( Timor sea, Darwin )

After three months in Adelaide I was very tired and exhausted I did twelve weeks of working in a row with no breaks and for my mental health was very hard. It was very hard leave my home and my routine but I have to do it because I wasn’t feeling very well mentally after work I was always crying and feeling anxhious and I was attract with one my my colleague because I had feelings with her so the best solution was leaving for sure. At the same time I wanted to go back to Melbourne but the restriction and the new rules due to the Covid were worst than before but I wanted to bother during the Christmas time because everyone says that’s the best time of the year to make money and than I wanted to go back to Italy for Christmas because it’s almost two years that I haven’t been there.

After three months in Adelaide of hard work and trying to feeling better after the lockdown in Melb that I had suddenly leave the city and once again change all my plans due to the Covid. I decided to go to Darwin to explore the things that I haven’t visit the last time that I was there and try to work there as well. So basically a little holiday / relax trip before going back to Melb to work. 

DAY 1 – Wednesday 03.11.2021

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( Enjoyin my Bloody Mary at the Cavenagh Hostel )

I flew to Darwin at 6:45 am from Adelaide, well the last night in Adelaide was pretty bad me and Jemma were crying after and few drinks with Nataly Tabata and the mum of Jemma. When I woke up in the morning I was very sad actually but I ordered an Uber and I went to the airport very early in the morning. I landed in Darwin at 9:20 am and I flew with Jetstar I took the Uber to the Hotel Cavenagh same Hotel that I stayed the previous year and than I texted one of my friend that she’s from Sweden and she comes to my hotel to have a lunch together and we talked a bit and than I went to sleep all noon to meet her again for drinks at the Shenanigans to go to work together, well mine it supposed to be just an interview that it’s become a work night which it was okay well I just got drunk with Shila I didn’t really make money honestly and I went home at 3 am.

DAY 2 – Thursday 04.11.2021

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( Street art painting in Darwin )

Sleep and then I did a bit of groceries just to eat something for breakfast and for lunch I went at Hot Tamale with Santina Laura’s friends that I met her in Adelaide at the beginning of the year and as well in august at the club again. It was nice see her again we had a nice lunch accept that at the end the were a huge storm almost scary we walked a bit and than I come back to the hostel to relax a little bit because I was very tired but my room mate she invite me to go out with her at the Lost Arc that was a latino night while we were there that I was enjoying my first night out since ages I discover that at midnight I ll happen a lockout due to the Covid cases founded near the city. The new completely destroyed me and at the same time I wanted to enjoy the most my night out, while was messaging with my friends / colleagues I realise that I couldn’t work Friday and Saturday so I just keep drinking and enjoying the night we went clubbing at Discovery Darwin I missed clubbing so much honestly it was very good actually and we come back home early in the morning totally wasted, while I was in the club I matched a girl on tinder and one I come back to the Hostel I changed and I went to her apartment that she lives jus 500 meters from me, she’s younger than me very younger than me probably five or six years but pretty and I spent the night at her place.

DAY 3 – Friday 05.11.2021

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( At the swimming pool of the Hotel Cavenagh in Darwin )

In the morning I woke up totally hangover that I couldn’t even realise that I was in the apartment of a random tinder girl well, and plus we realised that we were in lockout which it means that if you are not vaccinate you can’t go out you have to stay at home, we tried to go somewhere and fortunately we found a place to eat something but I was very anxious and scared about the situation again I finish my lunch with her and I met Shila so we talked a bit regarding the situational and she was already vaccinated so she sow me her certificate because while I was in Adelaide I tried to fake mine for Melbourne but I couldn’t well it wasn’t good enough actually. Then I come back to the hostel at the reception they told me that since I wasn’t vaccinated I had to do the isolation in my room I couldn’t used the kitchen and I couldn’t used the pool just leave the Hotel to go to the supermarket. I spent the noon panicking trying to find a solution and depression myself a lot because my holidays were destroyed. It was a very bad afternoon and evening honestly because I talk with my mum as well and she absolutely didn’t wanted me to do the vaccine so I couldn’t if not it was too much psychologically for her and I didn’t wanted to give her this problem, but this situation makes me feel very bad and I couldn’t even organise my trip to Broome due to the restrictions and due to my mental health.

DAY 4 – Saturday 06.11.21

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

In the morning I slept than I went to Santina at her place in the pool that she has which to don’t think about the situation and chill, she decided to do a little party with also two other girl that they work with us and even if it was Saturday we couldn’t work so we spent the day in the pool talking to each other and Santina did the pancakes at home and we had a nice evening together. Went back to the hostel around 11 pm in the same Uber as Sasha I went to sleep feeling bit better.

DAY 5 – Sunday 07.11.21

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( At the Zen rooftop bar, Darwin )

I woke up full of energy and I decided to fight for my holiday and to have fun. During this lockout was possible go into the cafes so I decided to have good breakfast and I went at the Rabbithole I walked bit around the city and than I come back to the hostel and I organised everything to go out I asked the help of Santina I I make fake certificate for both of us to go out in the evening. We met at the Zen rooftop which is the only rooftop bar in Darwin with a really nice view so we could enjoy the sunset while drinking and than we met a random guy that offer us drinks and we keep drinking with him at the waterfront in a bar called Precint till 3 am and than we went home.  

