Products I love: kick-ass shoes
This is the first in a new series of posts looking at travel products I have tried and tested. All products featured will be genuine recommendations - my opinions cannot be bought! First cab off the...
View ArticleProducts I love: new luggage tags
(All products featured in this section are genuine recommendations – my opinion cannot be bought!) I am so impressed by these new luggage tags by Australia company Stick ‘n Go. They’re really tough,...
View ArticleWhy I love mystery hotels
We made a trip to Sydney on the weekend and decided it would be fun to book a mystery hotel and see where we ended up. We went through the last minute booking site need it now and got a really good...
View ArticleMy guide to Noosa
The December issue of the Qantas inflight magazine has just hit seatbacks and features an article I wrote on my (adopted) hometown, Noosa. It includes recommendations on Noosa restaurants,...
View ArticleResort recommendation: Phuket
I’ve had a couple of emails from people wanting to know which resort I was referring to in my previous post. It was the Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket, which I absolutely recommend (I stayed there...
View ArticleMy top travel tips
I love the feeling of leaving everything behind when I travel – and that includes most of my belongings. Lugging big suitcases around is not fun and I always figure if you’ve got a passport, some money...
View ArticleCooking with Christine Manfield
I had a wonderful day at the Freestyle Escape Cooking School on the weekend, doing a class with the fabulous Christine Manfield. Drawing on Christine’s extensive studies of food in India, we made a...
View ArticleA genuine escape
I promised to tell you about the accommodation at Freestyle Escape, which can be booked independently of the cooking school or any other activities there. It’s about 90 minutes from Brisbane, tucked...
View ArticleRecommended travel websites
There are so many websites for travel information and bookings, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some of the sites I will be using in 2013. Flight bookings Skyscanner has become my go-to...
View ArticleStep inside, the weather is fine
I don’t know much about Doctor Who, but I think we are in the TARDIS. We’re not time-travelling in this phone-box-like contraption, but attempting to dry ourselves after going on the water rides at...
View ArticleLoving our southern reef
It’s only minutes after we leave the shore that a huge green sea turtle appears beside the boat, popping its head up for a good look before disappearing back into the depths. A few seconds later, our...
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