
Taste of the Bay Cycle Tour
A Taste of the Bay Cycle with Helen Jackson May 6-10 2021 Sold Out – email me for interest in next tour. Join us for a delicious 5 day/ 4 night exploration of Hawkes Bay. Much of this will … Read more
A Taste of the Bay Cycle with Helen Jackson May 6-10 2021 Sold Out – email me for interest in next tour. Join us for a delicious 5 day/ 4 night exploration of Hawkes Bay. Much of this will … Read more
Warning: If you are a family that likes riding elephants or zoos, apologies you won’t find that here. There is an eager air of anticipation as our boat is loaded with guests, dive gear and a reassuring ratio … Read more
As we wind away along a narrow rutted goat track road, the Atlas Mountains tower above us, their craggy yellowish clay colour matching the houses that cluster in their ridges. In contrast the narrow river valley is a brilliant green, … Read more
A family adventure of taste and travel in the Yukatan peninsula area Mexico. Read more
As I sit and sip my spicy sweet ginger tea, having just had one of the most sensational massages of my life, my foodwriter brain is working out if they will share the recipe and my rational side realises there … Read more
Ever felt a teensy bit guilty about the sea, sand and palm tree holiday that you are luxuriating in and how little of your spending is going back into the local community? If so, you will be happy to … Read more
With a balmy tropical climate, endless coconut palms, juicy sweet pineapples and water teaming with fish, Fiji is truly the destination for discovering fine ingredients and great food. Increasingly restaurants and resorts are actively seeking to source ingredients from within … Read more
South Australians love their food and wine and it is not only in the hills and valleys surrounding Adelaide where this is apparent but also in the city itself. This big little city is bursting with some of the best … Read more
The crunchy spinach pakora, although fried, are still green enough for me to convince myself they are actually not too unhealthy (ha), the glass of rosẽ is well chilled, the air is not and I am so happily engrossed in … Read more
How many variations of green are even possible? Cycling along a country path surrounded by rice paddies, I am overwhelmed by a landscape filled with every conceivable shade of green and marvel at how green, green can be. The strands … Read more
Sitting here eating fresh from the ocean delicate tuna sashimi it is easy to shut my eyes and imagine I am somewhere fancy in Tokyo, whereas in fact I am here in Niue, the Pacific island only a … Read more
The tomatoes are like nothing I have ever seen before, their colour densely red and full of rich flavoured juice. Maybe this has something to do with a summer of brilliant hot days, no rain at all, yet enough underground … Read more
Now that the kids are back to school and calm is restored, it is the perfect time to consider where you might head to next holidays or even for a long weekend away to break up the school term. … Read more
Kai Niue Food Festival is 19-22 September 2014 This event is designed to showcase our extraordinary local foods to the world and to learn from culinary experts’ new ways to prepare, cook and present our food. Running for 4 days … Read more