There wasn't the smallest urge to go on Facebook, or write a blog, or pick up a phone...<br />
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It was the ultimate retreat. I think that is what January here will be. The month I turn into a recluse...leave civilisation and see what happens and see what I dream and think...I think that is what we all need - time to dream and think and just be...<br />
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Time to picnic in the countryside....<br />
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Time to read and get lost in a fantasy world...fall in love all over again...<br />
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For me now... it's time to begin, to write...2012 will be an adventure worth writing about..The Year of The Dragon and now, it's become, today, the first birthday of my new life as caretaker of this hill and life in a whole new world...<br />
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Happy New Year - it may be late, but maybe, like me you have been busy in your own world and are just ready now to come out of that magical summer spell and start the year anew.<br />
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Here we go..may it be a good one - with all you want it to be....<br />
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Images thanks to www.pensare.tumblr.com , etsy.com, grelgedesign.blogspot.com , vi.sualize.usKylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-47892576039754720902011-12-22T15:19:00.000-08:002011-12-22T15:49:16.982-08:00The Utimate Christmas Classics playlist & a reason to be thankful on the hill..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdMCN0Ix5FnZk_WBqhWIapq2YSncVcWP1I4Sk-P3gk7IgiJicwv-vRDva8BQ6kSbyvqCH0z19ONA7FAqmKKULCwHOpebxtwxjXrE1KtJRVmy0HeqjPB-k80eOlsMnKpcE42p3XgsKMok/s1600/christmas+playlist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdMCN0Ix5FnZk_WBqhWIapq2YSncVcWP1I4Sk-P3gk7IgiJicwv-vRDva8BQ6kSbyvqCH0z19ONA7FAqmKKULCwHOpebxtwxjXrE1KtJRVmy0HeqjPB-k80eOlsMnKpcE42p3XgsKMok/s400/christmas+playlist.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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What is it about Christmas music and the old time classics that just transform life into a perfect holiday movie? A dreamy, timeless state where all you can think of doing is feeling all warm & fuzzy inside. I love Christmas music and these holiday favourites are some of the best. Even in the Tropical heat of Noosa it's a Winter Wonderland and I'll be singing Santa baby drinking French Martini's come Christmas Day.<br />
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Somehow in the sunshine of this week, everything changed when the unthinkable happened - our littlest angel Ruby Two Shoes was diagnosed with Pneumonia. Christmas was suddenly looking rather dim. The world wasn't so magical after the longest most worrying night of my life watching our baby trying to merely breathe. Our Christmas cheer was replaced by a hospital emergency department where I realised again just how precious life is. <br />
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After a rollercoaster of emotions we are all so thankful to be back home together and so grateful that Ruby is recovering well. Christmas just got even sweeter after such a scare. <br />
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<a href="http://www.hiphipgingin.com/2011/11/28/a-merry-little-playlist/">This playlist </a>is again filling the house with old Hollywood cheer. We are making wreaths and piling gifts under the tree. My family is gathering, the kids are counting down and soon these world famous tunes will be the soundtrack to our day. For my Grandmother in her mid-nineties and our little precious Ruby and to all of you - here's to everyone sharing a magical Christmas Day...<br />
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Enjoy the preparations, the anticipation and especially your loved ones...it's all a part of the spirit of Christmas and don't you just love looking around at it all and getting swept away?<br />
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Playlist thanks to <a href="http://www.hiphipgingin.com/2011/11/28/a-merry-little-playlist/">www.hiphipgingin.com</a>Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-84730757804805858592011-12-19T14:03:00.000-08:002011-12-19T16:07:01.903-08:00Ikatan Day Spa - A Balinese Paradise in Noosa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElgMVi324bjtJPP8a9wm1gFxMnbASJuWRQdKxy17LQcduBde1oIERlQsWK6D2ztb_UnGWPjc6OMUI0_bs0gulES7-MK6hYlN8KS7yhfNy3QN_zwGNPcdHgtHLIhOR1YOVwWyyd3xZ1Ow/s1600/ikatan%252C+movie+world%252C+vege+patch+Dec+2011+451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElgMVi324bjtJPP8a9wm1gFxMnbASJuWRQdKxy17LQcduBde1oIERlQsWK6D2ztb_UnGWPjc6OMUI0_bs0gulES7-MK6hYlN8KS7yhfNy3QN_zwGNPcdHgtHLIhOR1YOVwWyyd3xZ1Ow/s400/ikatan%252C+movie+world%252C+vege+patch+Dec+2011+451.JPG" /></a></div><br />
There are lots of hidden gems tucked into the wildness around Noosa. My new favourite? A peaceful sanctuary in a magical garden setting where you can enjoy life in the style of a Balinese Princess. Just ten minutes drive from Hastings Street you will find the <a href="http://www.ikatanspa.com/about-ikatan-spa/">Ikatan Balinese Day Spa </a>just off the Eumundi-Noosa Road. <br />
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Ikatan Spa promises to be a place of tranquillity for Body, Mind and Soul. In this fast-paced, fast-tracked world it can be hard sometimes to live in the moment and just breathe. At Ikatan from the moment you wander through the gate you enter another world. <br />
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A spa treatment in a Balinese garden sounds like a perfect escape and on making my booking at Ikatan, I couldn't help but imagine I was headed for a far off place, with minimum travel time and no passport required..<br />
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On arrival at the Ikatan reception, I was greeted warmly & offered the choice of champagne or Iced Tea. I already felt like a much welcomed guest of an island resort who will definitely be staying a while. When you get the chance to escape to a tropical hideaway you should embrace the pleasures in life and naturally I chose the champagne.<br />
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Deciding to sink further into Bali style, I purchased my own slice of Ikatan to wear post pedicure and take home. My new Batik Island Flip Flops will help Ikatan to raise money for a Balinese Street Kid Orphanage, a project dear to their hearts.<br />
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Life doesn’t get much better than walking through a tropical garden being led to a Balinese pavilion champagne in hand. The only task is to relax on a daybed and take in the surrounds. A tranquil pool lies next to the pavilion in which I would enjoy my chosen treatment - the Ikatan deluxe pedicure.<br />
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A tropical Hibiscus flower lies as if in offering outside and Balinese handmaiden statues gracefully caress the Koi filled pond . Sitting back on my daybed with my feet lovingly placed in a Zen bowl of calming water, I felt like I was on my own beautiful island. I was so relaxed and calm, this was an island I could stay on a long time.<br />
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Subtle music floats through the air and a large glass wall next to me lets me watch the paradise outside. Beautiful white gardenia flowers spread across the ground. It is all so wild and green and fertile and seems the perfect match to really awaken all your senses and finally just breathe...<br />
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Occasionally a goddess of Ikatan wanders past along the garden pathways wearing Batik trousers and bearing trays of refreshments to hidden destinations throughout the rainforest. As my feet are lovingly restored, the atmosphere of this peaceful secret garden and the soothing sound of a small fountain lulls me to another level of relaxation. <br />
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Butterflies dance and small birds come down to drink from the pond next to my daybed – it’s like you are a part of the garden, the nature around you keeps going and immerses you in this much slower and more detailed world. You are conscious of minutes stretching – our fast-paced world completely forgotten inside this Balinese retreat. <br />
