paris is for lovers

Damned in Amsterdam

Surrounded by prostitutes and sex shops and the air thick with with the smell of weed.. we arrived in our shit house hostel in the center of the red light district.
Not only was everything broken in our room, but sleeping in our sheets was enough to make a small child high.
Unfortunately there are no pictures of the hookers in the windows. I figured it wasn't worth either a) having a cup of piss thrown on me, b) my camera smashed on the ground or c) my camera thrown into the river. Crazy bitches.

Amsterdam is amazing. Words can't describe it. You just have to go. Go soon because there will be no red light district by 2015.

Richtig oder Falsch

First impression: Berlin is grey and dull. It is too cold. And the fact the hostel room isn't ready for another 5 hours and we just came off an international flight is not helping.

But first impressions are made to be proved wrong. Berlin is full of life, history and culture. To think that we were standing at the site that Hitler killed himself (which is now a carpark) as Germany was on the verge of losing World War 2 was simply amazing.

Berlin is famous for its bohemian and creative lifestyle. It is only now that I understand why there are no sky scrapers or massive company buildings. That's not what Berlin is about. It chooses art over industry and that's what makes it unique.

We visited the Berlin wall that divided the city in half from 1961 until 1989 and the Sachenhausen concentration camp, the first concentration camp built, where tens of thousands of Jews and prisoners of war were tortured and died. The stories there were so bad, that being there didn't even feel real, it was like watching a tragic movie.

On a lighter note, Berlin has the best food ever. There are food stalls everywhere and every shop has food that you want to eat. I'm not sure how someone could live there without stacking on the kay-gees.

Next city: Amsterdam. In the heart of the Red Light district.

Hong Kong Day 1 + 2

After a long and somewhat sleepless trip from Melbourne to Hong Kong, our time here has been and done.
If you ever go to Hong Kong, do not buy cameras from the guys in the little side stalls on the main roads.
They pissed us off so much because they were so fricken dodgy.
Oh, and don't go to the night market cause it sucks.

Other than those little mishaps, shopping was pretty good and food was alright. The whole city is pretty much shopping centers and camera shops.The people were not annoying either, apart from the six hundred indians along the main road asking you to come into their shop to get a suit made.

Lastly, Vinnie bought the ugliest fake ralph lauren polo from the market that makes him look about 10 times uglier because he thinks he looks like a 'lad.'


Some photos:

Our Going Away Celebrations

To celebrate our last Saturday night in Melbourne before we head off, we are having pizza and drinks at Argy Bargys in St. Kilda.

We will have dinner there around 7, then just kick back for drinks until we most likely head to Cushion/Prince for a big night.


Should be a good and big night, so make sure to get down!

Lots of love, Elizabeth and Vinnie xoxoxoxox

Around the world in 42 days

Hong Kong --> Berlin

Berlin --> Amsterdam
Amsterdam --> Paris
Paris --> Rome
Rome --> Florence
Florence --> Venice
Venice --> Milan
Milan --> Nice
Nice --> Barcelona

Barcelona --> Mexico City
Mexico City --> Cancun

Cancun --> Vegas
Vegas --> Los Angeles

Los Angeles--> Melbourne

Three Weeks

In 21 days we say laters to Melbourne.
kiss hug.