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 […]
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. Phnom Penh When I emerged from my cabin in the morning, we were moored at Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. Moored at Phnom Penh. The […]
Two cheeky monkeys named Ruby and Zoe, dressed in pink, purple and blue. “Happy birthday, Ruby!” I said. “Ooo oo oh!” said the two monkeys. Two cheeky monkeys, my nieces Ruby and Zoe. Hmm… Do you think there might be a party somewhere nearby? We were celebrating my niece Ruby’s 5th birthday and as usual, [&hellip…
Update, July 2015: Fuku has changed name to Tsunami Ko and has a new menu format. “Fuku” is not a naughty word, but non-Japanese speakers may enjoy thinking it is! Pronounced “foo-koo”, it means “blessed” or “lucky” and is the name of Mosman Park’s newest Japanese restaurant. Jac and I were rece…