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“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
― Ernest Hemingway.
Drunk is overstating things, but I probably wasn’t completely sober either when I spontaneously suggested we should do a trip to Samoa to celebrate a friend’s 40th birthday – being her birthplace. Continue reading
Everyone has a different image in their mind’s eye when it comes to the most romantic hideaway on the planet, and an exotic escape to a secluded spot where the climate is warm, the sea tepid and spa treatments are … Read more
“It’s important to look beneath the surface,” says Brett, our guide from Bookabee Tours, patting the trunk of a tall eucalypt tree. “Red rivergums like this one, for instance, grow only where there is constant water. Where we are standing … Read more
Make a day or three of it – all year-round Whether you choose to visit on a warm summer’s day or during its crisp but seldom frosty winter, the McLaren Vale wine region, 35 kilometres south of Adelaide, offers … Read more
Succulent cherries, sweet honey, fine wines, olives and a wide range of exceptional farm gate produce used by local chefs – this the terroir of a very agreeable area of the New South Wales Central Tablelands – Orange. Read more
A short flight across the Tasman lands you at one of the top food cities of the world – Sydney. Along with boasting a plethora of world class restaurants – both Tetsuya and Rockpool have made the world’s top 50 … Read more
The art of offering delectable cuisine and the finest of wine on a menu has become a passion for many a chef, inspired by an almost endless choice of ingredients able to be sourced the whole world over.
The drive north from Sydney into the New South Wales Central Coast and Hunter Valley is a journey into abundance. In the first hour the M3 motorway glides past the spectacular coastal scenery of the Hawkesbury River, where no fewer … Read more
What do wine buffs, surfers and the discerning Perth weekend crowd have in common? Largely their love of their own pristine backyard, the south – west region of Western Australia, stretching through wine country and tall forests all the way … Read more
Helen Jackson With a passion for South East Asian food, a love of curries and aromatics, Thailand was the perfect choice for a family mid-winter escape. Despite the fact that our 3 lively children had never flown more than about … Read more
For food lovers, a P&O Cruises gourmet food and wine cruise is a unique way to expand your culinary horizons. P&O is the best-known name in ocean cruising in this part of the world, and in the last three years … Read more
Kiwi food and travel series World Kitchen is taking the world by storm with sales around the globe and season four screening currently on TV3 Sundays at 5:30pm. World Kitchen, brought to us by Tegel, takes viewers on an exciting … Read more