It is known to have the best calamari in the world. I know this because I have conducted the experiment to find out. The only other person who has come close to cooking the most divine, melt in your mouth battered calamari rings has been my sister, the Chef. Fisherman’s Wharf Woy Woy is a [...]

I love a good coastal walk. There’s our favourite one in Sydney, Bondi to Coogee, and we’ve even done a moonwalk in the Royal National Park. So, arriving in Byron Bay on a sunny day and in desperate need of some exercise, what’s one to do? I haven’t spent a lot of time in Byron. I’ve [...]

I’m not sure what I was expecting from Kiama. I had it in my head there would be lots of concrete, busy roads, and scurrying people. Don’t ask me why. Maybe because its so close to Sydney? I hear so much about it I guess I just thought it would be a largish town. Of [...]

We don’t stay in a lot of hostels anymore. But, it’s rare that I don’t walk into one without getting an immediate sense of returning home to a long lost friend. I slip into that stream of understanding and the memories come flooding in. I love being in the hostel vibe. It’s a a vibrancy [...]

I feel like we have discovered Australia’s best kept secret. Actually we may be a little late in the discovery. I think the cat was already let out of the bag with its recent accolade of being the best tourist town in Australia by the Australian Traveller magazine. We almost didn’t come. If truth be [...]

I rose early to do some work before we boarded our P & O Pacific Dawn cruise. Actually Savannah had woken me up with her grumpy hungry cries at 4am. My head was dusty from our dinner the evening and could not get back to sleep. Our good friends, Woody (Karen) and Greg and their two children met us [...]

One of the best ways to see Australia is to travel by car and stay in caravan parks around the country. This is really popular with Australians which makes it a perfect opportunity for international tourists to get to know the Australian culture. It also means you get to discover beautiful, serene natural places that [...]

A tall gum tree catches my eye at the bottom of the hill, a dragon fruit, or night-blooming cactus creeps up smothering the tree trunk and lower branches. It is not parasitic however; it’s just two good friends embracing to share their warmth on a cold and wet winter’s day. I embraced my morning coffee. [...]

You know a place is pretty special when a lamb runs out to greet you as you step out of your car. A lamb followed by a warm smile and a friendly hug usually given by long-lost friends. Anna, Andrew and their three children welcomed us onto Honeycomb Valley Farm to learn more about how [...]