I was feeling rather ambitious this Australia Day… thinking a family walk would be a nice Australian way to see the day in and I had always wanted to ‘walk’ to the top of Mt Tibrogargan, one of the ominous peaks of the Glass House Mountains, on the Sunshine Coast’s beautiful hinterland. Mt Tibrogargan had [...]
I had never been snorkelling before, I am not quite sure why… I have some recollection of an attempt in younger years, but my memory is more of an extremely unpleasant rush of water up my nose which can be rather off putting, and I presume that this is why a future in underwater exploration [...]
In the order of romance, certain sacrifices need to be made. I am usually all in, so the sacrifices are generally made by my wonderful cherry babe, who was bravely going along with this whole ‘honeymoon thing’. We were actually on our honeymoon, so romantic activities are generally expected, although I tried to make my [...]
It is not easy deciding on a honeymoon destination… just sayin’… It is such an incredibly special moment in any newly married couple’s life, there is a certain sense of expectation and obligation, of how fantastic and ultimately, romantic, that once in a lifetime holiday is actually going to be. Criteria? Well, we had plenty… [...]
For me Queenstown was a lot of firsts… First ski trip, first zipline, first hot air balloon ride, first helicopter flight, first white water raft, first (and only) proposal, and… first Fergburger. Well, considering that you can only get a Fergburger in Queenstown, the fact that it was always going to be a first is [...]
It is debatable which of Sydney’s two icons, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, is the more scenic/popular/iconic. It would be hard to choose. But take into account the rich history, the incredible construction, the stunning vantage point, the starkness against the skyline, and we are edging slightly towards a winner… the [...]
I have been itching to indulge my taste buds for quite some time and every time a fellow foodie mentioned Sake and how wonderful / fantastic / sensational it was, I would squirm uncomfortably on my seat and make a mental note: Must. Visit. Soon. Finally the stars aligned and my evening was locked in [...]
Paddington has always been a favourite of mine, long before I ever started spending reasonable amounts of time there. There is an eclectic blend of old and new that makes this busy little precinct especially charming and unique. Art galleries, antique stores and their poorer cousins, bric-a-brac and second hand stores spill out on to [...]
I have been looking forward to the debut of The Lone Ranger with much anticipation ever since it was first announced, and the reality of it was that there was nothing else that was really going to matter about this movie… it had Johnny Depp in it… that’s enough for me. Forget the fact that [...]
When I heard that Baz Luhrmann was doing a movie version of The Great Gatsby , I knew that I was inevitably going to be drawn into all of the hype… I wouldn’t be able to help myself… to me, this man is pure genius and everything he touches feels like it has been personalised [...]
