Hold up, wait a minute! More breakfast? Hells yes, more breakfast! Don’t act like you don’t love waking up and treating your tired, worn-out bag of bones to a nice hearty meal to kick-start your day. Breakfast is a special meal, it brings people together, it gives life back to the hungover, replenishes the fast metabolisms of … Read more
Our alarm went off with a gentle trill at 4:45 am and in the pitch black, in my sleepy state, I couldn’t remember why the heck it would be sounding off so early. For a split second I nearly turned it off and rolled over to go back to sleep, but then I remembered… we … Read more
few months ago I got an email from the team behind the Felton Food Festival, inviting me to come along and join the fun, food and activities. To be honest, I’d never heard of the festival before, so had no clue what it was about. I jumped online, googled the crap out of it and quickly … Read more
A weekend getaway should make you feel like you’re far from home, even if you aren’t. It should be relaxing, easy, and make you feel a little bit special, which is exactly how my weekend escape to Spicers Hidden Vale felt. Spicers Hidden Vale I had heard about Spicers retreats long before I’d ever stayed … Read more
Throughout my life, I have said some crumby things about other women and I feel embarrassed just thinking about it. There have been times when I have been jealous, angry, insecure, frustrated, spiteful and petty and said things that aren’t nice. Worst of all, 99% of these things have been said behind their backs. Put-downs, … Read more
Recently, we spent four days in Melbourne for a slightly longer weekend escape. Part of our stay was spent at the recently refurbished Mantra City Central, which is right in the heart of Melbourne. It gave us a taste of inner-city living and both Matt and I started to feel like real Melbournians with our … Read more
Melbourne is one of those eclectic, easy-going cities you can quite happily visit on a whim. When you’re looking for a weekend getaway, Melbourne is just one of those places that easily springs to mind. It’s easy to book, easy to get there and a very easy city to spend a weekend exploring. With so … Read more
Here’s a funny story – at the end of grade 11 I was failing English. True story! There are a few reasons why, but the real takeaway from this is, now, I work as a travel writer (yeah, that’s right, I’m referring to myself as the pro travel writer in this situation). The blog is … Read more
On my first big overseas adventure, I gained about 7kg in 6 weeks. I’m being conservative there, it was more like 10kg. But even thinking about gaining so much weight so quickly doesn’t sound possible and yet, my thighs will confirm it did happen. Everyone kept telling me I would be ‘fine’ and weight gain wouldn’t … Read more
‘There’s just nothing to do in Brisbane. It’s boring. It doesn’t have the cosmopolitan feel of Melbourne or the iconic landmarks of Sydney. It’s got nothing to offer the international traveller.’ I am shooting the man sitting across from me the filthiest look I can muster. His Brisbane put-downs have got my blood boiling, doesn’t … Read more