The sounds of abras gliding over the winding waterways turn into music. Over the tent-filled terrace, the full moon casts a silvery light while the majestic Burj Al Arab hotel rising from the Arabian Gulf puts on a spectacle of colour and light. This is not a mirage. Shoo Fee Ma Fee is a Moroccan [...]

If you’re looking to impress a visitor to Sydney and show them icons beyond the Harbour Bridge and Opera House, take a drive to the north side. The Newport Arms hotel is a prime spot to enjoy a causal meal by the water in a location that would make Sydneysiders fall in love with their [...]

This is a guest post by Craig C. I spent over a year planning our trip to Alaska and during that period I’m sure I spent more hours researching the three week holiday than I actually spent on it. But it was worth the effort. The trip was superb, everything I had hoped for – [...]

This is a guest post by Andy. I’m not sure if it’s just that we were looking in the wrong areas, or just a trait of a typical tourist destination, but finding an easy meal in Luzern, Switzerland is no easy task. A cold October evening had my wife and I fervently scurrying down cobbled [...]

At Pane e Acqua in Milan, you won’t be confined to bread and water as the name suggests. The fashionable restaurant in the Magenta neighbourhood will take you on a culinary and arty journey reminiscent of a dining room set within an art gallery. From the soft-cushioned banquettes, you can rest your back against foam [...]

Sitting at Le Grand Café by Bécasse in the shiny new incarnation of the Alliance Française de Sydney, I am reminded of how quickly time passes. The last time I was at the Clarence Street address, I was still in high school uniform participating in various concours and competitions that the Alliance ran for French [...]

With the drive in the Médoc region coming to an end, we take the road back to Bordeaux. It’s difficult to imagine that we have driven from  Toulouse via Condom then all the way to one of the most prestigious wine region in France to visit Château Lafite Rothschild – all in one day. This [...]