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The sign no mobile phones or children ensures this solitude and quiet time is all for you and nothing will disturb your inner Zen as your attentive therapist caters to your every whim.<br />
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My feet were massaged, exfoliated and buffed to perfection. Not long into my treatment they took on a polished and pampered holiday glow. At one stage my ankles and heels were painted with a nourishing poultice with the gentle strokes of a paintbrush. This was definitely heaven and I could have easily drifted off to sleep and missed the huge lizard that wandered past the window in the rainforest outside. <br />
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If you were coming with a partner or girlfriend you are welcome to bring your own bubbles for post relaxation and pre-order a delectable Meze platter for two to enjoy in your own sanctuary of the garden. I think this is a perfect excuse to stay longer – after my treatment I really don’t want to leave.<br />
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As I am gently led back along the path to reception in my batik flip-flops with my perfectly polished toes, I pass doorways and wonder at what bliss some lucky person is experiencing behind it, and start planning my next visit to this little Balinese village of peace.<br />
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The owners of Ikatan have created something really special. Their love for the Indonesian island of Bali is apparent in the environment they have created and the ingredients and treatments on offer at the Ikatan spa.<br />
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I am so glad they had the vision to bring to Noosa such a perfect piece of paradise and can't wait to sample more. The Tropical Luxe style of Noosa and the Island Style of Bali is a marriage made in heaven and the setting and decadent spa treatments on offer at Ikatan has seen it listed as one of the top five Best Destination Spa Experience in Australia in the Australian Travel Awards.<br />
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If visiting Noosa without transport, Ikatan will personally transfer guests booking a minimum 2 hr treatment to and from your hotel.<br />
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Ikatan also offers a decadent <a href="http://www.ikatanspa.com/spartys/">High Tea </a>in the gardens with a package of spa treatments for the ultimate girly gathering, birthday celebration or bridal party. There is also has a range of couples packages for those looking for a romantic holiday escape to Bali, Ikatan Style...<br />
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Visit the Ikatan Website <a href="http://www.ikatanspa.com/about-ikatan-spa/">here<br />
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Ikatan can be contacted on (07) 5471 1199<br />
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Find Ikatan Balinese Day Spa at <br />
46 Grays Road, <br />
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Open Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm - Sunday by appointment<br />
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For more spa stories check out <a href="http://noosalifeandstyle.blogspot.com/2011/11/would-you-pay-for-fish-to-eat-your.html">Would you pay for a fish to eat your feet in the name of beauty?<br />
</a>Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-51956465568163850732011-12-15T13:12:00.000-08:002011-12-15T13:12:32.842-08:00The Sunflower Rampage & How Wild Does Your Vege Patch Grow?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0w1U6UMB0ga0EvCicoSluCij3QrVmtX643Yq6te7txvQFZjMzTr4PU0LJguTHQz-snDKXM-1IOH7lbqZ9RQK5M32rokab_E4M2XbAj91FkzG3S8BxYEwQqnxukFV0PCO7ymT_RCFyW8/s1600/ikatan%252C+movie+world%252C+vege+patch+Dec+2011+410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0w1U6UMB0ga0EvCicoSluCij3QrVmtX643Yq6te7txvQFZjMzTr4PU0LJguTHQz-snDKXM-1IOH7lbqZ9RQK5M32rokab_E4M2XbAj91FkzG3S8BxYEwQqnxukFV0PCO7ymT_RCFyW8/s400/ikatan%252C+movie+world%252C+vege+patch+Dec+2011+410.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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Our new rural life in Noosa means we are the proud growers and gatherers from our new adventure - The Vegetable Patch. Moving from Sydney, this was our picturesque, country lifestyle dream! <br />
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In this dream life we imagined growing sunflowers to shine over what would be our Garden of Eden. Yes! We had grand plans and those giant sunflowers would be the crowning glory of our vegetable garden dream! We couldn't wait for them to grow and when they did, well, that big, beaming face of yellow sunshine was just too gorgeous to be true.<br />
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There is just something about sunflowers. They create such a stunning, happy view. We grew them from seeds and felt a motherly love for our new friends..It was all just so perfect on the hill...<br />
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Then today...tragedy...<br />
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Our morning walk to the vege patch gave us a nasty surprise...That beautiful face of sunshine & joy had been hacked off and eaten. Its mane of yellow flowers munched on..It’s happy face pecked into..Two of our Giant Sunflowers had been attacked!<br />
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The harmony was broken, my idealism shot! This could happen to a sunflower after waiting so long to see its big happy sun shine, something could just damage its beauty only a few days old and take our joy away? It's wild out here and in the land of Sunflowers and idealistic farming dreams- we are a little unprepared and always in for a shock...<br />
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Today I ran into a friend who commiserated with our Sunflower massacre event and explained they had to cover their stunning sunflower faces in plastic bags!??? What!?? Not quite the picturesque dream I was hoping for! So now in our garden their lopsided sunbeams greet us with the message that anything can and will happen in the garden, reminding us it's just not meant to be perfect and to really enjoy the beauty of what is in front of you now - It might just be stolen or eaten tomorrow!<br />
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It's not all bad news though here from the patch. Our gorgeous Zinnia is in flower - a riot of purple magic in our sea of green.<br />
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These flowers may be too dreamy perfect but the rest of the patch? Well it's all gone kind of wild. I would love to tell you it was some kind of experiment to see what would happen if we let it run free? How much would flower and what would thrive?<br />
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But...I admit, the real reason was a trip to Sydney for a too fabulous party and a catch up with the girls. It seems you can't do that if you're a farmer and now my manicured vege beds are overgrown, bolted and out of control. I do plan to take charge soon, but it is really such a lovely mess...<br />
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Cherry Tomatoes tendrils have latched lovingly onto towers of rocket and sunflower stems..No trellis needed in this wild garden..<br />
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The corn didn't make it but what is thriving grows over it - it's an ever-changing picture of life we love to wander through each day...<br />
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I realised today a garden is a piece of art you can create that is a constant moving canvas. Never ceasing to inspire and amaze..<br />
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Just like this little village of beans - a miniature world of food..<br />
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Our cucumber vine climbs steadily up over the trellis. I never knew cucumbers had spikes when they grew? The cucumbers enormous...<br />
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The Zucchini’s are monsters...<br />
