A flower? That grows inside your cup of tea? How can that possibly make sense…? Well at Mama’s Homemade Dumplings it ALL makes sense! Opening for the first time a […]
Chef’s Table Dinner at Raincheck Lounge – Hobart, Tasmania
It’s time for an old favourite! Raincheck Lounge has been our ‘go to’ venue for a long time. Whenever in doubt, go to Raincheck! More often than not our occasional […]
Cathedral Rock Hike – Neika, Tasmania
Background Take the Huon Road from Hobart down to Neika. Drive through Neika and about 3km to the south you will come to a right hand turnoff onto Betts Road. […]
The Manor Grill, or was it Fawlty Towers? – Hobart, Tasmania
I hadn’t planned on reviewing the Manor Grill, but some experiences just have to be shared. I was there for a work function with about 10 other people, so the camera […]
Ahoy maties!! It’s dinner at The Drunken Admiral – Hobart, Tasmania
Themed restaurants. Love them? Hate them? To be honest, most I’ve been to have been pretty average. Raising the art of misdirection to obscene levels, luring you in with bright […]
Shiratani Unsuikyo Hike – Yakushima, Japan
How to get to the Shiratani Unsuikyo Hike on Yakushima Island For information on how to get to Yakushima, please drop by my Japan travel planner. We were based in […]
Breakfast at Environs – Hobart, Tasmania [now closed]
You know that feeling when you look at a plate of food and think to yourself, “It’s not humanly possible to finish that…”? It happened. The culprit? Environs Cafe, ‘Savoury […]
Pollen Tea Room – Hobart, Tasmania
Hands up everyone who wishes they were Latvian!! Anyone…?? No…? How about if I told you you get an extra day of presents, food and good times every year?! Interested? […]
Senjogahara Plateau Hike – Nikko, Japan
Background Take the Tobu bus from Nikko to the Ryuzu-no-taki bus stop. A bus timetable can be found on the Japan National Tourism Organisation website. There are a number of […]
Loma del Pliegue Tumbado Hike – El Chalten, Argentina
Hiking is huge around the El Chalten area, but sometimes you just wish you could have the trail to yourself, right? If that sounds like you, check out this Loma […]