DAY 6 – Monday 08.11.21

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( Oyster Bar, Darwin )

I slept and rest in the morning because I was very tired due to all the stress of those days and than I decided to treat myself for a good lunch and I went to the Oyster Bar and I walked around then I went to the tourist information to organise all the trip that I wanted to do around Darwin that I couldn’t do it last year. Later on back to the hostel I went to the pool a bit and in the evening I decided to go to the open air Cinema which I was very nice, Santina supposed to come with me but she was in late so I met her after and we went at Mayberry to drink something with Shila and few of her friends but I was very very tires so I eat a kebab with Santina and than we went to sleep.

DAY 7 – Tuesday 09.11.21

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( Sunset cruise with Santina in Darwin )

I woke up early I went to do a bit of groceries than I prepare my luggage to sent few kg to Italy so I went to the post office and than I had lunch in the Hostel with my roommate, I rest a bit in the noon and than I get ready at 5:30 pm to go to the Sunset Cruise with Santina it was amazing actually it was an experience that I really wanted to do it, we had a dinner together on the boat with nice food while the sun was going down. And then I went home to rest.

DAY 8 – Wednesday 10.11.21

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( View of the pool at the Hotel Cavenagh, Darwin )

I spent the morning at the the pool of the Hotel, chilling and relaxing than I went to visit Santina and we stayed and relaxed at her pool all noon talking and drinking. It was very relaxing, than in the evening we went out for a dinner at the Tim’s Restaurant where I eat for the first time the crocodile meat, it was a very good dinner.

DAY 9 – Thursday 11.11.21

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( Tiwi Island, Northern Territory )

I woke up early in the morning to get the Uber to go to get the ferry at the harbour to visit the Tiwi Island which is something that I wanted to do it before last year when I was there but I couldn’t so I booked unorganised tour with AAT Kings Darwin – Tiwi Islands Cultural Itinerary. A full-day trip to the Tiwi Islands for a unique insight into a modern Aboriginal culture The services of a local Wurrumiyanga guide, with insights on the community, Stop at the Tiwi Museum to see displays of traditional art and Tiwi Dreamtime Stories, Visit the Early Mission Precinct with its Tiwi-style Catholic Church, Spend time with the Tiwi ladies as they weave & paint Participate in a smoking ceremony to bless visitors to the islands, Visit the Arts & Crafts centres to see artists at work, and enjoy the opportunity to purchase some art, Tasty lunch, including local billy tea & damper at the same place were we did the ceremony. Return ferry to Bathurst Island, 2 hrs 30 mins off the coast of Darwin in the Timor Sea. After the day tour I went back to the Hostel I took a shower and I went to the Zen Rooftop bar with Santina to drink something and enjoy the sunset vibes.

DAY 10 – Friday 12.11.21

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( sunset view at the Zen Rooftop Bar, Darwin )

I woke up in the morning and I spent all the day in the pool with my roommate and a friend we had a lunch together and we were chatting than I went to rest a little bit and at 9 pm I went to wrk at the Club.

DAY 11 – Saturday 13.11.21

I woke up a bit in hangover from the night before but I really wanted to go at the casino because I never been there and the day before I was enjoying the hostel vibes. I went to the casino and after Santina supposed to comes but after ten minutes a storm interrupts everything so I called and uber and I left the casino going back to my room to rest and keep sleep a bit, at 8 pm I went to eat something with Santina at The Lost Arc and than we went to work.

DAY 12 – Sunday 14.11.21

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( Boat party with the stuff, Darwin )

I woke up early because the staff they woke my up and Santina was crying because she lost her phone so I calmed her and I went to her house were she got ready and than we took Uber to meet all our colleague and celebrate the birthday of a random guy in this boat it was very nice actually I liked it and very relaxing and than I went to sleep because I was very tired while all the others went to dinner.

DAY 13 – Monday 15.11.21

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( Sunset on the Timor sea, Darwin )

I woke up around 9 am and I decided to threat myself with a nice breakfast and I went at Roma breakfast than I passed by the Turist Office again to double check if I could do a day trip to Kakadu with it was something that. really wanted to do and than I chill and relax at the pool than later in the evening I decided to do a photoshoot with the same photographer as Santina did it and I went with him at Casaurina which is an area of Darwin by the sea very nice for the sunset. Later I meet up with Santina and we went for a dinner at the Hotel Darwin where I tried the buffalo meet and later we went to sleep.

DAY 14 – Tuesday 16.11.21

( Night at: Cavenagh Hotel, Darwin )

( At Il Piatto Restaurat, Darwin ) Chill pool

I woke up early and I started to prepare everything to levant because the day after I ll have the plane back to Melbourne and than in the noon I went at Santina’s house and we stayed in her pool just chatting and relaxing and than for the dinner we decide to threat ourself and we went to Crustaceans on the Wharf where we had delicious food and we enjoyed the sunset and the summer vibes. After dinner we said goodbye and I went to sleep.

DAY 15 – Wednesday 17.11.21

( On the plane crossing all Australia from top north Darwin to down Melbourne )

I woke up and I got ready to go to the airport at 12:35 plane to Melbourne with Virgin airways and I landed in Melbourne at 6:25 pm and I took an Uber to the Melbourne City Backpackers but they had the stairs so I got pissed off and I walked till The Village but was fully booked so I called my friend Mari and she host me for the night at her place and I went there with and Uber I got ready and than we went out for a dinner at Bar Lourinha and than we did a private event at the QT Hotel which I didn’t really wanted because I was very very tired but I was staying at her place so I has to.