Since I applied for Maurice Lacroix‘s “The French Job” a mere 6 days ago I have been astounded, overwhelmed, and deeply honoured by the incredible support my social networks have shown for me.
I believe that social media can work, and does work, but only because of how much you show yourself to the world. People love people, hearing their stories, laughing together, snarking at political programs together; social media is a tool to connect with the world, and when you use it properly it is incredibly powerful.
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Since I applied for Maurice Lacroix‘s “The French Job” a mere 6 days ago I have been astounded, overwhelmed, and deeply honoured by the incredible support my social networks have shown for me.
I believe that social media can work, and does work, but only because of how much you show yourself to the world. People love people, hearing their stories, laughing together, snarking at political programs together; social media is a tool to connect with the world, and when you use it properly it is incredibly powerful.
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Sometimes companies really smash one out of the park with social media – Old Spice with their YouTube commercials and real time responses, Hamilton Island’s “Best Job in the World” campaign, and now Maurice Lacroix, Swiss watchmakers with a seriously stupendous social strategy aka “The French Job“.
Here’s how it works:
Maurice Lacroix sponsor the world’s best freediver – Séb “The Sub” Murat. Séb, a graduate of the University of Adelaide has been training his fins off for the past few years and is now ready to try and break the world freediving record. Lacroix are building a team [ ... ]
Category: Diving, Europe, News, Uncategorized
Tags: antibes, blogger, competition, danger, diving, exciting, freediving, freediving world record, maurice lacroix, sebastian murat, social media, sports, swiss watches, team, The French Job, travel blogger, vote, vote for me, water One Comment
I’m sure that there are plenty of people out there who’ve smirked with enjoyment at the thought of me being turfed into a tank full of sharks. And I’d like to dedicate this post to all of them.
Little do most of them know that there would be minimal heaving required to dunk me into an aquarium of apex predators, just give me my gear and gesture in the general direction. I adore sharks, without them our oceans, atmosphere and world would be, well, gone..
Most people who visit Sydney, or for that matter Australia, disembark the aeroplane peering for dorsal pins [ ... ]
Did you happen to take a peek into the sky on the night of May 6th, 2012? Well I did, and saw this. Pretty gorgeous, huh? And whaddya know, it’s called a “supermoon“…
Despite rumours that this was the “largest moon ever” we actually get a “supermoon” every year. The term was first coined in 1979 by astronomer Richard Nolle, and we can thank him that I didn’t have to title this article “perigee-syzygy-licious”.
A “perigee” is the technical term for when the Moon is at the closest point to Earth allowable in its eliptical orbit. Add to that the time in [ ... ]
Category: Uncategorized
Tags: beautiful, cycle, lunar, marvel, moon, night sky, perigee-syzygy, phenomena, photography, super moon, supermoon Leave a Comment
A king retains his crown… Noma is once again the World’s Best Restaurant.
THE AWARD
What does it take to be named the “world’s best restaurant”? Or even in the top 50 for that matter! Restaurant Magazine, backed by San Pellegrino and Aqua Panna has been placing that decision into the hands of their judges for the past 7 years.
The 50 places are watched by the restaurant industry the world over and an excited buzz erupts each year on the eve of the announcement (last night) followed by reactions aplenty upon the release of the list itself.
Many of these restaurants and their [ ... ]
Category: Food
Tags: awards, best restaurants 2012, chefs, cooking, food, noma, quay, restaurant magazine, san pelligrino, The world's 50 best restaurants, worlds best One Comment
So you wanna see the Solomons eh? I wholeheartedly think that you should…go straight through from Sydney to Honiara then Munda (do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars…). Two easy flights will plunk you in the island paradise you’re picturing without the hassles of the helter-skelter “Solomon Time” to mess things up too much.
When you touch down in the cow pasture..er..airstrip of petite Western Province town, Munda, you can expect a welcome of stares from locals as you disembark the teensy aircraft that held your life in its precarious hold for the hour and a half flight [ ... ]
Category: Diving, Solomon Islands, South Pacific
Tags: agnes lodge, dive munda, graeme sanson, hammerhead sharks, holiday, jen will, marine life, nudibranch, paradise, scuba diving, Solomon Islands, solomon islands diving, south pacific, travel to the solomon islands, tropical, warm water diving, western province Leave a Comment
Cause I love you all enough to help you procrastinate… some tidbits to take up your time.
SOMETHING INNOVATIVE – Lunch Beat
Who loves to work out? Ok, some of you raised your hands, others grimaced. Who loves a wicked DJ and some hot beats? Ah, that’s better. Now, who has a lunch hour? Eeeexcellent. That’s the concept behind the Swedish phenomenon “Lunch Beat”, a house / trance / club, during lunch hour. Anyone can go, entry fee is a pittance, but you have to dance; no standing around in heels thinking you’re hot. Let’s bring this bandwagon to Sydney peeps, and [ ... ]
I have a love / hate relationship with cities. And it vehemently changes from one to the other with a bi-polar regularity that would make a draedel’s head spin.
I’ve grown up in cities, when I was a child my escapades of youthful energy took place behind a 20-foot-high hedgerow. My pantomimes of pirates on the high seas or princesses in tutus were confined to the (albeit spacious and sporting a majestic plum tree, ideal for monkey-esque antics and snacking in its canopy like a fruit bat) backyard with fences surrounding all sides. During summer holidays my leash reeled slightly longer, [ ... ]
Category: Australia, Cities, Sydney
Tags: australia, city, games, Hickson Road, sanity, scouting, Scouting NY, sights, stop and look, sydney, The Bond, The Rocks Sydney, unexpected Leave a Comment
Every now and then a restaurant comes along that changes the path of a city’s cuisine, and influences food on a world scale. We Sydney-siders are extremely lucky to have more than our fair share of these exquisite eateries. And in a recent stroke of good foodie fortune I was invited to Peter Gilmore’s Winter Masterclass at Quay, courtesy of Electrolux.
Opting for a calm stroll through The Rocks on a balmy autumn evening instead of the kindly offered hirecar I strolled up the ramp and stopped to let the carefully created aesthetics of Quay’s elegant entrance sink in. Winding up the [ ... ]
Category: Australia, Food, Sydney
Tags: artichokes, chef, Circular Quay, cooking, cooking demonstration, dining, Electrolux, event, kitchen, masterclass, oven, Peter Gilmore, pork belly, Quay Restaurant, recipe, sydney, winter produce Leave a Comment
Beep beep. 1 new SMS…
“Wanna come to disco yoga on Friday?? x”
‘Disco yoga’? I thought skeptically, sounds..odd. But the text came from my friend Donna, of Eat, Drink, Play and Secret Foodies fame and if there’s a gal in the know in this town, she’s it.
So I replied, “yea why not!”
However when I hopped online to The Future Sound of Yoga to try and book a ticket I was shocked to find the event was completely sold out.
“seriously?!” I frowned into my MacBook’s screen and decided to take a poke around the site while I was in there. By the [ ... ]
Category: Australia, Sydney
Tags: activities, angel and matt singman, beats, concept, dance, dj, experience, fridays, house music, paddington, sydney, the future sound of yoga, to do in sydney, trance, yoga Leave a Comment