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The lettuce unpicked has become a triffid like tower with a flower like crest - I love what happens when you let it all go...<br />
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It’s a living salad with a random Ginger plant that has broken through<br />
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Pulling Bok Choy leaves to use in our stir fries was a golden moment but now..Anyone seen a Bok Choy Flower? Well here you go...Our Bok Choy hearts grew skyward and it all looks like something new...<br />
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So our sea of a vege patch is abundant and chaotic and we ramble through it finding cherry tomatoes in the undergrowth and maybe under that pumpkin vine a pumpkin...<br />
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Today may have been the scene of a sunflower crime but it was also the day we found our first Ginger Flowers of the summer...<br />
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Tropical passionfruit growing on the vine..<br />
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This garden is always moving and changing and yet somehow magically reassuring.<br />
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It's so beautiful and alive. It's said if you want to fall in love forever, start a garden....although I might add, don't get too attached to those sunflowers...<br />
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So now I know what happens when a vegetable patch goes wild and now on our minds is a much bigger defence plan. It's time we started thinking we need a Scarecrow for this garden!<br />
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Except they all look kind of scary..Which I guess is kind of the point. Ours would have to be female and beautiful. A kind of rustic farmer life size doll. Just a small new challenge in our rural adventure here on the hill!<br />
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It’s the festive season and time for beautiful summery outdoor dining here in Australia. The beautiful countryside of Noosa is perfect for gorgeous table settings inspired by nature.<br />
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I am dreaming of a long outdoor table for lunch with food so local it came straight out of the vege patch. Jars full of flowers would run down the centre and in my dreams I would gather all my most favourite people from around the world on top of my hill.<br />
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The longer the table the better....just add nature, a rustic white tablecloth and some twinkling fairy lights and watch the magic happen...<br />
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Dappled sunlight through a trellis, maybe under a tropical passionfruit vine...<br />
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Just perfect – who wouldn’t love to spend the afternoon here?<br />
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Love the delicate arrangements in glass jars.<br />
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Never throw away a glass jar. Use them as rustic glasses or for sweet bouquets.<br />
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If you are ever at the gorgeous Eumundi Markets make sure you visit the talented Natashia on her stall called Heavenly Blooms. <br />
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Natashia sells the most divine posies of English cottage garden flowers in cute little jars decorated with lace and ribbon. For around $7 you can bring home the sweetest bouquet in a gorgeous vintage tea cup and saucer to make any table setting perfect...<br />
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Fill jars or glass vases with different posies of Sweet-pea, Snapdragons, fluffy white or blue Hydrangea blooms. <br />
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Keep it simple but add any gorgeous treasure you find as a centrepiece - a feather, pine cone or olive leaf branches. <br />
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The creativity is yours to gather - the memory for your guests is to keep.<br />
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In case you have a barn handy! <br />
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Barn + Chandeliers = Romantic party backdrop. <br />
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Just another reason to covet country living! <br />
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Or how about this dream setting, right on the beach? The perfect view of the ocean, the waves as your soundtrack and nothing but sand beneath your feet.<br />
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Dream about your own walled courtyard garden with heavenly rose blooms..<br />
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Love the goblets and woodsy atmosphere of this dusky mystical setting. <br />
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This table is the memory of a perfect feast.<br />
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Life should be spent in magical settings sharing beautiful moments with people you love. <br />
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Normally here I am sharing life's beautiful things but there is just something I can't get my head around...<br />
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People are paying money for the princess (!) like feeling of putting their feet in a tank of Garra Rufa fish in a now popular salon treatment called the Fish Pedicure.<br />
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Garra Rufa fish feast on the dead skin on your feet, tickling you as they nibble away...the results are apparently amazingly soft skin with fish pedicure salons as common now as your popular nail bar all across Asia, Europe, the USA and now the UK. The fish get fed and your feet get exfoliated... <br />
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Does this look like something you would like to experience? Something you would actually pay to have done?<br />
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No...I'm sorry...you just can't make this look glamorous!<br />
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Well millions are! Including one member of my family in England, although my Aunt does say "No, I don't do the fish nibbling feet thing anymore...” <br />
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This bizarre sentence over a glass of wine prompted a confused response from me. Soon enough I was aware of this shocking new craze in the name of beauty or call it life experience. I had entered the alarming world of the fish pedicure. There it was online - images to shock me everywhere. After my laughter died down - I just still couldn't believe it was true...<br />
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So now I am wondering if I am in the minority who find this discovery hysterically funny and then frankly, well just completely gross...<br />
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I know women suffer in the name of beauty...I believe in the opposite however and prefer a more holistic pampered approach called a day spa...<br />
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If I could I would follow the quest for inner and outer beauty with a week long retreat of spa treatments, Zen food and yoga...in the hills of Byron at <a href="http://www.gaiaretreat.com.au/">Gaia Retreat and Spa</a> - one day please...<br />
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Pedicure's are my thing...my special treat in Sydney was to be pampered in the art deco heaven of the pedicure room at the gorgeous <a href="http://gillianadams.com/">Gillian Adams Spa </a>in leafy Turramurra...one of the North Shores secret well loved spots. <br />
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A pedicure followed by a gourmet lunch with the girls in the perfectly manicured sunny courtyard... feels like a week’s holiday and you could easily imagine that perhaps you and your perfectly manicured toes were actually sipping your glass of wine in Provence...<br />
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Unfortunately he is not guaranteed to be in the hydrotherapy pool when you visit...<br />
