It is shaping up to be a summer spent on the water. Well, at bars on the water, anyway. A few weeks ago I was tucking into fresh oysters and lobster rolls in Hell’s Kitchen on NYC’s Floating Lobster Shack, and back in Melbourne last weekend I was sipping on sparkling and rose on Melbourne’s first floating bar. Melbournians love a good trend, love a pop-up … Continue reading Blink & You’ll Miss It: Melbourne’s pop up floating bar
A Hudson River Cruise is a popular must-do activity in New York City, but the idea of cramming into a boat with hoards of ipad-as-camera toting tourists was not super appealing. On the recommendation of a friend who lives in New York, my boyfriend and I spent an evening aboard the North River Lobster Co, a floating lobster shack & bar on a boat that docks in Hell’s … Continue reading A Sunset Cruise on the Hudson with North River Lobster Co
Summer is slowly fading in New York City, so I’m glad that I spent Sunday morning making the most of the clear blue skies and sunshine in Central Park. We hired a row boat on Central Park Lake, followed by brunch at the Loeb Boathouse. Hiring a row boat on Central Park Lake My boyfriend and I went to Central Park with three of his colleagues from … Continue reading Boating on the Lake & Brunch at the Loeb Boathouse, Central Park
My little sister was in Melbourne on the weekend (yay!), so we met our uncles for lunch on South Melbourne Beach. After a bitterly cold week, including the coldest morning in Melbourne in eighteen years, I was excited to be able to show my sister how beautiful Melbourne can be under blue skies – even if it’s while braving icy winds. Opposite the beach, the street … Continue reading Lunch at South Melbourne Beach
If there was a day during our trip from Paris-Athens that we didn’t each gelato, it evidently wasn’t worth remembering. Gelato, sorbet and on one occasion, plain old ice cream, was an essential party of our daily diet because this is what you do when you’re it’s summer, you’re in Europe with your best friend and you’re twenty years old. Sorbet at Berthillon, Paris On my … Continue reading The Gelato Diaries: France, Italy & Greece
Melbourne’s Southbank is very touristy, but I’ve come to appreciate Southbank for its pretty river views and nice mix of cafes, bars and restaurants. There are some great places to eat and drink in Southbank, it’s just a matter of knowing where to go. Southbank is a short stroll across the footbridge from the city and is close to a number of hotels, making it … Continue reading The 10 Best Places to Eat & Drink in Southbank, Melbourne
Sovereign Hill is an immersive, open-air museum in Ballarat that recreates a 19th century town during Victoria’s Gold Rush. It’s one of the best things to do in the Goldfields, and a popular attraction year-round, but especially in winter when the whole “town” lights up after dark for the annual Winter Wonderlights festival. David & I visited Sovereign Hill for the Winter Wonderlights on a … Continue reading Winter Wonderlights at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat
A weekend in the capital of food, wine & whisky-loving Tasmania meant one thing: Non-stop indulgence. A weekend of gastronomic overload wouldn’t be complete with a high tea in Hobart, at Hadley’s Hotel. Hobart is the second-oldest city in Australia, but it feels like the oldest. Unlike in Sydney, there are no skyscrapers or towering modern icons here. The sandstone warehouses & heritage buildings of Salamanca … Continue reading High Tea at Hadley’s Hotel, Hobart
The Queen Victoria Market is the biggest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere, and a Melbourne icon. It’s usually only open during the day time, but it runs the Queen Vic Night Market during the week on Wednesdays, throughout summer and winter. Instead of the usual traders, who predominantly sell fruit, vegetables and other produce, the Night Market is full of hot food stalls … Continue reading Melbourne’s Queen Vic Night Market
One of the most important parts of any trip to Hobart is deciding where to eat and drink. Tasmania’s capital is one of Australia’s best foodie destinations, despite it’s smalls size. Tasmania has built its reputation as a foodie destination on the back of hardworking salmon & oyster industries, distilleries and wineries, and countless producers, chefs and restauranteurs who bring their produce to life. Where … Continue reading Where to eat & drink in Hobart