New York 10 things to see your first visit Here’s what I saw. The Naked Cowboy in Time Square 1. Times Square Yes the locals hate Times Square for it’s gaudy rip off stores and strangely colourful characters, but love it or hate it, it is a must see. People watching here is rated at 10/10….
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Nacho Dogs and other Manly Food!
Nacho Dogs and other Manly Food is brought to you in collaboration with Serviced Apartments Sydney I have just spent weeks trying to decide what I might do for holidays this year. It always seems sad that we have to work so hard the whole year for a holiday. What about a break in between all…
A Weekend in Port Macquarie
What to do on A Weekend in Port Macquarie. Each year for just one precious weekend I spend time with my 3 sisters. Just us. No partners, friends and especially no kids. It has been a tradition of ours now for about 5 or 6 years. The four of us together just like we…
10 Unusual Things to do in Sydney
Whether you are a local or just planning a visit to Sydney here are 10 unusual fun things to do in Sydney that don’t involve a museum or the opera house. This may just surprise you. There are no shortage of beachside offerings in Sydney. Let’s start with a view of Bondi Beach below. Beautiful…
Chelsea Market Food Tour New York City
On my recent trip to New York City, there were so many exciting things I wanted to do I started to feel a bit panicked. (is that just me?) The first thing on my agenda of course was booking a local Food Tour. As you know this is the thing I normally do when I…
Travel Penang Food Tour ideas
Have you ever been to Penang? Have you ever wondered where it is or heard about the incredible food or how easy it is to travel in Malaysia? I have a long history with Penang. When I was younger ( ahem*), I was so in love with Penang that I went there 6 times…
Hot Hanoi Nights 10 things to do in Vietnam’s Capital
Hot Hanoi Nights 10 things to do in Vietnam’s Capital Have you ever written about a destination in just a few paragraphs? It’s hard to capture just the feeling of it in a few words. Do you get any sense of the place from this ? The lights were dim as we arrived in…
Alfajores with Dulce de Leche & Lake Titicaca
Alfajores with Dulce de Leche are one of the worlds most underrated pastries. They will be a welcome biscuit at your house. This is how I first discovered them… I love Alfajores. They are one of the gems of South American treats. melting shortbread filled with Dulce de Leche, a caramel made with caramelised milk….
Rick Stein at Bannisters
The South Coast of New South Wales 3 1/2 hours from Sydney is an idylic strip of coastal playground dotted with holiday houses. It’s still relaxed and remains a very quiet and family friendly place to rent a house. We stayed in a place called Manyana for the weekend with full intentions of cooking, walking…
Keith Tulloch Wine
I love to go behind the scenes and visit producers This is where you feel the passion, the history and the struggle. You are briefly swept up into someone’s dream, feeling their passion and enthusiasm. It’s when I am reminded of most our connection to the earth and what it gives us, and that as…
Leleuvia Island Resort Fiji- The perfect Island
Leleuvia Island off the eastern coast of the main Island Viti Levu near Suva, is a must visit. It’s much like going to Singapore and skipping Sentosa Island or Thailand and skipping Koh Samui, you’d miss a quintessential experience. Leleuvia is much more of a Robinson Crusoe experience than 5 star resort and if you are…
A trip to Auburn
Sponsored Post I am not sure about you but the perfect day for me would be any that I spent with one of my sisters, which usually also means eating and today I am going to lunch and on a field trip to hunt down some cushions. My sister loves cushions in fact I think…
Olive Oil Semifreddo and How to become an Olive Oil Sommelier…..
This is a brilliant recipe for Olive Oil Semifreddo, Balsamic Strawberries and Black Pepper Tuilles. Olive oil makes great cakes and baked goods and even Ice Cream. This is a sponsored post full of wonderful Italian opportunities PLUS an amazing recipe using olive oil. Make an Olive Oil Semi freddo with Balsamic Strawberries and Peppered…
Visiting Suva and Fiji
They don’t call Fiji the land of smiles for no reason. This laid back land is the second biggest travel destination for Australians after Bali. There are two main islands and up to 900 smaller ones. There is a world of choice here as far as prices and styles of accommodation and holiday. Fijian…
The Flavours of Campbelltown Food trail
I went to an incredible forum last week during a visit to Adelaide’s Tasting Australia festival. This biennial festival pulls out all the stops to showcase the amazing food and wine of South Australia. Launched in 1997 it has matured and developed, helped along the way by our growing interest in where and how…
Wild Dolphins in Fiji
The sky looked like it might meet the water and our much anticipated trip out to Moon Reef was briefly threatened. This is the only place in the world where Dolphins are known to meet and spend the day resting, playing and socializing and preparing for the next nights hunting. We rose early to drive…