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This week I am looking forward to checking out the famous Noosa Balinese inspired retreat...the <a href="http://www.ikatanspa.com/about-ikatan-spa/">Ikatan Day Spa</a> in Doonan and there will be no flesh eating fish....maybe just a frangipani floating in the water - the way the world should be.. <br />
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For now our laws are the only thing stopping the Fish Pedicure salon experience from popping up in every local shopping centre here. Garra Rufa fish, are exported from Turkey and are prohibited to be imported into Australia. <br />
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In some states of the USA, fish pedicure's have been banned. This is due to the hygiene risks involved with, well, how do you sterilise a fish that just sucked on someone else’s feet? Not to mention the waste products of someone else’s dead skin passed through the fish in your tank later...ok, enough said.<br />
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My idea of a perfect pedicure via Ikatan Balinese Day Spa <br />
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To indulge in a much more glamorous and indulgent experience...with no fishy friends involved...<br />
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When in Noosa spoil yourself at the Ikatan Day Spa at<br />
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In Byron Bay find your own personal Utopian Sanctuary in the Hills (as close to heaven as it gets) at the Gaia Retreat and Spa <br />
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933 Fernleigh Road<br />
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Tel - (02) 6687 1216<br />
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When in Sydney indulge at the temple that is known as the Gillian Adams Day Spa<br />
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Sydney NSW 2074<br />
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SO - have you tried a fish pedicure? Do you like the idea? If you are local do you wish we had these in Australia or are you as shocked as me?!<br />
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</script>Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-59463244952972246032011-10-30T17:16:00.000-07:002011-10-30T17:16:05.422-07:00The Coolest Hotel on the Gold Coast - QT Hotel - Even a Noosa Girl has to Escape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JbjvZqv61IznQGZlQVMOEYxJgHg-DE3WneVf-MuayviGb9mWvPCSTVaTehaHlDYTMSyHM0wg5Zf2PVlQ0pehYBHCVWlKFF-v02TtwCYBYpeS9NvHUC-RvA1vG4-Oe2T8l3GY5Jl2W9Q/s1600/Kylie%2527s+iphone+August+138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JbjvZqv61IznQGZlQVMOEYxJgHg-DE3WneVf-MuayviGb9mWvPCSTVaTehaHlDYTMSyHM0wg5Zf2PVlQ0pehYBHCVWlKFF-v02TtwCYBYpeS9NvHUC-RvA1vG4-Oe2T8l3GY5Jl2W9Q/s400/Kylie%2527s+iphone+August+138.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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Even a Noosa Girl has to escape sometimes..The Gold Coast was calling - time to celebrate our Little Man's 10'th Birthday with some <a href="http://www.movieworld.com.au/">Movie World</a>, <a href="http://www.seaworld.com.au/">Sea World</a> fun. On my hit list was a stay at a shiny new art house designer hotel - a weekend to make everyone happy!<br />
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<a href="http://www.qtgoldcoast.com.au/">QT Hotel</a> is the the newest, coolest kid on the block on the Gold Coast, QLD...referred to by QT as 'The Golden Coast'..it's all in the packaging and this baby is all shiny, funky and retro cool..<br />
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This is the first in a line of new modern art hotels to be rolled out around Australia and it is a hub of playful, chic creativity. Whatever your reason to holiday in the Golden Coast - family adventure, glam weekend with the girls or grown up couples escape..you could have it all in this hotel...<br />
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Step into the Lobby and you find yourself in the open planned designed 'greeting space', set against a wall of glass. Choose your pick from an array of eclectic modern seating arrangements. It's such a gorgeous space, filed with light, design and colour. Straight away you are feeling the vibe of QT and feeling the love, just wanting to hang out and take it all in.<br />
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QT is relaxed...totally unpretentious. It just knows it's cool and doesn't have to try. The attentive & smiling staff make you feel right at home. This is a hotel which has found just the right balance between funky and glamorous. <br />
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A digital art installation adds to the art house electric cool with a constantly changing view of colour and light. <br />
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It's all in the quirky details at QT and there are so many to enjoy and consider. Fixx Cafe & Lounge with it's gorgeous feature wall of colour offers a light breakfast or lunch and a candy store array of sweets and desserts to choose from. <br />
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My pick would be the innovative Bazaar restaurant just upstairs - with Executive Chef George Francisco, previously of the critically acclaimed Dish in Newport, Sydney & Chef Hatted restaurant <a href="http://www.jonahs.com.au/">Jonahs</a> at Whale Beach, where for a set price you enjoy a mosaic of dishes on your gastronomic journey with each dish's chef as your guide.<br />
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There is also the Qtique to explore...gorgeous things to take home or a rubiks cube to play...an eclectic mix of quirky necessities... just walk past the floating balls <br />
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A gorgeous day can be spent simply lying by the outdoor pool - think Hamptons meets Miami. It could be a complete holiday just in the playground of QT Hotel - but yes those <a href="http://www.goldcoast.com.au/gold-coast-theme-parks.html">Theme Parks </a> are out there if you are travelling with children and may I suggest you definitely need this hotel to make the balance just right for you! My kids loved QT - the playful modern design made for a fun backdrop to the holiday. If this is an adults only adventure then just order another cocktail and relax by that pool!<br />
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QT has just opened their newly refurbished rooms which I can't wait to try out...promising again a new standard of cool design, quirky details and luxe finishes...<br />
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The QT Day Spa will open December 2011...a must for the perfect girls weekend escape...I am declaring this hotel my official Gold Coast Digs. This is the future of hotels and is definitely putting the 'Golden Coast' on the map!<br />
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Find QT Hotel at 7 Staghorn Avenue, Surfers Paradise, QLD<br />
Bookings can be made through the <a href="http://www.qtgoldcoast.com.au/">QT Hotel website </a> or telephone 1800 074 020<br />
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Bazaar Restaurant often books out in advance for dinner so reservations are recommended -for bookings call 755841200Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-65967575648004064312011-10-09T14:26:00.000-07:002011-10-28T04:51:59.793-07:00The mystery of the romantic tree carving at the top of Mount Coolum...Did Aprill say yes?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WPVrKlWvywIubh4im7rll-F0U3cHSF9WULOyk_r_VBAJeERu73_f-Go9uof6VeMlAHbpPPoNa-CWNPmGmVP_fZc7P0RxcolUPple1UH9rB2yYvMh20RIBWh0f-JlNcKmTElWE7Yxfr8/s1600/Kylie+iphone+September+225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="301" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WPVrKlWvywIubh4im7rll-F0U3cHSF9WULOyk_r_VBAJeERu73_f-Go9uof6VeMlAHbpPPoNa-CWNPmGmVP_fZc7P0RxcolUPple1UH9rB2yYvMh20RIBWh0f-JlNcKmTElWE7Yxfr8/s400/Kylie+iphone+September+225.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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Recently we followed our spirit of adventure and went on a mission to climb Mount Coolum. I’m planning on climbing everything around here and taking in every gorgeous view.<br />
