Month: June 2015

  • Getting Beach Ready

    Getting Beach Ready

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    Before heading off on my rather last-minute sailing jaunt in Turkey I had to deal with the big issue of how to get myself a bikini body or at the very least beach ready in less than two weeks. Experience has taught me that no matter how many grapefruits I ate I was never going…

  • Sailing The Turquoise Coast in Turkey

    Sailing The Turquoise Coast in Turkey

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    It usually doesn’t take much to convince me to travel somewhere, but I don’t think I’ve said yes to an overseas trip quicker than I did a few weeks ago when I was invited to Turkey. Some close friends of mine from Australia are doing a six month trip around the world and they decided…

  • Review: A Slice of Japan

    Review: A Slice of Japan

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    My love of Japanese food has been well-documented for anyone who’s seen my Instagram feed, so when I was invited to review the “Slice of Japan” food festival at the Sofitel’s Pondicherry Cafe I simply couldn’t refuse. The Sofitel had brought in Chef Kazuhiko who lives in Kobe and trained at prominent restaurants both in…

  • Exploring Bhubaneshwar: Dhauligiri and Ashoka’s Edict

    Exploring Bhubaneshwar: Dhauligiri and Ashoka’s Edict

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    I’ve been very bad at keeping my blog updated this year, busy working, travelling and collecting new stories. But I’m keeping a record of all the incredible things I’ve seen, eaten and done so that I can keep sharing them. Visiting Dhauligiri near Bhubaneshwar is one of those experiences, I visited there a couple of…