Think you know the Hunter Valley? Think again. This Hunter Valley Dining Safari flips the script on the region’s usual wine-first reputation and puts the food centre stage—one plate, one venue, one flavour-packed stop at a time. This immersive bus tour and hotel-stay experience celebrates the Hunter’s most creative kitchens, finest ingredients, and warm hospitality, … Continue reading Hunter Valley Dining Safari – A Food Lover’s Adventure 🍷🍽️
When we booked luxury resort Intercontinental Bali, it wasn’t the first choice but because we were doing it last minute and not a lot was left in Jimbaran. We also were strongly focused on somewhere with a good kids club and this has one. I’m not complaining, because who wouldn’t want to stay at the … Continue reading Intercontinental Jimbaran
The Renaissance Uluwatu Resort & Spa was our first hotel stay of our Bali trip, and our favourite. Sitting on top of the Uluwatu peak, amongst nature and a short car ride to the coast, this place is the epitome of luxury and relaxation. They also have a connected beach resort called Roosterfish, less than … Continue reading Renaissance Resort and Spa, Uluwatu
Hands down best hotel in Sydney! As soon as you enter into this beautiful unassuming sansdstone heritage listed building you can understand how this hotel brand has attained awards as best Hotel Brand in the World by Travel + Leisure readers around the world. In Sydney, it’s ranked number 3. We had the most luxurious … Continue reading Capella, Sydney
The home of PASTEL DE NATA - Portuguese egg custard tarts, originally from Portugal and originally made at Pasteis de Belem 🇵🇹 These are the best desserts we’ve had and we were luckily enough to have these from the OG in Belem itself. Made fresh on the day by hand and straight out of the … Continue reading The home of Pastel de Nata
Kurt went on a phenomenal whisky tour in the town of Campbelltown to see the Springbank Distillery and do some whisky tours. The tours took over 4 hours, and they toured the facility where they do everything old school, sampling some amazing drams of Whisky including a 32 year old bourbon cask Spingbank, a 24 … Continue reading Springbank Distillery in Scotland
The most stunning accomodation I ever did see! This was a suitable compromise for Kurt going to whisky distilleries and playing golf during our time in Scotland. You can find this luxury accomodation and championship golf course in Scotland on the island of Islay, close to the dunes of the ocean shores. It’s close enough, … Continue reading The Machrie @ Islay
Laphroaig Distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery located on the island of Islay in Scotland 🏴 It was established in 1815 and still operates there today. You can drop in for a dram or do a whole experience, but be sure to book. I explored the process of Laphroaig from Barley to Bottle … Continue reading Laphroaig Distillery @ Islay
As an ancient history teacher, I’ve long been teaching about the rise and fall of ancient empires, creation of settlements and development of societies and civilisations and the marvellous artistic, cultural and architectural feats. I’ve taught about the incredible artefacts and what I consider the most important discovery of all time, the Rosetta Stone. To … Continue reading The British Museum
While in Melbourne, it was a must to visit Lune Croissanterie. With stores in Fitzroy, Armadale and the CBD (as well as in Brisbane), solely selling variations of croissants, it’s a favourite for pastry lovers. You often read about the lines and lines of customers waiting on a daily basis. So, I ordered ahead, and … Continue reading Lune Croissanterie