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Mount Coolum is a 208 metre high towering giant of volcanic rock standing guard over the coastline, with an easily accessible track to the summit. A little more challenging than I had imagined at times with a five year old in tow. <br />
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Miss Ruby two shoes found it easier carried by her dad in a backpack. He must have enjoyed the impressed looks by other climbers. It's a long way up this mountain and clambering over rocks is enough without a baby on your back. Sliding down on the sandy path it was also a little startling looking at just how high we had brought Team Rowe. <br />
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Once you reach the summit it's all worth it with a 360 degree view to enjoy. The plateau on top is perfect for an adventurous mini Bear Grylls to explore or for the romantic writer to find a story on a mountaintop, which leads me to..'The mystery of the romantic tree carving at the top of Mount Coolum'<br />
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So who is Aprill? Did she say yes? Dried red rose petals were still evident under the tree. I love thinking of this girl’s surprise and that this romantic man had earlier climbed the mountain to carve his labour of love. Was he eagerly dragging her up the hill heart beating fast so excited for her to see his proposal or was he sweating, feeling slightly nervous at the thought of what if she said...no! What a long awkward walk down that mountain...<br />
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Did they both skip down telling all the passing climbers their happy news? Will they take the climb on anniversaries? Had he also hidden up there a bottle of champagne? It got me thinking of romantic proposals and magic unexpected spots people have been propositioned in...The amazing preparation taken by some romantic prince charming and let’s hope they kept up this arduous spirit of romance throughout their married life. If you start that well, you really need to continue...<br />
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There is a beautiful <a href="http://www.visitcoolum.com.au/explore/mount-coolum/legend/">Aboriginal dreamtime story </a>about the love affair of the young warrior Coolum & beautiful Maroochy. This imposing majestic giant is actually the headless Coolum turned into stone. His bride to be cried so much her tears turned into the Maroochy River and she turned into a swan to search for his soul. Let's hope this new love affair has a happier ending.<br />
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Looking over the cane fields, the wetlands and the ocean on this sleeping giant dating back 26 million years is a memory to savour - even without a magical moment promising forever on its peak...<br />
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Does anyone have any wildly romantic proposals they would like to share? Like this one on a stark isolated great dome overlooking the ocean. Does anyone know Aprill & if she said yes?<br />
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Over 100 keen hikers of all ages and abilities climb Mount Coolum every day. Conservationists are interested at limiting the amount of climbers and would definitely not look favourably on this romantic graffiti. At least it was hopefully a onetime offence.<br />
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Find the path to climb the mountain from the car park on Tanah Street West and the steep incline begins about a third of the way up.<br />
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The best time to attempt the climb is early morning or late afternoon. <br />
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Make sure you look out for the majestic Peregrine Falcon soaring above...or maybe even a swan...Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-31094034257141656792011-10-03T14:06:00.000-07:002012-02-04T21:59:13.666-08:00A Dramatic Makeover...well if its good enough for Angelina!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1oElJBFcRip9Z7jx7KLYphtsTi4ufSeAGZeoXOVU71-1GyhvEM-lTsuQp04U1qYAUpRZnTcyzsqvBHgjcTN63wbpVyTY_RABm0jYr2z8ujRlp4vVcVkjxw0jGgpwiCoqYFtBtu9N2OQ/s1600/kooshka+backstage+at+fashion+week.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="299" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1oElJBFcRip9Z7jx7KLYphtsTi4ufSeAGZeoXOVU71-1GyhvEM-lTsuQp04U1qYAUpRZnTcyzsqvBHgjcTN63wbpVyTY_RABm0jYr2z8ujRlp4vVcVkjxw0jGgpwiCoqYFtBtu9N2OQ/s400/kooshka+backstage+at+fashion+week.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://111.118.165.98/~kooshkan/about-kooshka">Kooshka</a> at Rosemount Australia Fashion Week<br />
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I decided to do something dramatic and I thought I would share with you here! After a lifetime of blonde hair...and yes, as long and as blonde as hair can be, I decided to turn brunette. The idea came from my daughter who wished her fairskinned; green eyed mother would just slightly resemble her olive skinned, brown eyed, brunette self. Thank you Husband for those exotic looking strong genes!<br />
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Well you know what they say - out of the mouths of babes.. Maybe it was time for a change? Maybe this wasn't a crazy idea? The last impulsive bold decision to move my family to Noosa was a winner so hey, my instincts were good so far! <br />
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But who should I trust to help me with this plan? This was a bold colour change and I needed someone talented with colour. I was aiming for a reddish brunette which would work with fair skin and green eyes...not too ginger, definitely not pink, nor any other possibly alarming mistake shade that could so easily happen when travelling from the light to the dark side...<br />
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Luckily I chose well! I had heard great things about Daniella Saville - a sassy gorgeous New Yorker who is Salon Owner and Master Stylist of <a href="http://111.118.165.98/~kooshkan/about-kooshka">Kooshka Hair Salon </a>in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast. Now if you were going to go brunette or look after your brunette wouldn’t you want Angelina Jolie's Hairdresser from the set of the movie Mr & Mrs Smith? Well meet Daniella! Hollywood hair - a la Angelina? Yes please - I can hear people running for the salon now!<br />
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Danielle is a legend of colour chemistry. It was pure magic how she brought to life the exact colour I was hoping for and I loved how she was as enthusiastic about this hair adventure as me! This is a dedicated artist of hair who is so entertaining I barely read my magazine! The whole salon experience was indulgent, relaxing & a lot of fun. The team at Kooshka are fabulous whether offering you an Ipad, Jasmine Tea with honey served in a bowl sized vintage cup, glass(es) of wine or ordering out for heavenly risotto from their neighbouring restaurant. Nothing was too much trouble in this salon..Oh and did I mention the Italian massage chairs at the basin?<br />
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My look was completed with a complimentary makeover using the YOUNGBLOOD cosmetics available in salon (Thank you Josh!)...voila this sunny blonde was turned into a brunette femme fatale. I loved being a blonde and never thought I would change! Now I am so glad I also know just how fun it is to be brunette! <br />
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It's a whole new adventure - and a dramatic change in appearance. Thank you <a href="http://111.118.165.98/~kooshkan/about-kooshka">Kooshka</a> for such a memorable adventure and can I please recommend anyone who is thinking of making a dramatic colour change to go for it, and anyone local who wants fabulous hair or a new look to go see Daniella! <br />
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You'll feel like a movie star!<br />
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I love it and haven't cried over my lost blonde locks once! Don't you just love how an impulsive idea can change your appearance or even where you live for the rest of your life? Listen to your instincts and step out of the box!<br />
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You can find Daniella Saville at Kooshka Hair + Fashion Salon<br />
