Top of Tassie on go-slow
“Far OUT!” says the man in my life. “There’s nothing here. Nothing! No McDonalds. No KFC. No Red Rooster.” Driving across the top of Tasmania, from Launceston to Burnie late […]
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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!
Priest keeps mum about temple secrets, now unwrapped by scientists
Looking inside the mummy to Nesperennub. Last week, I had a sneak peak at a 3000-year-old-man. Sounds a bit naughty, but he had all his clothes on, and more. Nesperennub […]
Putting the Gold Coast in your face
Risque … chocolate three ways at Salt Grill Restaurant, the Hilton Hotel. New food stars have come out to shine on the Gold Coast, leaving kebabs and burgers in the […]
Oh my goodness, Ballarat!
Oh my goodness! Miss Lulu snapped in Ballarat.
BRISBANE: We’re going north on an urban safari
Neither floods nor cyclones can dent the relentless reinvention of Brisbane, with celeb chefs and real espresso all over town. In a city where, traditionally, the word ‘hip’ is automatically […]
Dishing up the delish
Union Dining, Richmond Ready, set, eat! Give your tastebuds a workout in Melbourne’s newest restaurants. “DOES she like it?” asks celebrity chef and restaurateur George Calombaris as he hovers at […]
Schnitz gets the blitz as St Kilda hollers hola to Mexico
“Ah, remember the days when those older Russian ladies would do tits’n’schnitz at the Newmarket hotel?” The barfly was seriously asking if I remembered. No mate, not me. “It was […]
Flight of the eateries: Turks are tops!
Sorry this blog is all about food at the mo, but travel search engine skyscanner has just told us what we already knew, that Turkish Airlines has the best food […]
Land of the luscious long lunch
We love a long lunch, yes we do! And we love it even more when it’s long (three hours) and a long table (half-kilometer long table that seated 1200 guests. […]
Forget Melbourne, let’s all move to Oman
Oman skyline. Ah, lovely Muscat. The capital of Oman has always been gorgeous (and hot and dusty and did I mention hot), and now it’s even more attractive, having been […]