Terence Carter 
When most people think of Sydney they probably imagine the photographic landmarks of this bright, sun-friendly city, based around Sydney Harbour. Sure these kinds of icons – and yes, I’m loathe to use that word – exist in other great capital cities around the world, but in Sydney the landmarks don’t exist without context. Sydney’s … Read more
After posting our guide to experiencing Sydney on a Budget and our apartment reviews, it seemed like a good time to do our Price Check: a Sydney Shopping List for you. Despite spending a great deal of time in Australia over the last 12 months, we still had trouble getting used to how expensive the … Read more
Foraging for street food in Asia can be heaven or hell, as I was reminded recently after slurping a bowl of curry noodles in Kuala Lumpur. Sometimes you end up with a dish that makes your day – all for the price of a cold drink at a ‘real’ restaurant and sometimes you wish you’d … Read more
With yet another “Monday Memories” post, while I never need to hear “you have the best job in the world” ever again, we do get to go to some cool places and do some interesting things. Then we go back to the hotel room or apartment and spend hours fine-tuning words and photographs, while those … Read more
We were recently reminded of the value of good old-fashioned in-store service when gearing up for the great outdoors at Paddy Pallin in Sydney. But I’m getting ahead of myself… The first time we went overseas – it seems like an eternity ago – we went on a six-week backpacking trip around Mexico. In those … Read more