If you were to ask a nutritionist if it’s humanly possible to gain two kilograms in just three days I think he’d say no. However, I can vouch, through personal experience, that it is entirely doable. Such is the magic of the Great Barrier Reef’s Bedarra Island that for weeks after our return I shall [...]

Photo Courtesy of Emporium Hotel
On a recent short stay in Brisbane I was thrilled to stay in the lovely Emporium Hotel. Everything you could ask for in a chic, boutique hotel including its location in the slightly grungy and deeply cool Fortitude Valley.

The Belle Epoque Café next door is a handy spot for breakfast. A [...]

The Book Kitchen was just one of a long list of recommendations I was given recently when I traveled to Sydney for Australian Fashion Week, and it turned out to be a real gem.

It’s a cute little spot, just across the road from The Bourke Street Bakery. Bourke Street and Crown Street in Surry [...]

Across the road from The Book Kitchen sits The Bourke Street Bakery. Nestled in the ground floor of a corner site, the service area is only about 4sq metres, and glass cabinets bursting with freshly-baked treats seem to surround you.

Top picks are the Strawberry & Vanilla Creme Brulee tarts, the iced coffee, an array [...]

Adelaide is a city that I have to say didn’t feature on my list of ‘must sees’ but I found myself pleasantly surprised. Khai Liew’s furniture showroom on Magill Road was a highlight as was the superbly curated Museum of Economic Botany. In fact the museum alone made the trip worthwhile …and I [...]

The Best Christmas Window this year goes to my favourite vintage furniture store in Sydney, Ken Neale’s Twentieth Century Modern. There’s not a snippet of tinsel in site.
Twentieth Century Modern, Unit 3, 138 Darlinghurst Rd, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia. +61 2 9331 2033

A friend of mine remarked to me a few months ago that “if you can’t be bothered with a plane ride to New York, Melbourne is definitely the next best thing,” which is a rather big call. However like New York, Melbourne is a vibrant, thriving city with a style and a modus operandi all [...]

A few days in Sydney and one excellent Olympic window seen.

Clovelly is a sweet suburb a couple of beaches south of Bondi, and north of Coogee. There is a small village about 7min walk up the hill from the beach, that is home to Clodeli, a delicious cafe and deli that serves great corn cakes with tomato salsa and wasabi.
The village also has a great [...]

Photo by James Geer
Words by Adam Blakey

A Great Summer Holiday Could Be Right Under Your Nose
Melbourne in summer has got to be the most under-rated holiday city on earth. It’s hot, it’s got a bangin’ music scene and after enduring the long miserable winter the three million people who call the place home can’t [...]