Getting Off the Great Ocean Road

30
Sep

Behind Victoria’s world famous Great Ocean Road is another country.

A slight ripple on the water gives it away, though it could be a duck, a grebe perhaps? The small hairy back moves purposefully forward, dives and disappears. Not a duck or a grebe. It’s a platypus.

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Thailand Can Be a Beach

16
Sep

The sun is so bright my eyes hurt. I edge myself back into the shady veranda, not wanting to burn bright red on my first day at this small resort situated right on Koh Samui’s Bo Phut beach.

From my private view, sprawled out on a day bed overlooking the pool bordering the beach, I pick out baking sun-seekers from Mittel Europe resting on chaises-longue a step from the water. They snared the best poolside lounges before breakfast, marking their territories with bags and beach towels.

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Australia’s Best Gourmet Region

20
Jun

The Northeast of Victoria is Australia’s most interestingly varied gourmet region.

Call me prejudiced but I remain convinced.

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Chennai on a Plate

27
Mar

Chennai, biggest city in Tamil Nadu, is packed with eating options. Where to begin?

By the time I tumble out of a crowded overnight train from Kolkata, I’m ready to stretch my legs, breathe some fresh sea air and find authentic south Indian food. From Chennai’s beehive-busy station, one of the focal points in this densely populated city of 8 million people, I hail a taxi.

“Where’s the best masala dosa in town?” I ask the portly driver.

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Jawing on Javanese Food

10
Mar

Indonesian food covers the flavour gamut, like the country itself it’s packed with worlds of difference.

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