Looking out over the beach last week while in Port Macquarie my niece declared how lucky she was to be stuck in such a beautiful place. And I have to agree. Here are some of my favourite postcards and stories. Postcards from Port Macquarie with its beaches, rolling hills and beautiful afternoon walks. Have you…
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Bankstown, Food and Culture
A day trip to Bankstown in Sydney is an eyeful of fresh ingredients and a whole lot of culture. Even a quick trip for lunch opens up a new world. Bankstown, past and present Although Bankstown is only 16 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD it feels like it could be several continents away. The…
Merrylands Sydney. Food and Culture
Merrylands Sydney is a great place to visit. Sydney’s suburbs are the trips you can take while travel overseas is still out of the question. Merrylands culture Merrylands is about 40 minutes by rail west of central station. It’s an old suburb with a new face today. It was one of the earliest sites in…
Athens, Greece in pictures
There is no country like Greece. The generosity, the scenery, the water, the cats! What a place to visit. I am sure if you have been these pictures will make you want to return. After many many years of dreaming about going to Greece, I’ve finally been. If you haven’t visited Greece I am sure…
Lemon Ricotta Cake and Life by the Lakes
This Lemon Ricotta Cake is a simple home classic. Stir together any where anytime no tricks required. It’s really very easy, moist and full of lemony goodness. Stir together Lemon Ricotta Cake Everyone needs an easy cake up their sleeve. This is one for you. It makes a great dessert, perfect to share as a treat…
Fruit Picking in Bilpin. A Sydney day Trip
When you need to get out of the city and into nature Fruit Picking in Bilpin makes a great Sydney day trip. Take the kids and go for a picnic or stop at one of the local restaurants. We’re so excited to be at Pine Crest Orchards the first fruit we pick is perhaps not…
Visiting Hobbiton (NZ) In Party Style
Visiting Hobbiton The Hobbiton movie set is one of the main locations for the filming of The Hobbit movies and the Lord of The Rings trilogy. It’s now a permanent tourist attraction that remains on the original family farm a few kilometres out of the Matamata township. The Alexander family have lived here since 1978…
Visiting Queenstown. New Zealand
Visiting Queenstown New Zealand . Although I have been to New Zealand many times, I’ve never been to Queenstown. So what’s it like? Visiting Queenstown, New Zealand is a surprise. I’ve heard it is beautiful but the first view when driving into Queenstown itself doesn’t convince. It’s a town set on one of the worlds…
I do Foodi tours. The Sweet Spot
I do Foodi Tours. For year & a half now, on the weekend I have been helping people hit their sweet spot. I am sure you will agree after taking a quick glance around this website, that desserts are pretty close to my heart. I am not scared of sugar, not at all in fact…
Hitting the streets of Cambodia. A tale.
This is a little tale about Hitting the streets of Cambodia. It’s a journey I took a few years ago but the images and memories are just too vivid to forget. Hitting the streets of Cambodia It’s also a story I wrote for a publication, so read and see if you get the feel of…
Chicken Wings, Blue Cheese Dip. 5 things to do in Upstate New York.
Chicken Wings, Blue Cheese dip remind me of a the great time I had travelling around New York State or upstate New York. As hard as it is to pull yourself away from the big smoke I urge you to take a whirl around the food bowl of New York City. Yep. This is where…
NSW Regional Food Brillig Farm, Taluca Park Free Range Eggs
NSW Regional Food Brillig Farm, Taluca Park Free Range Eggs. What’s growing in the highlands. Sometimes you have to remind yourself that there are people who grow our food. Real people. I need as much reminding as the next person, I’m a bit of a city slicker born and bred. There’s no preaching here. How…
7th Pyrmont Mudgee Food Wine Festival
Kicking off this week the annual Pyrmont Mudgee Food Wine Festival is in its 7th year. The highlight of the celebrations is always the two day festival at Pirrama Park on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st May 11 am- 5pm. There will be a lineup of Mudgee Wines to taste, art, food, entertainment and samples….
5 things to know about Taiwan.
5 Things to know about Taiwan. It’s an exciting destination. 5 things to Know about Taiwan…… There are 5 things I didn’t know about Taiwan. In fact there is probably a whole lot more than 5 things I didn’t know before I visited, but lets just start with 5. To be perfectly honest, I never…
Taiwan a Sneak Peek of a day at the Markets
Taiwan a Sneak Peek I had no idea how much I would love Taiwan till I visited. I was approached by the Taiwan Tourist Bureau and asked if I’d like to visit the Culinary expo in Taipei this year with a best of Taiwan food tour thrown in for 10 whole days. I said yes….
Caramelised Pork Belly. My Taiwan Inspiration
This Caramelised Pork Belly is utterly delicious and really easy to make it’s my Taiwan Inspiration food. This is the easiest way to cook Pork Belly. It has no crispy crackling but it does have the soft unctuous texture that everyone loves about Pork Belly. It also has a sweet caramel exterior and it’s simplicity is what…