Coffee snobbery dissolved in an instant
“Damn, you people take coffee seriously,” said the visiting American staying in our apartment. We do. So so seriously. Especially in our state capital cities. We spend more time in cafes, buy more...
View ArticleWorld’s best barista pays homage to Clonakilla wines
Meet Tim Kirk, owner and winemaker at the much sought after Clonakilla out the back of Australia's capital, Canberra. The cool southern tablelands produce some of the best shiraz in the country. The...
View ArticleItalian Joy by Carla Coulson – giveaway
WHO: Australian Carla Coulson left her corporate job and Sydney life to start a new life in Europe as a photographer. In her first book, Italian Joy, she describes the joys and hardships of her first...
View ArticleDepressed? How travel might help
Writer Matt Haig thinks travel is useful for people who suffer from depression because “it takes you out of yourself”. Depression tends to envelop and compress your world, and literally getting away...
View ArticleNorthern Heat by Helene Young – giveaway
WHAT: Steamy, heart-pounding romance set in tropical Queensland, where feisty heroine meets mysterious dude playing the stock market on a laptop from his boat. Apart from the stock market, he works at...
View ArticleTasting the kapow factor of baijiu
There’s a few flushed faces in the room as China’s national firewater is downed in tiny gulps. It has a BANG the baijiu virgins aren’t expecting. Bloggers, Instagrammers and the curious are crammed...
View ArticleWhale watching in Australia makes a splash
Imagine waking up to the spectacular sight of a whale breaching or spotting a whale with her baby calf in tow? Whale watching in Australia is a winter/spring highlight – particularly on Australia’s...
View ArticleNoma will pop up in Sydney
Holy smoked/pickled/cured mackerel, Batman! The much-awarded noma restaurant will relocate from Copenhagen to Sydney for 10 weeks in January 2016, to share the best of Australian produce as seen...
View ArticleMystery Box Rally – you’re doing what?
Only Australia would have a cancer research fundraiser called Shitbox Rally. Shitbox Rally is not a race, rather a challenge to achieve the unthinkable – to drive crappy cars worth $1,000 each, across...
View ArticleSydney Harbour sculptures go green
Outdoor art at its best. Sydney Harbour’s foreshore areas around Woolwich Dock and Clarkes Point feature dramatic sculptures from prominent and emerging artists. The 112 entries in this year’s...
View Article2015 WOW awards winners
2015 WOW Awards Winners There were 107 entries by 123 designers (some, who worked in pairs on one entry) chosen to appear in this year’s show to compete for a prize pool of 40 awards with a...
View ArticleWearable art rebels against the mundane
Enter another world where the human body becomes a canvas. New Zealand’s World of Wearable Art Awards bends traditional perceptions of art, technology and fashion. It choreographs garments made of all...
View ArticleKininvie whisky seduces Sydney’s secret bar
Sydney’s most discreet nightspot Magazin is the launchpad for one of the world’s most exclusive whiskies. It’s a robust $210 for 375ml of Kininvie 23 Years Old Batch No. 3. So to afford it you need to...
View ArticleAustralia I a super sail on Sydney Harbour
Grand dame of the sea Australia I has been given a new life as a thrilling sailing experience on Sydney Harbour, bringing together old salts and new. The yacht is a 1977 and 1980 America’s Cup...
View ArticleDiscover cities with Lonely Planet app
Lonely Planet has launched Guides, a new, free, city guide mobile app – a pocket travel companion on the road, or when planning a trip. Available now for iOS and Android, Lonely Planet says the app...
View ArticleHow to harvest your writing talent
Put down the phone, live the moment, then take notes.” – Georgina Penney More on that in a minute. First I’ll spruik Georgina’s new novel, Summer Harvest. I have a copy to give away. WHAT: Summer...
View ArticleWorld snubs top beaches in Australia. Good!
The latest list of the world’s 10 best beaches doesn’t include one stretch of Australian sand. It makes me jump for joy. Lists like these will help our beautiful beaches remain unspoiled for longer on...
View ArticleDiscover Cronulla’s cool Blackwood Pantry
Chef Robert Lechowicz has left behind the Michelin-starred restaurants where he trained in Europe to headline at Blackwood Pantry in beachside Cronulla. The 28-year-old’s food is French in technique,...
View ArticleUnplug at the St Albans Writers Festival
A tiny, remote NSW village will host big names for the third annual St Albans Writers Festival in early September. Mad Max director George Miller, literary icon Tom Keneally and Pulitzer winner...
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