Day 1: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Rachael Taylor and Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, backstage at Kahlo[/caption] Off the plane I head straight to my hotel room @ W hotel and I do high fives and push ups...........OR I eat a Kit Kat chunky and have three soy lattes. You decide. Then onto the screening of my second self-made short film for emerging Australian fashion label Kahlo. I am really enjoying directing. There are only so many auditions a girl can do in a lifetime without tossing herself into the LA river to a doomed end. (Water sources in LA are NOT like water sources in Australia. I'm pretty sure the LA river is one quarter propane.) Anyway this is me with the talented and stunning Hanna Mangan Lawrence backstage at the Kahlo show.

Thanks @vogueaustralia for posting on Instagram. Oh - I nearly forgot to mention, you can see the film on http://youtu.be/Uyt4JR9UDYY. WATCH IT! IT HAS A SNAKE IN IT!!!! And for a sexy fix courtesy of Todd Lasance you can see the first film I made on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOYQMxPbV5g IT DOES NOT HAVE A SNAKE IN IT!!!! (P.S Have you noticed I only cast Spartacus actors in my films? Word.) Day 2: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Beautification part deux by @salonxbyrenyaxydis and @valonzhaircutters LOVING me these colours #missfroufrou #manicure[/caption] My meeting today is at Miss Frou Frou in Paddington to get my nails done. This actress biz is not for the faint hearted. I pick a lolly pink for my toes. These are the kinds of decisions I deal with on a daily basis. In less fun news, I get a spray tan for an upcoming photo shoot and it looks divine but I smell vaguely of turkey. (The poultry not the country). I cancel my date tonight. Stamina. Purpose AND sacrifice.

Day 3: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Beyond thrilled by @_Dion_Lee_ Thank you @trevorstones photo by @stylemeromy #DionLee #Givenchy #saintlaurent #mbfwa[/caption] Okay seriousness. I attend the Dion Lee show at the Sydney Opera House with my friend Trevor Stones, the super stylist. Trevor is also responsible for overhauling my wardrobe and some significant red carpet photo opps. Dion's show is inspiring beyond all measure. I meet Dion himself and am convinced he is a real life prince. I meet Christine Centenera from Vogue and she is divinely friendly and deathly stylish. I (almost) hate her. Night x

Day 4: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Divine fabric @CamillaWithLove (I bought the cutest little thing for my god daughter!). Feel good about being female. Always. #withlove[/caption] My god daughter is three years old and I love her so much I could eat her. Instead I purchase her a heavenly mini caftan from Camilla. I would show you a picture of her in the clothes but her mother (my BFF) says she doesn't want her child to end up anywhere the entertainment biz for fear of her becoming like her godmother. Thanks dude. Day 5: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Comfy @bondsaus T meets biker chic! Hair by @valonzhaircutters for @stylemeromy #ootd #selfie[/caption] I am a longstanding fan of Romy Friedman and her blog Style Me Romy. I do a shoot today with her to talk about the Kahlo film and an upcoming short film I am writing and directing in NYC for Bonds. I thieve several Bonds pieces to shoot with in NY and consider waltzing off with this Acne leather bomber jacket too. I don't. I only steal from labels I work with on a regular basis. My parents instilled me with strong morals

I finish work and throw on my jeans and my Bonds sloppy joe. Turkey smell is gone so I go on the date. Okay. I don't. I'm lying. There was no date. But I do watch Melancholia by Lars Von Trier on the sofa with my girlfriends, drink several gallons of tea and contemplate the end of the human race. After that melodrama, we think we should cheer up so we watch This Is Forty. And we contemplate the end of the human race. Day 7: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="612"] Sunday. Australia. Perfect.[/caption] Sydney has been a major show off on this trip. Perfect PERFECT pre-winter weather. I still believe it is the most beautiful city in the world. I mentioned on my twitter that I watched a bunch of Sydney siders being pleasant to each other while I was walking around the harbor. I forget what a nice bunch of folks Aussies are. I'll keep coming back. Its home. X Note: All the above pictures are from Rachael Taylor's Instagram account (or Vogue Australia's), and all uploaded by her. If you like what you see follow Rachael on Instagram for more personal snaps @rachaelmaytaylor or drop her a line on Twitter if you want to chat! @_Rachael_Taylor