Adventure – the forest, the mountains beyond, and possibly a pub lunch? With such an itinerary I was soon bounding out of the house and into the car towards Nightcap National Park, about an hours drive north-west of Byron Bay. Not long after, we were driving through a large valley flanked by subtropical rainforest, which…
A few days ago I embarked on one of my fleeting food adventures and trifled with Spanish cooking. However, what I discovered in a Spanish cookbook changed my lowbrow view of sherry for good – Pedro Ximenez and the Sherry Triangle of Andalucia. While sounding like a Tintin adventure, the Sherry Triangle, I read, lies…
I’m fortunate enough to live in one of the nicest parts of Australia, where in just about every direction there’s something epic to feast your eyes on. On some afternoons I’ll walk down the road to Tallows Beach before continuing south for around 10 minutes until I reach Broken Head. Broken Head is a big,…
Donning shorts and T-shirts in the midst of a tropical winter, photographer Dee Kramer and I arrived at the foyer of Thala Beach Lodge, just south of Port Douglas. Greeted by warm smiles, we checked in, booked our lunch in Ospreys Restaurant, and decided to walk around the grounds. Further inspection revealed a bar, rock…