EDIT: Chulo has now closed, with Chris and the team focusing their energies on Taco Taco (and the newest addition to their family!). Over the last year or so the […]
Cambodia, Days 12-15 – Kampot Recovery
Looking back on our time in Cambodia, it’s pretty clear now that it was a holiday in two parts, with Phnom Penh forming the pivot. Acclimatising to Cambodia, temple tours […]
Burger Challenge at The Winston – Hobart, Tasmania
I’ll say it up front. I blame the beer!! It was a Friday afternoon, work was done for the week, and Clown #2 casually suggested, “You want to try the […]
A Celebration at Monty’s on Montpelier – Hobart, Tasmania [now closed]
We’re all creatures of habit, and when it comes to food Karen and I are no different. Cold nights and lamb roasts, Christmas day and barbecued prawns, early morning post […]
Dinner at The Lost Room – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
‘The Lost Room’ is a pretty apt name for this restaurant in the heart of Phnom Penh. Tucked away in the back streets, to find this place you either need […]
Tapas at The Mill on Morrison – Hobart, Tasmania [now closed]
I need to apologise in advance here folks! A rookie photographic error (incorrect aperture setting for those who care about such things), combined with dim lighting has resulted in a […]
Cambodia, Day 11 – Tuol Sleng and the Killing Fields (warning, graphic images)
Let’s play a game! Who were the first four people you saw this morning? Did your wife just wake up? Is your husband out the back mowing the lawn? Young […]
Cambodia, Day 10 – Frizz Restaurant Cooking Class
Only a few minutes up the road from our hotel in the heart of Phnom Penh was Frizz Restaurant. These guys are renowned for their cooking classes so we put […]
Cambodia, Days 8-11 – Life and colour in Phnom Penh
Between bouts of monsoonal flooding, searing sun and oppressive humidity we explored central Phnom Penh on legs that were turning an ever-so-slight shade of brown! As you’ll see from the […]
Burger Challenge at Atlantis Takeaway – Hobart, Tasmania
Atlantis. Fabled kingdom, land of milk and honey, recalled fondly by Plato as the ‘great and wonderful empire’. Home to brave warriors and wise kings, yet ultimately enslaved by their […]