I love to travel, my parents love to travel, as kids my sister and I would occasionally miss school to go on extended overseas vacations. We were lucky enough to travel the world, and the experience and memories are a gift that I will always have with me. My family wasn’t well off so a way to make travel affordable…
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If you ever find yourself in the city tight on cash or really hungry (or both), you can do worse than sitting down for a tasty vegetarian curry at Om Vegetarian. $6.50 doesn’t buy you much these days, especially in the CBD, but for just a pocket full of change you’ll get: two Vegetarian curries, Basmati rice cooked with peas,…
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I love flicking through the pages of glossy shelter mags and checking out home tours on sites like The Design Files and Apartment Therapy. I like to see how other people inhabit their homes, it says a lot about them, what they chose to surround themselves with. There is also a part of me that is a little voyeuristic, not…
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When it comes to rooftop experiences, Melbourne has got it covered, you’ll find trendy types hanging out at rooftop bars, restaurants and cinemas around town. And now the rooftop scene is complete with the opening of a brand new accommodation concept – St Jerome’s The Hotel. From May 20, you can sleep under the stars in luxury camp style digs…
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Travelling is awesome, all the big stuff like, trying different food, seeing the sights, trying to communicate with the locals, it’s challenging and makes life feel like an adventure. But sometimes it’s the little things that you normally take for granted, that really make you realise that you are far from home. Take the humble toilet for example, we’ve all…
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Phryne Fisher is back! Fans of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, me being one of them, have patiently waited for the series return of this visually stunning production to our small screens. The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, swans into early 1929 Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit. As a Melbournian, I love how meticulously, and lavishly…
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The Melbourne Museum is hosting The WW1 Centenary Exhibition to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War. This is the most historical and significant exhibition from the UK’s IWM (Imperial War Museums) to ever leave Great Britain and visit Australia. I took my dad, who is a bit of a history buff, to a preview tour of the exhibition….
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I was recently invited to preview a unique collaboration between Etsy.com and The Cullen Hotel in Melbourne. Creative duo Marsha Golemac and Brooke Holm were tasked with a world first, to takeover and transform a hotel room and create Etsy at the Cullen. With handpicked homewares from Australia’s burgeoning Etsy community of makers, and some savvy non-permanent interior design solutions…
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I love wasabi peas, they are little unassuming legumes that really pack a flavour punch. Normally I pair them with beer because it’s the only thing that will extinguish their fiery goodness, but I’d never though to add them to a roast beef salad until… I had this delicious and healthy Roast Beef, Broccolini and Wasabi Pea salad at the…
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Driving down North rd in Melbourne’s south east, the last thing you expect to find in it’s semi-industrial surrounds is an Oasis. Well the Oasis Bakery, that is… A Middle Eastern bakery, cafe and specialist grocery store. After living and working in Melbourne’s north for most of my life, where middle eastern food and pastries are delicious and plentiful, I…
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