We’re having a very hot summer and it’s also school holidays. A few days ago there was a night where the temperature didn’t dip below 33C (92F). In my non-air-conditioned house with no ceiling fans I barely had a wink of sleep. I woke feeling drained and exhausted and knowing I couldn’t bare to hang […]
Pelican Rocks Cafe, Greenwell Point
June 11, 2016 By 29 Comments
A few weeks ago we had a night in Greenwell Point, a town of just 1,200 people in a fairly unknown part of the NSW South Coast. After waking up in the caravan park we looked for somewhere to have breakfast. Being in such a small town our expectations were low however, we were very […]
Angler’s Rest, Greenwell Point
May 3, 2016 By 39 Comments
Last weekend Drew had to be on the South Coast for an appointment. Rather than battle the two-three hour drive there and back in one day, he suggested we have a mini-break and enjoy a night away. Drew’s appointment on the Sunday morning was in Nowra so it made sense we stay either in Nowra […]
Biota, Bowral NSW
February 10, 2016 By 43 Comments
Biota is a stunning two-hatted restaurant in Bowral in the Southern Highlands. I was fortunate to enjoy lunch at Biota after spending the morning picking blackberries at Montrose Berry Farm. I wasn’t actually sure whether or not I would write a blog on my experience at Biota for several reasons. The restaurant was closed to […]
Montrose Berry Farm
February 6, 2016 By 27 Comments
When I was growing up in New Zealand every time it was berry season my parents would drive us a short distance to where the berry farms were located. We’d look for signs saying, ‘Pick Your Own’ and we’d turn into those driveways and spend a few hours filling buckets with raspberries, blackberries, loganberries and […]
Echoes, Katoomba, Blue Mountains
January 19, 2016 By 29 Comments
A few weeks ago it was our wedding anniversary and the plan was to go away for a couple of nights. However, with having to squeeze the celebration in between a number of other events, we had to scale back our intentions and instead head away for a 24-hour escape. That meant we also didn’t […]
A New Year’s Eve Dinner
January 16, 2016 By 31 Comments
Our New Year’s Eve wasn’t full of party revellers, huge crowds and explosive fireworks. It was celebrated in a very civilised yet casual way of a sit-down dinner party for 10, held at a recently renovated tiny cottage on the mid-NSW coast. We were in Stuart’s Point for New Year’s Eve and staying in the […]
Stuart’s Point, NSW
January 14, 2016 By 27 Comments
I absolutely enjoy five-star luxury holidays and escapes however, equally, there is something very special about a no-frills holiday in a place so trapped in a time warp it is reminiscent of summer holidays from long, long ago. A generation ago a lot of people grew up with the annual three-week family holiday commencing on […]
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