Author: Brooke

Top Tips: Cologne, Germany

Top Tips: Cologne, Germany

I wouldn’t say that Cologne is a must do city trip but if you are doing a road trip of German or know that you will be close by I think it’s worth checking out. I know a lot of river cruises stop by Cologne […]

Top Tips: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Top Tips: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Amsterdam is known as the place of hens and stag dos, openly available weed, clogs and bikes but there is more to this city than just that. I certainly didn’t fall in love with Amsterdam as it was a bit too touristy for me but […]

Jamie’s Fifteen, Cornwall

Jamie’s Fifteen, Cornwall

Jamie Oliver’s restaurants have had varying levels of success over the years with Jamie’s Fifteen going from four down to two, leaving Cornwall and London as the last two. Well, I’m glad that they are still running for two reasons. One, the food is unassuming and […]

Voyager Estate, Margaret River

Voyager Estate, Margaret River

This lunch was amazing. We had booked the estate tour, tasting and 6 course discovery menu at the Voyager Estate. Unfortunately, the day we visited it poured with rain all day long so we were unable to do the tour and tasting (which we were […]

300 Days: Music and Food in the Good Ol’ South

300 Days: Music and Food in the Good Ol’ South

The southern part of America was all about music and food, two of my greatest loves, so excuse me if I forgo some of the other details!

Trius Winery, Niagara on the Lake

Trius Winery, Niagara on the Lake

I was very excited to firstly, be at a winery and secondly, be having lunch there. This really is a luxury whilst we are travelling and only something we are allowing ourselves once every few months. Warm soft french bread with a perfectly crisp crust […]

300 Days: Cuban Adventures

300 Days: Cuban Adventures

Our first experience of Cuba was fantastic. We were picked up in a very well looked after Red Chevrolet Dodge with red leather diamond cushioned seats, cream leather interiors, spacious seating and open windows for air conditioning against the balmy night. It was a bouncy […]

300 Days: Volcano Trail

300 Days: Volcano Trail

Our second tour started where the last one left off – Antigua, Guatemala. It was the week leading up to Semana Santa (Easter Week), one of the busiest weeks in Central America being a predominantly Catholic region. We did encounter lots of traffic and busyness […]

Nel, Sydney

Nel, Sydney

This was a last minute dinner before we left Sydney and I’m so glad we squeezed it in. First up, their cheese plate was amazing. Unfortunately I didn’t take note of the names of the cheeses however if you ever go to Nel’s, I would […]

300 Days: Mayan Sun

300 Days: Mayan Sun

People plan holidays in many different ways. Some people prefer to take each day as it comes and rock up to a hostel at 7pm hoping for a bed and deciding how long they will stay at each place once they get there. Others prefer […]

The Press Club, Melbourne

The Press Club, Melbourne

I love George Columbaris and The Press Club is an institution in Melbourne so I was extremely excited to try out their tasting menu. We went for the four course menu which still included so many dishes – I wonder if we really missed out by not […]

Sixpenny, Sydney

Sixpenny, Sydney

The photos from Sixpenny do not do it justice – the lighting wasn’t great but the atmosphere was lovely. You have the feeling of being in someones home… because you are. If you didn’t know Sixpenny was here, you would walk straight past it not […]

Flying Over The Blue Hole, Belize

Flying Over The Blue Hole, Belize

We were standing opposite an extremely laid back, tall gentleman who introduced himself as Charles. He was our pilot for the flight and after explaining a few safety precautions he proceeded to organise us in the plane – the two tallest at the back, two […]

Otto’s, Sydney

Otto’s, Sydney

Stephen was kindly given a Red Balloon voucher as part of his leaving gift and he decided to use it by taking us both to Otto’s at Wollomooloo for dinner. I had quite high expectations as Otto’s is somewhat of an institution in Sydney. Overall I […]

Discovering Underground Rivers at Xcaret Park, Playa del Carmen

Discovering Underground Rivers at Xcaret Park, Playa del Carmen

When searching for things to do in Playa del Carmen we came across Xcaret Park. I am not a fan of any kind of theme park so I was a little reticent to visit Xcaret as I thought it sounded a little gimmicky and touristy. […]

Silvereye, Sydney

Silvereye, Sydney

This is one of the best degustations we have ever had and unfortunately Sam Miller (formally sous chef at Noma) has gone back to England and so Silvereye came to a close back in August. We were lucky enough to get a reservation the week before […]