Ciao ciao, kiss kiss. Pass me my linen and statement sunglasses daaaaaaaarling. Ala Kath and Kimderella, we’re off to Positano!
in Europe this summer? I’m convinced Europe is the new Bali. Once we’d just opt for a cheap and cheerful five-hour flight to our unofficial seventh state, drink $2 Bintangs and hit up a beach club. We’d stay for a week, get burnt, drink too much, venture home on a red-eye flight with little dignity and a penis-shaped wooden bottle opener.
I was part of the hoards of Australians enduring 25-hour flights and trading in my puffer jacket for a sundress, lured by the European aesthetic of bronze skin, crystal blue waters and the food. Why do the tomatoes there taste like, well, tomatoes? To me, the European summer is not just an experience but an attitude – a chance to let it all hang out. Musicians play in the streets well into the night, crowds gather around them and dance like nobody’s watching, except we’re all watching, taking videos and uploading them to our socials.Our Australian summers are comparatively rigid. We swim between the flags, we wear our SPF7000+ under our Cool Cabanas, and we drink alcohol within the designated spaces.
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