Overdue for a bit of R&R, I recently set my sights on Stradbroke Island for a few days away. Living on the Sunshine Coast, it is not too far away, but far away from home enough to feel like we were actually away on a break. North Stradbroke Island, or Straddie, as it is affectionately [...]
Ahhh. Whangaroa you have my heart. It would have to be one of the hidden jewels of the earth. Part of me wants to say, ‘Go there go there’. They other part wants me to stay silent so it retains its unspoilt beauty and tranquillity and it can just be mine, and a handful of [...]
I have a few favourite things… amongst them, historical buildings and gin. There is something old world and romantic about the two combined. Well, in my mind there is. That is what I love about Tasmania, you don’t have to look too hard to discover this old world romance, it pretty much surrounds you, especially [...]
Cape Raoul. Wow. The best way I can describe it is as one of those ‘take your breath away’ kind of places and definitely one of Tasmania’s most glorious day hikes and possibly one of its best-kept secrets – although maybe not to the locals. I had certainly never heard of it. But every year [...]
There are lots of great food tours on the Sunshine Coast, all of them offering something unique, but I don’t know that there is anything quite as unique as Live It Tour’s Camels and Canapés Experience. I recently joined Live It Tours on their most recent tour to do some behind the scenes photography when [...]
The Sunshine Coast really does showcase some great innovation when it comes to the foodie scene, and I love it when I stumble upon something new and different, especially when it comes to what might be considered a favourite pastime… coffee… Recently, I was invited along to a ‘Bush to Cup Experience’ hosted by Montville [...]
Having climbed most of the Glass House Mountains, the only one really left to climb was the prize, Mount Beerwah. Mount Beerwah’s summit route had been closed to the public for a number of years due to a rock slide, and upon discovering recently that it has once again been opened, it was back on [...]
I often hear people say that you can ‘do Tasmania in three days’. I am not sure how this is possible, as I felt like I needed a week in each destination, and this was particularly true for Binalong Bay and its breathtakingly beautiful Bay of Fires. It is not hard to understand why this [...]
I love Tasmania. I love it for its beauty as much as for its diversity. But I love it even more for its innovative food industries, especially when it comes to cheese… and spirits… Now that probably makes me sound like an inebriated glutton. I’m not. I meant that in an appreciative sense – I [...]
Tasmania do provenance well. But to do provenance well, you need to have a wonderful source of provisions to do it well with. We are talking food of course. Fresh, regionally produced and sourced food. Regional produce features strongly on menus throughout Tasmania and so do the stories. As I am sure I have mentioned [...]