Shop 1 / 20 Brisbane Road<br />
Mooloolaba Qld<br />
T: 5444 7715Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-29185090770980622642011-09-25T13:55:00.000-07:002011-09-25T14:17:04.747-07:00There's something about Blue....Island Colours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuBxRhpB3i_YIsqkqVAE8wexuyhbEk8SFCaQie9Zu4AaVJti3nIyBoLWQNM1mG5qLAmPiPa4l2cdeeFLi6I1LuRnq6admBzKfOeJkwKGXER2Qg5GQW-TgFmCduQbr6eS6hiQxEaltZfk/s1600/take+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuBxRhpB3i_YIsqkqVAE8wexuyhbEk8SFCaQie9Zu4AaVJti3nIyBoLWQNM1mG5qLAmPiPa4l2cdeeFLi6I1LuRnq6admBzKfOeJkwKGXER2Qg5GQW-TgFmCduQbr6eS6hiQxEaltZfk/s400/take+3.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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I am having a love affair with blue right now. Turquoise, Lapis, Indigo, Azure or Navy... it all fits on my wish list. Could it be the sunny weather and the call of that heavenly blue sea? It's timeless, dreamy and just tells all the senses to escape.<br />
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Sharing a gorgeous touch of blue...<br />
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Now this is an island bedroom escape.. Who doesn't love those shutters? Love the use of texture with the stone table and touch of rattan against the comfy cushions & luxe linens on the four poster...bliss...<br />
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Love this room - this rug, the hanging egg chair...this lifestyle! Fresh, modern and oh so cool...<br />
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For those that prefer a little more movie star glamour with their beach house...<br />
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Even in the city - a touch of colour makes this room. Love the space & light in this room and yes - its all about that blue. <br />
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Just too cottage cute. Now who couldn't feel happy in a playful, colourful space like this? Cosy & eclectic and oh so blue. It's like a touch of blue sky against all that greenery. So creative and so alive...<br />
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Always on a quest to find glamour on a budget -We had the most gorgeous meal at <a href="http://www.berardos.com.au/Restaurant/Berardos">Berardo's on Hastings Street</a> last week. The secret to enjoying this fabulous Hastings Street Icon for a steal is to mention you will be dining from the Locals Menu when booking. Then you can enjoy 3 stunning courses and a glass of wine for just $39!<br />
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I love an all white room and this restaurant is white on white chic with a white Baby Grand in the dining room. Think Hampton’s style timeless setting with a modern Noosa beachouse twist. Berardo's is a Noosa Icon, known as the place to enjoy a glamorous girls dinner or special occasion, it’s long been a favourite among locals and tourists and is the central hub of foodie heaven and entertainment during the <a href="http://www.noosafoodandwine.com.au/">Noosa Food and Wine Festival</a> each year. <br />
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The Locals Menu at Berardo's is a set menu that is updated each week on the Berardo's website and advertised in the local paper. You don’t have to be a local but you must be in the know to ask.<br />
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All the food is sourced locally from the Noosa or Sunshine coast region. On the menu the night we dined was a delicate entrée of Venison Prosciutto with Apple & Mary Valley Cheese. The main course was a gorgeously moreish Duck Confit with Ginger Pears and Berardo's Semifreddo finished off nicely for dessert. You can also choose from a variety of side dishes for $10 – our choice was the Duck Fat Roasted Potato's & an Italian Salad, shared between three.<br />
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The Local's Menu is on any night except Saturday and is not available all year. Last week it was on nightly. This week it is only available 3 nights, (Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday) so this menu is definitely a limited edition as the tourist season picks up! Depending when you are reading this post though - it will be back again. Check the <a href="http://www.berardos.com.au/Restaurant/Berardos">Berardo's website</a> under Menu's to see if it is available and the current tempting treats. <br />
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The owners of Berardo's - Jim Berardo & Greg O'Brien started the Noosa Food and Wine Festival and also have another of Noosa's gorgeous spots, <a href="http://www.berardos.com.au/Bistro/Berardos/Home">Berardo's Bistro on the Beach </a>. Beachfront views to die for in a more relaxed setting – still all white and just as chic… a seat in this window for lunch has to be done!<br />
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<i>You will find Berardo's Restaurant and Bar at the Upper Level,Ocean Breeze Resort, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads<br />
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My Rocket has bolted..that is what I was told when I was overseas. I was describing the new developments noticed on my last walk around the garden pre-airport / pre- trip.<br />
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This was interesting. I didn’t know Veges could Bolt. Kind of alarming too when you are 10 000 miles away. My sea of rocket was my proudest achievement...it really worked! We were self sufficient in rocket, unlike that strawberry a day yield or hopeful baby tomatoes still growing...and now what - it had left??<br />
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Can you catch it? Why did it Bolt? A whole new set of questions formed in The University of the Garden. At first glance I thought it quite pretty that it was flowering, but then those flowers resembled triffids taking over my beloved plants...and my sage was right. It has bolted. I hack them off and they appear again taking all the love out of my beautiful leaves and taunting me that it is time to plant again...It's gone...<br />
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So how do I stop it from Bolting and what else can Bolt...I have just noticed a flower on the Basil...aaaah - this garden is out of control...<br />
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The solution?....Don't leave the country and Eat, Eat, Eat!<br />
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Looks like my rocket is going to be coming from the Farmers Market for a while...Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-70787773251843927562011-09-12T14:44:00.000-07:002011-09-12T14:44:39.831-07:00Back Home From Blighty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HGVPfOU_2QkgjhH8YJmxvGszrwpHDMo87HkeawwCHV-HBPWZnf-S_YFJQJuorXx0I-HOjlLQCxrjEUYqiv32N30VsYUuFQJTdPVG4ecPxtJe6CkL-jyFw20vG6oUbOBuE22RNZZ_vrc/s1600/british-flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="270" width="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HGVPfOU_2QkgjhH8YJmxvGszrwpHDMo87HkeawwCHV-HBPWZnf-S_YFJQJuorXx0I-HOjlLQCxrjEUYqiv32N30VsYUuFQJTdPVG4ecPxtJe6CkL-jyFw20vG6oUbOBuE22RNZZ_vrc/s400/british-flag.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Hello Spring! So nice to see you here! Just back from England, the land of Sunny Spells...hearing a weather forecaster saying this on the UK News never gets old.<br />
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How about those Oven Bottom Muffins up North...oh I love saying that...and the timeless experience of a seaside summer airshow...Lots of heart-warming reunions and happy memories and the most fun and cutest travel partner - thank you Ruby Two Shoes who lapped up all the attention and has obviously inherited her parent’s spirit of adventure. <br />
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There were castles and cobblestones, garden parties and lovely dinners, celebrating and shopping and yes a rather alcoholic hens night (rule #1 - all drinks will come in tiny glasses and be thrown down in seconds) and for the finale a wedding with the most beautiful bride,<br />
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and the most stressful drive en route of my life - Damn you horrific horrible road..the M25!<br />
