This competition is now closed. Scroll to the final comment for the announcement of the two winners. It’s Ice Cream Week at online kitchenware store Kitchenware Direct and TFP is joining in the fun. Thanks to Kitchenware Direct, I’ve given away an ice cream maker before here at the blog, but this time around, I […]
My final morning on the RV Mekong Pandaw and last day in Vietnam. This carefree cruise existence was beginning to fade away. Unwanted thoughts of work and the daily routine I’d so easily temporarily left behind were quickly creeping back into my head. I was determined to enjoy what was left of this trip down […]
After 7 years and three cameras that I mostly used on full-auto settings, I’ve upgraded to a full-frame DSLR camera, a Nikon D600 – and have finally begun to learn to use a camera properly. I’ve wanted to learn photography for ages but always felt I was too busy. I wasn’t prepared to commit to […]
Lincolns* in Highgate has oodles of that quaint-yet-familiar cafe style – it’s a cross between a hidden object game and an episode of Hoarders: shelves loaded with teapots, tins of tea, packets of coffee beans, antique china cups and saucers, old cook books and a bird cage to match the one painted in the front […]
This trip was hosted (what does this mean?) – I travelled to Cambodia and Vietnam and experienced the RV Mekong Pandaw cruise as a guest of Vietnam Airlines. Brick factory After breakfast on our second-last day in Vietnam, we visited a brick factory. I always approach everything with an open mind, but this turned out […]
In this post: Perth readers, win 1 of 10 Crust Gourmet Pizza seasonal menu dinners Heirloom Tomato Upper Crust Pizza (AU$19). Left half with extra toppings for a ‘Joe special’ – potato and chorizo. Regular readers will remember earlier this year Jac and I joined some of Perth’s food bloggers at a pizza party at […]
This trip was hosted (what does this mean?) – I travelled to Cambodia and Vietnam and experienced the RV Mekong Pandaw cruise as a guest of Vietnam Airlines. Day 5: Border crossing into Vietnam After a couple of mornings on the ship, I began getting up early to jump on the exercise bike in an […]
On the day my sister Juji got married in Las Vegas, I went to breakfast with some of our friends – a breakfast in Perth in honour of a wedding in Las Vegas. Time difference meant we couldn’t get together at the exact time of Juji’s wedding, but it’s the warm and fuzzy thoughts that […]
On the way to the Lower Chittering Markets, we all spotted a sign with the word “Cheese” on it. Appealing thoughts of cheese remained with us even as we gobbled market foods, and on our drive home we headed back to that sign, making a detour to The Cheese Barrel, the Swan Valley’s first cheese […]