Day 1 of my Curiosity Journey started off with me bumping into my former boss on his way to work. I walked Parliament station and took the first train that arrived. It was bound to Dandenong. I got off a Hughsdale station and the ladies at the local bakery told me to check out Oakley’s historic cemetery. So I did and also discovered all this awesome 80s street art at Oakley station. I continued to Lynbrook.  I met a boilermaker called Dreads who was fishing in Lynbrook park and he talked about the botanical garden in Cranbourne. On the train there I had a fantastic chat about the generation gap with Marie-Claire, a 72 year old philosopher and fashion lover from Mauritius. In Cranbourne I just had a Big Kahuna burger from Adam’s Big Boy Burgers for lunch, possibly the biggest burger I have ever eaten. I bashed myself through Cranbourne till I finally made it to the botanical gardens where they had this surreal red earth display that almost looked like form a different planet. After fighting with some bull ants, I walked to Cranbourne took the train back to Melbourne.

For the next 4 weeks I will be going on a long curiosity walk around Melbourne. I have been living in Melbourne for 10 years now and feel it’s time to go on a walkabout to explore it a bit further. Just like my curiosity walks, this curiosity journey will have no clear direction or aims. I will follow my curiosity and excitement and whatever catches my attention. Hopefully, I will get to see some exciting places and people and will make some new experiences. I will take my camera with me and keep you updated on here and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Stay in touch and follow these, if you are not already doing so. Let your curiosity guide you. See you soon.

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