Down on the farm, Bhutan style
My farmhouse, Phobjike valley It’s seven o’clock at night and the family has sat down for dinner. I can’t say the Jones family, because Bhutanese don’t use surnames. But to […]
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Canter past Patagonian icefields. Sail the tranquil waters of Lake Como in Italy. Sip coffee in a Palestinian village. Listen to the ancient voices of Australia’s Arnhem Land. Climb the mountain paths of northern Albania. Let’s go!
What they’re wearing in Bhutan right now: fashion show in Thimphu
My first night in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, was spent at a glamorous fashion parade. My second night was spent sitting on a farmhouse kitchen floor, eating rice with […]
Searching for the face of Bhutan
I wish lived in a different, less politically-correct age, so I could write like Norman Lewis, who wrote that “The mulatta girls of Havana were seen to flaunt the biggest […]
En route to Bangkok
Bangkok airport. The soundtrack: Terry Oldfield on the chimes and meditation bowl, churning out a Healing Sounds journey – to get that pre-Bhutan Buddhist feelin’. The book: Norman Lewis’s ‘The […]
From British royalty to Victorian winery walkabouts: travel deals June 2, 2013
Mediterranean flavour: Santorini is the final destination in Maeve O’Meara’s Greek gastronomy tour. Photo: Getty Images Australia Queensland Make a date for a night in at the movies, at the […]
Katrina Pizzini’s ricotta & spinach gnocchi with creamy blue sauce
Here it is: the easiest gnocchi recipe ever, fresh from the Victorian high country. I took a photo and threw it up online, but someone suggested it made them want […]
Drink in the coffee, Rhone varietals or a Himalayan vista: travel deals 26 May 2013
Drink coffee in Brisbane, Rhone varietals in Rutherglen, or just drink in the view in the Indian Himalayas. Victoria Discover the rich reds, Rhone varietals and sweet muscats of Rutherglen […]
First bloom for bonny baby beauties: saying cheese in Victoria’s high country
It’s been a week since these baby camemberts were born, at the Milawa Cheese Factory in the Victorian high country, and their downy fuzz is just starting to grow. At […]
Deep fabulousness in Vietnam, heli-ski New Zealand or frock up in Melbourne: travel deals May 19, 2013
InterContinental Danang Sun peninsula Resort, Vietnam Is this the most gorgeous photo ever? It was a toss-up between this fabulous shot of the restaurant at the InterCon Danang, designed by […]
Make like Ellen on Hayman, jet across Australia, hike to Everest’s back door: travel deals May 12
Ubirr, Northern Territory Make like Ellen on Hayman Island, air-cruise the continent on a private jet or hike to Everest’s back door in this week’s best domestic and international deals. […]