Saturday night in Daylesford
On Saturday night, I was in Kazuki, the newest restaurant in delicious Daylesford, about 90 minutes north of Melbourne. Daylesford is, of course, hip to the eyeballs. Only a population […]
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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!
Poor Ned, it’s hard to get a head
Death mask of Ned Kelly. Police killer or a true, blue Aussie? Bushranger Ned Kelly is back in the news, 130 years after he was hung till dead in Old […]
A different direction: Lovin’ Lorne
My drive from Melbourne to Lorne, on the Victorian coastline, is not quite Hunter S. Thompson’s iconic road journey, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, where he packs his attorney, […]
Where good looks count: Clear Mountain Lodge, Brisbane
Here’s a little tale about a lodge on Brisbane’s far northern fringe, near Samford. So I played down the arguments about the GPS, but it truly was a grim, bleak […]
Palestine moves to north Melbourne
Snapped in Brunswick/Coburg, the Arab-tastic northern suburbs of Melbourne. It was a car shot, so sorry for the quality, it reads: “On census day, let’s all say we are Palestinian!” […]
Cairo hormones high while NYC snoozes and loses
Cairo thrashes New York for late-night flirting. Who’d a thought? In case you missed it this week, online dating site Badoo found that the Egyptian capital tops the world as […]
Upper West Side comes to Melbourne
It’s a sign of Australia’s enduring cultural cringe that Melbourne now apparently has an Upper West Side. Thank you, New York City, for helping us find new names for our […]
Rest and recuperate: Singapore
Seven stopover cities where you can stretch your legs and beat the humdrum of a long-haul flight Click here to read more of this story from The Age. Why […]
Butter and pounds: it’s all a bit rich
How’s that couple in the UK who won £161 million the other day? That’s a whole lot of pounds. Yet they’ll keep the car and the same house, but might […]
Season to stay or stray
Where do foodies, culture mavens and adventurers go to embrace or escape the cold? To read the full story, click here Embrace: Make like a Melburnian and don your big […]