– With Dr Susan Merrell
I was going to call this article “The Hapless Traveller” until I realised that although he certainly is that, he’s so much more besides. I mean, how does a man who’s normally, calm, reasoned, intelligent, polite and often charming becoming a loud, demanding (but nevertheless totally incompetent) individual as soon as you add an airport […]
Jaw-droppingly beautiful – is what I’d call the lakes in northern Italy and the breathtaking scenery started even before I reached the lakes with the flight over the Alps from Lyon in France to Milan in Italy. The view from the plane was nothing short of spectacular. I’d been told that the lakes were a […]
Yesterday, I had the good fortune to be having dinner on Circular Quay at one of my favourite Sydney restaurants Sydney Cove Oyster Bar during the Sydney Harbour, Australia Day fireworks – they were spectacular. In fact, I was in the same spot as I was for the recent new years eve fireworks – but […]
There are only three hotels in this category and two are close to the two places I call home: Sydney, Australia and Arles in Provence in the south of France. Hence these hotels are not needed merely for accomodation. I go there because I love them. The other is a hotel that started out as […]
I’ve been avidly watching Rick Stein’s new series Secret France (ABC 8.30pm Thursday) as I, indeed, avidly watch most of his TV series. He’s my kind of guy: he loves to travel, particularly loves France, he loves to cook and takes great pleasure in eating, especially seafood and he likes his food to be more […]
