Are you a fan of the sassy 1920’s lady detective Miss Phryne Fisher? I sure am! She’s feisty, fearless and incredibly stylish, I’ve yet to meet anyone that doesn’t want to be a little more like Phryne, even Emma, my 6 year old, wanted to dress like Miss Fisher for Comicon last year! “This post is bought to you by…
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When you get sent a bottle of Pinot Noir called Duck Sauce what’s the first thing the comes to mind? For me it was two things, the first I’ll tell you about later, but the second was one of my all time favourite foods in the whole world, Chinese Roast Duck. My mouth is watering just thinking about it, so…
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I’ll be the first person to admit that I’m no wine expert, I’m more likely to choose a wine for it’s interesting label that it’s vintage. But over the years I’ve learnt through experience that some wines really compliment certain foods, and some just don’t work at all. There are lots of rules for pairing wine with food, most people…
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Dubai has a reputation for being a playground for the rich and famous; boasting the world’s only 7 star hotel and more luxury cars than you can poke a stick at, you’d be forgiven for thinking that you need to take out a second mortgage to holiday here. There is no denying that this city does a fantastic job of…
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Whether you are in Dubai for a week or a day, the one experience you must do is head out to the desert and watch the sun set over the sand dunes. On my most recent visit to Dubai our group had the pleasure of getting a little taste of traditional Bedouin life with Arabian Adventures on their Sundowner Dune…
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‘Brought to you by Clarks’ My kid is funny, when she’s at school she wants to be on holidays, but after just a few weeks of Summer holidays, she can’t wait to get back to school again! Emma had a great Prep year and is so keen to be a big grade 1 girl. As a parent I sent her…
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Just mention the word ‘waterslide’ to most kids and their face will light up, so imagine the reaction you’d get if they got to visit one of the biggest and best water parks in the world – Atlantis Aquaventure Dubai! I’m a big kid at heart so when the itinerary came through for my recent trip to Dubai and we…
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“Cast off the shackles of yesterday Shoulder to shoulder into the fray Our daughter’s daughters will adore us And they’ll sing in grateful chorus Well done sister suffragettes” – Mary Poppins, 1965 This post is brought to you by Transmission Films Mary Poppins was my first introduction to the Suffragette movement as a young girl, Mrs. Banks…
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Brought to you by Cats the Musical In 1981, well before the internet LOL cat phenomenon, the world got it’s cute cat fix from a little stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber called Cats, you may have heard of it? It’s hard to believe from my youthful appearance that I was around in the 80’s when Cats first premiered in…
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“Brought to you by Telstra” If you are in the Melbourne CBD this weekend you’ll notice the city has gotten just a little bit brighter. Telstra phone booths all over town are shining beams of light up into the night sky to celebrate the launch of Telstra Air, a new service that transforms the humble public phone into a Wi-Fi…
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