Travel & food chat with Dennis Leslie, Executive Sous Chef at the Adelaide Oval
A travel & food chat with Chef Dennis Leslie. In this interview, I find out about his favourite food destinations, his foodie discoveries while on the road and how he feels about eating notorious fertilized duck embryo. Continue reading Travel & food chat with Dennis Leslie, Executive Sous Chef at the Adelaide Oval
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island: Barefoot Luxury
“Barefoot luxury” is a term I hear more and more these days. I’ve often pondered its meaning. What is barefoot luxury?
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Touring the Barossa
Rich rolling hills, endless vineyards and farms – the Barossa is food and wine heaven, renowned for its bold, gutsy, luscious Shiraz. Touring the Barossa should be on every foodie’s wish list.
10 things I learned driving a Spaceship campervan
3305 kilometers, Sydney to Cairns: lush hills, dry brush, charming towns, stunning coast, endless surf, sand and sun – an amazing road trip across one crazy beautiful country.
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Fraser Explorer Tours 2-day adventure: Dingoes, Dunes & Desolation
Steve Salter remembers scrambling up and across Hammerstone Sandblow on Fraser Island as a young lad on a Boy Scouts’ camping trip. Continue reading Fraser Explorer Tours 2-day adventure: Dingoes, Dunes & Desolation
Australia road trip: grilled peaches and cream with macadamia nut crumble
Grilled peaches and cream: local peaches grilled, topped with pure cream and macadamia nut crumble
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Australia road trip: campervan fish and chips
“Fish and chips”: Pan-seared Barramundi with native Australian herbs, served with potatoes, coleslaw and “poor backpacker’s tartar sauce” Continue reading Australia road trip: campervan fish and chips
On the road in Australia: “The Great Kohlrabi Challenge”
It’s hard to miss Pat D’Onofrio at the Adelaide Showground Farmers Market every Sunday morning. Not only is there a giant queue around his Patlin Gardens booth to buy vegetables (yes, a lineup to buy veggies), Pat stands behind the piles of fresh produce and sings their praises.
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The buzz on the tenants of postbox 321, Kangaroo Island
Kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, echidnas, penguins, seals and sea lions – I thought I had seen everything on Kangaroo Island until my guide Craig pulled the 4×4 into the Vivonne Bay “post office.” Continue reading The buzz on the tenants of postbox 321, Kangaroo Island