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Have you tried putting on a fascinator at the correct angle using only a rear vision mirror and then racing up the shoulder as you can NOT spend another minute NOT moving when you are 3 miles from the wedding exit and the Sat Nav is taunting you with your estimated arrival time? I am afraid I led a new anarchy in the UK when every daring driver followed me with a similar thought - why are we wasting our lives in this car not moving when there is a 'lane' of escape right there? <br />
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I had that fascinator on and nothing was stopping me...not that Dartford Crossing, Bank Holiday Traffic or gridlock on the M25...My fake eyelashes were applied with shaky hands in the car much to the amusement of truck drivers in the next lane..Hey we were going nowhere! That lovely hotel room mirror was way beyond this traffic jam and not on the schedule according to that hated Sat Nav arrival time estimate, which just counts up and in cases such as this should come with some kind of Epic tense music. <br />
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To my husband in bed trying to guide me through Google London Traffic in the middle of the night and calming my nerves - you were amazing and to the beautiful bride - you were a vision of loveliness after that claustrophobic 5 1/2 hours stuck in that car..That first glass of champagne tasted amazing and the fascinator remarkably was angled correctly. <br />
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I love that the Sun or in this case Sunny Spells always happen at just the right moments at weddings - in a kind of biblical blessing on the biggest day of someone’s life. The happiness glowing off the happy couple as the world has stopped and it’s just them and all that love them gathered around.<br />
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Wedding speeches are my favourite - we are all caught up in this love story, it’s all so lovely and funny and charming and tear inducing and just so beautiful inside a gorgeously romantic Tythe Barn which has stood here since the 1600's. <br />
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The wedding dance was another love story in itself and shouldn't every good wedding party end with the Bride and Groom being lifted skyward supported by all their friends crowd surfing in a Tythe Barn? What a party - there was even impromptu break dancing and a circle of love finale surrounding them as we all danced and hugged to the sounds of - was it Oasis?..Anyway it was perfect and so British and I was so lucky to be a part of this magical celebration - a long way away from my hill in Noosa...<br />
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We have carrots! This city girl grew carrots and they didn't fork. I had no idea what that meant when I heard it could happen..but they didn't! Perfect beautiful carrots pulled from our soil! The excitement of pulling them out was slightly marred by the fact that we werent quite sure how to...<br />
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Just pull..you think? They didn't budge! Much to the amusement of my 95 year old grandmother sitting in a rocking chair next to the vege patch and the expectant looks on my little girls - that carrot was stuck! We dug and broke the first one in the ground - but by carrot three we were on a roll and held our beautiful treasure up in the sun to cheers and our amazement that we created this! Never has a carrot looked so beautiful! A golden moment shared by all of us - the joy of our first carrot harvest was only beaten by the scrumptious prize of eating beautiful roasted carrots for dinner!<br />
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We have sown more seeds and planted more blooms and can i just say how much I would rather add to the garden that perform housework! The garden will just get better and better, where as the house will be a hurricane of toys and chaos in well..probably less than an hour..<br />
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So here is to more harvesting adventures and beautiful blooms and hmm..maybe some chickens<br />
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I am off to see not so nearest but very dearest for a few weeks of fabulous reunions, English Countryside & something rather special in Surrey....<br />
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What is more lovely than the thought of a wedding of two wonderful people you care so much about and to share their magical moment with flowers, champagne and a fabulous purple feathered fascinater! An English country wedding and sure to be in our eyes the real English wedding of the year and there has been some big competition! So off to wander some cobblestones, introduce Ruby Two Shoes to the other side of the world and have a rather grand old English adventure. I still would rather like to be allowed to try and catch the bouquet! Especially if it looks this pretty! Think I can grow these when I get back home to Noosa? Think my deserted husband will water the garden? <br />
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See you in a few weeks when I find out! I am off to pack that fascinator and enjoy some English Summer. See you and my garden in Spring! Oh and if anyone has any lovely tips for flying non stop(!) to London with a 20 month old feel free to share...!<br />
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Images via my Pinterest & <a href="www.lifeofstyle.com">www.lifeofstyle.com</a>Kylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-32003165619039936762011-08-04T14:08:00.000-07:002011-08-04T14:08:04.756-07:00Dreaming of a Fire Pit - Cosy Outdoor Rooms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvU7We2Unk0MMpho0YEmzAEgjQ0NMdMIG7PIwIHXNz5Y9whttP5yePK9pj5Ns1ciOdtipF4CcuRLP86SJy5qtcvdzteZYX_iIXh5cyoVQU7eJPLyNmDs8feu5hpZcs9bBQhNPctJzfoBE/s1600/Fire+Pit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvU7We2Unk0MMpho0YEmzAEgjQ0NMdMIG7PIwIHXNz5Y9whttP5yePK9pj5Ns1ciOdtipF4CcuRLP86SJy5qtcvdzteZYX_iIXh5cyoVQU7eJPLyNmDs8feu5hpZcs9bBQhNPctJzfoBE/s400/Fire+Pit.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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It's winter in Noosa and I have developed a case of Fire Pit envy! I really do believe for the perfect winters evening there is nothing like an outdoor fire pit or a cosy outdoor room. In a garden or on a cliff top, this is where I want to unwind at the end of the day!<br />
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Understated glamour...just imagine the sunset..Just add champagne!<br />
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You can turn any cosy corner into a special winter hideaway. Love the use of bamboo to enclose the warmth of the fire pit in this courtyard corner.<br />
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How perfect is this outdoor room? The cosiest corner to enjoy this amazing fireplace and a glass of red..<br />
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Tropical outdoor rooms do fireplaces well with colours taken from nature - love the clay coloured render against the greenery and the pop of fuschia flowers..<br />
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This Moroccan inspired outdoor room is the perfect cosy hideaway...Yes I am definitely dreaming of the perfect outdoor winter setting. So which would you choose?<br />
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Images Via Elle Decor & PinterestKylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-83586949779964733882011-07-26T21:31:00.000-07:002011-07-26T21:31:11.577-07:00Wild Horses at Rainbow Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxF8Ra-5JLS9SVufc9nPX3XZkDYoH8oOkvIfY9oP6cBIHn1vD6RujzMQwQ7lASIM5IY0d0JyC0-tg9QU902_KyUMQJ35irFcAteDa6bL90ACcx03MiXSkacWw04s4FFZarpaX04OguoU/s1600/wild+horses+on+beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="261" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxF8Ra-5JLS9SVufc9nPX3XZkDYoH8oOkvIfY9oP6cBIHn1vD6RujzMQwQ7lASIM5IY0d0JyC0-tg9QU902_KyUMQJ35irFcAteDa6bL90ACcx03MiXSkacWw04s4FFZarpaX04OguoU/s400/wild+horses+on+beach.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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What could be more romantic than the idea of wild horses? My childhood fantasy has come true. There are wild horses at Rainbow Beach. <br />
