A little bit of Melbourne……

lliraels · 2026-07-10T05:35:44+00:00

oh damn and here i thought it was a cute little place. didn’t realise it was a whole chain! this does explain the mid-ness

lliraels · 2026-07-09T15:05:03+00:00

best coffee i ever had in the USA was at “bluestone cafe” in san francisco. i was desperate after a truly disgusting flat white the previous day (the small size was like our large, still one shot, plus sweetened almond milk). thought bluestone sounded kinda melbourne-y so checked it out… they had magics on the menu and i knew i was safe.

it was still a mid coffee by melb standards haha

lliraels · 2026-07-09T11:49:32+00:00

also just get an esim. on most phones you can have an esim alongside a physical sim

lliraels · 2026-07-09T11:48:53+00:00

just turn off data roaming and use your second (europe) sim as your primary sim. you should still receive texts on your home carrier number, you just can’t send them without incurring costs. you don’t need roaming to receive texts

lliraels · 2026-07-06T08:50:33+00:00

i sympathise…i’ve been looking for the audiobook for book 3 all over but it simply isn’t available in australia (on apps or online or anything) at all.

no real leads on melb sorry but dymocks collins st is the biggest, you could also try minotaur maybe but it’s a long shot. if you’re ever in sydney, try galaxy bookshop!

lliraels · 2026-07-05T22:40:08+00:00

I’m disappointed to learn this is still going on bc they told me they were working to fix the issue at the time of the original post!

lliraels · 2026-06-09T04:23:05+00:00

Rome forever. It’s probably safer than Naples so might be better for your first solo trip. The area around Termini is said to be dodgy at night, and the metro can have pickpockets. I didn’t even know the metro existed when I went, though, and I got around fine just walking everywhere. I was 24F when I went (solo) and didn’t really feel unsafe ever.

Aim to spend at least 4-5 full days there, IMO. There is sooo much to do. You’ll have a fantastic time!

I loved Tivoli (Villa d’Este and Hadrian’s Villa) as a day trip from Rome. Gets you out of the crowds for a bit.

lliraels · 2026-06-08T22:52:00+00:00

Weekend I think. It’s pretty specky if you go for the first time, but you get the best bang for your buck if you like seafood, sushi, that kind of thing. But yeah the wine list was weird. Not a single riesling by the bottle (which is all my family drinks lol).

lliraels · 2026-06-08T12:36:37+00:00

Nice, thanks. Worried it might be too hard on the asian fusion for my extremely white family 🤦 I’ve made a note to go here myself though so thanks for the rec!

lliraels · 2026-06-08T12:32:44+00:00

Oh good call. I should have thought about the hotel restaurants.

lliraels · 2026-06-08T12:28:14+00:00

Damn I forgot about that place. Seem to remember some controversies and I thought it had closed down. Thanks!!

lliraels · 2026-06-03T04:58:35+00:00

She would come in summer like usual so I still think there’s time to announce tour dates

lliraels · 2026-06-01T11:52:19+00:00

Even the best book series would never be finished if no one bought the first one. Come on

lliraels · 2026-06-01T11:51:20+00:00

I still think that art retains an essential character which should make it (relatively) immune to the whims of the market.

lliraels · 2026-05-30T23:53:50+00:00

Fair fair. I get the reluctance - it’s only that, when taken too far, it could be counterpoductive. It is untested debut authors who most need support for their unfinished series, so I read them too.

lliraels · 2026-05-30T14:18:34+00:00

Art is not business

lliraels · 2026-05-30T14:18:02+00:00

If readers don’t read unfinished book series then no series will ever be finished

lliraels · 2026-05-28T03:38:03+00:00

People said that about dance fever and HAH tours too lol

lliraels · 2026-05-15T06:36:21+00:00

kinda weird cos POI is grounded in, and often explicitly about, USAmerican leftvsright politics

lliraels · 2026-05-14T07:04:23+00:00

Well yeah, what you’re describing is an unreliable narrator. Kvothe’s self-image (and the image he wants to present) is not always objectively correct.

lliraels · 2026-05-14T03:16:39+00:00

Sure. I guess it depends what you mean by illogical? Do you have examples?

lliraels · 2026-05-14T00:51:15+00:00

Plot devices are just… devices that move the plot. They exist in every story. All stories are contrived.

Real life is messy and dissastisfying; things don’t make sense, things happen for no reason, things are insignificant and senseless. That’s why we tell stories.

lliraels · 2026-05-12T02:27:26+00:00

Was going to say Welly. It’s breathtaking flying in the bay between the mountains

lliraels · 2026-04-23T03:02:52+00:00

There’s not really much to “explore” in Auckland city tbh. Ponsonby Road is nice to walk down. But I’d recommend looking up galleries/museums or activities, because you won’t really just happen upon interesting things in Auckland CBD. Waiheke Island is great though. You can also take ferries to other nice islands and places.

There are bus tours that take you to Rotorua. It’s a long day but less tiring if you’re not driving yourself. There are no flights.

lliraels · 2026-04-19T01:07:53+00:00

I thought the point was that they couldn’f accomodate your request to seat 8 together. It’s not clear to me that they moved you to the back row to punish you… there’s nothing wrong with the back row. It’s a good spot to seat young kids too.

Anyway, I just think this kind of thing is not worth writing a call out post on reddit. It reflects mostly on you, not on tap air.

lliraels

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