Travel Binge! Great Barrier Reef, The Ghan, Uluru and the Hunter Valley in two weeks!

One Tree Hill on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays before Reefworld and Reefsleep, the Ghan Expedition, Wintjuiri Wiru at Uluru and the Keepers of the Flame by Scarborough Wines in the Hunter Valley

Just like buses, when travel opportunities come, they all seem to turn up at once. This past fortnight has been amazing, putting us across five states across Australia. From the sleeping on the Great Barrier Reef at Reefworld we join one of the world’s great rail journeys—the Ghan—in Darwin travelling all the way down to … Read more

1 bar, 2 restaurants, 14 years and a million bucks

There’s nothing quite like starting a month off with a bang—especially with young 2023 dragging its heels. But March has really hit the ground at a pace and is making up for some time lost. Even just two weeks in, we’ve hit a few great places in Sydney to eat and drink, celebrated Sydney WorldPride … Read more

We’re back, baby! Frankfurt, Vienna and Budapest, England, Italy and Paris, and Dubai too

After more than two and a half years of no international travel—we arrived home from overseas only days before Australia closed its borders in March 2020—we’ve finally left the country. Almost two months later, we’re back in Sydney. Here’s a quick rundown of where we went and what we did. This trip was ostensibly a … Read more

An Atout France salute, the Italian Film Festival inizia and Billie Eilish in the flesh

It’s hard to believe it’ll be two and a half years since Christina and I travelled internationally, but at long last we’re heading yonder into the big blue at the end of the month. And even though I managed a quick trip back to the UK for my dad’s birthday in May, it was a … Read more

Memphis, Hawaii and Dylan Alcott’s favourite wine

With travel gearing back up, it feels like everyone’s heading overseas at the moment. We’re still in the planning stage, but things are coming together. In the meantime, we’re getting our itchy feet and travel bug tended to by meeting with some friends from Memphis and Hawaii tourism boards, and distracting ourselves with visits to … Read more

A UK whirlwind, a double birthday and Newton’s apples

It’s amazing how just a couple of years of not being able to travel internationally feels like a lifetime. Especially when the dearest to us don’t live in the same country. Finally though, I was able to fly back to the UK for a quick two-week trip to see my folks, celebrate my dad’s big … Read more

Japanese wagyu, Four Seasons BKK and a Greek feast on the waterfront

A Japanese wagyu chef, an American single malt distiller and a Bangkok Four Seasons director walk into a bar… It sounds like a joke, doesn’t it?  Well, it’s when only the bar itself isn’t true, you realise what a strange, fascinating week we’ve had.  With Christina meeting wagyu chef extraordinaire Hisato Hamada, me lunching with … Read more

A Sunshine Coast adventure, a Brisbane preview and a Melbourne conference with 420 distillers

Probably as much of an understatement as it is banal, but the last couple of years have been tough. For the travel industry, we’ve had to come to almost a complete stop. But a bit like buses, all kinds of things have come together at once. Christina and I have now found ourselves living from … Read more

Singapore, Vanuatu, the rest of the world… and Ita Buttrose

It’s felt like this moment would never come again, but it has. And it’s as exciting as we thought it would be. This week just gone has been the most positive for the travel industry in Australia than any other over the last two years—it really feels like things are moving in the direction of … Read more