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 […]
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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!
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 […]
Believe the hype: Chin Chin
Spanner crab and chicken salad. I would have photographed the fab kingfish sashimi for you, but I ate it too quickly. Is Melbourne under the influence of a new Thai […]
Rise and shine: the new islands of the north
Chopper cam: an uninhabited island in the Palm Island group. After a flurry of sales and makeovers, Queensland’s islands of the north beckon anew. After the devastation left by last […]
Bubba’s happy, mama’s happy, let’s eat!
“Does she like it?” celebrity chef and restauranteur George Calombaris is hovering at our table, hands clasped, face concerned. The food critic puckers her lips and spits the spoon out, […]
Blue suede shoes in the age of innocence
Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Julia gets rushed by the mob, and is swept up in the arms of her bodyguard on the most patriotic day of Australia’s calendar. Lookit them. *sigh* […]
Right wavelength: Heron Island
Turtles viewed from the island’s quasi-submarine “INFANTS are just hand luggage,” a travel veteran told me before the arrival of a Jackson jnr. “Take them to all the posh restaurants […]