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There are signs in my new home I never tire of seeing - warning signs for Kangaroos are everywhere. A particular favorite warns motorists to watch for echidnas, but now...the best sign ever encountered - a yellow road sign with a picture of a galloping riderless horse. A warning sign to watch out for wild horses? No! Driving north of Noosa en route to Rainbow Beach, I could not quite believe my eyes, but there it was. <br />
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The rest of the drive my mind raced at this astounding discovery and my eyes scanned the countryside for a sight of a herd of wild horses running through the hills...<br />
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So I told you there are Deer, but how about wild horses? Talk about dreams come true.<br />
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For the locals of Rainbow Beach, they may not all share my enthusiasm. The horses have been known to wander the main street, have even nearly galloped into bike riding children and there is of course no owner cleaning up their..well you know what I mean. But people..seriously? Does anyone else remember The Man From Snowy River? What signifies anyones ideas of freedom more than a magnificent wild horse? Who doesn't love the idea of taming a wild stallion or just the gorgeousness of seeing wild free horses roam on a beautiful beach?<br />
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There are currently two herds visiting Rainbow Beach, but how many are there in the countryside around? Two mares spotted are pregnant and some locals are worried the numbers will continue to escalate but the tourists and backpackers love these four legged visitors and me...well I have a new dream...<br />
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What could be more romantic or crazy than adopting a wild horse or two or a wild horse in foal? I have always wanted to break in a horse..but a wild horse, well, that's an adventure on its own and then to raise and train it's foal..<br />
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Now I find out there are thousands of wild horses in Australia and the most humane way of controlling their number is through adoption. <a href="www.savethebrumbies.org">Save the Brumbies</a> is an organisation that rescues wild horses from possible culling by authorities This organisation operates a sanctuary and enables people to adopt these magnificent wild horses. <br />
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If you have the land available, adopt a herd and have them run free in your own hills. What a beautiful idea..solo horses can't be adopted. They must have a mate and yes, you can adopt a mare in foal..<br />
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TKylie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077251810914195615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382228670289702688.post-8453464399208991602011-07-18T12:40:00.000-07:002011-07-18T12:44:07.677-07:00Lessons from a New Country Lifestyle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXrd4Gng6XhrOPoQuCF2xLCsYrAFBTa371SuVrI2dwoer7A1qIhVNlYGsBxLc3hWMnnkgi8YWOqtr_6Ky2U9LXtLtsQzAIsnX3GmkiY679VK-B2ah0qMcbgkEkKOwr5KX87ZiW-KJUJw/s1600/2011.6+Kylie+iPhone+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXrd4Gng6XhrOPoQuCF2xLCsYrAFBTa371SuVrI2dwoer7A1qIhVNlYGsBxLc3hWMnnkgi8YWOqtr_6Ky2U9LXtLtsQzAIsnX3GmkiY679VK-B2ah0qMcbgkEkKOwr5KX87ZiW-KJUJw/s400/2011.6+Kylie+iPhone+012.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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Take yourself out of your comfort zone and you’re surrounded by things you have never seen before….<br />
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A freight train full of cattle. Stopping the car to give way to a mighty python on the way to pick strawberries in a farmers field. A flower on the roadside that looks like a white powder puff pompom just waiting to be picked. <br />
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This is living. Life is unexpected and alive.<br />
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I am a romantic..I fall in love with people, places, moments and words. Truth is I have considered living permanently in a number of places that stole my heart on my many wanderings…..Bali, Prague, the Islands of Greece..I even had a brief love affair with Berlin. Frances Mayes stole my heart with her Tuscany and I had to go find my own…but children come and life’s desires change and suddenly you can really shape in your mind your own forever dream. <br />
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So the adventure continues, the world turns and on this merry go round of life – we follow the breadcrumbs of inspiration, puzzle out our path and if you go with your instincts...fall on to your feet – in a whole new world. Hopefully one in which you will fall even deeper in love, that special place in the world to call your home.<br />
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My new home teaches me about life, myself and even how I want to raise my children.<br />
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I’ve realised I don’t want them to be shocked at the idea of an honesty box at a farm stall selling just picked fruit or have them feel surprise a strawberry field doesn’t have high fences to stop people stealing.<br />
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I want them to know the wildness, not just the civilisation of life. I want them to be free to trust and marvel at the simple pleasures – the wide open spaces and beauty of this charmed life.<br />
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<b><i>So here is a list of things my new life has shown me</i> </b><br />
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The joy of winter should include picking strawberries fresh from the patch<br />
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Giving up television is absolutely liberating and reclaims so much time<br />
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Wide open spaces<br />
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Not having to rush<br />
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A world without traffic lights is a beautiful place <br />
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Echidna’s can wander into your garden<br />
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My children can now explain to me the workings of a worm farm<br />
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It is more satisfying, beautiful and makes much more sense to grow food as well as flowers in your garden. Why have we all just decided to mainly grow grass when you could turn some into your own edible patch?<br />
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I can actually grow food – no one is a gardener until they actually try<br />
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People can be openly passionate and deeply in love with their surroundings<br />
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The satisfaction of buying fresh goats cheese from a market from goats that live up the road<br />
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Wild horses aren’t just a myth or childhood fantasy<br />
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Fruit comes from flowers (I told you I was from the city!)<br />
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The delight of wandering each morning to find freshly fallen golden passionfruit laying on the grass<br />
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Some of the friendliest and most creative people live in the countryside<br />
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All this and we are 6 months out of the city. I wonder what we can learn in a lifetime?<br />
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I am starting to believe life begins again at 35…<br />
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“She was waiting unconsciously, for that revolution which often comes in the life of a woman no longer young and directs the future course of her existence.”…..Nancy Mitford<br />
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Viva La Revolution!<br />
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