Website : Elio’s Osteria Where : 119 Winstanley St, Carina Heights Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 There are just some restaurants you just like and crave every once in awhile. I’m like that with Elio’s Osteria, I just crave their blue cheese gnocchi. I’ve tried the gnocci bolognese and their pancetta and blue [...]
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What : Brizzly Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 What do you get when you cross twitter with a bear? You get Brizzly.com which is my new favourite twitter page on the web. It does everything twitter.com does but with a few extra features. It allows you to see trending topics on the side [...]
What : La Quinta Mexican cafe Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 So if you follow me on twitter you know I’m always on the hunt for good mexican food. My partner and I have tried Montezumas and El Torrito, but we are always hungry for more. Well last weekend we tried La Quinta [...]
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Where: Trade Secrets Alexandra Hills Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 Yesterday, after yoga of course, I was driving home to Ormiston and stopped at Trade Secrets. I had heard from a friend that it was a good place for deals on designer items. Since I’ve recently become obsessed with discount shopping, I had [...]
Website : DFO Where : 1 Airport Drive, Brisbane Airport Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 If you love the hunt for bargains then the Brisbane DFO is for you. I’ve been three times now and can say the first time I wasn’t too impressed, but i was young and naive so that doesn’t [...]
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Where : The Lighthouse Cost : alot of $$$ definitely a sometimes thing Joy factor : 8 out of 10 So we had some celebrating to do over the weekend and naturally we went out for seafood. We didn’t just go out and order some prawns but went all the way with the ‘taste of [...]
What : Cream Patisserie Boulangerie Where :Shop 3, Cavendish Central, 380 Cavendish Rd, Coorparoo Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 Today I went to Cream to meet for coffee and cake with friends. I was completely impressed with “Cream” which labels itself a patisserie not a bakery and it is clear why. They had a very [...]
Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 I saw Mick Mallow on Rove last night and he mentioned his movie Crackerjack! So that has inspired today’s movie monday as my pick for a great Australian comedy. Not only is this movie set in Sydney but it revolves around another very Australian thing : the bowls. [...]
Website : Lululemon Where : Queens Street Brisbane Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 So here is a place where my Canadian ‘ness’ and Brisbane ‘ness’ meet in perfect harmony. All my Canadian readers are all moaning in pain and thinking ‘ she’s like all Canadian girls who enjoy wearing stretchy pants”. Yes i’ll [...]
Blog : Before Hollywood Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 One thing Canadians are really into is their indie music. So here in Brisbane, I’ve been wanting to see what the scene here is like. I wasn’t really finding many hands on blogs about the topic with reliable information with an opinionated edge. Well [...]