Arriving back to a very sultry Southeast Asia after six days meandering around a warm Northern Thailand on the Eastern and Oriental Express train, has got me thinking about cooler climates and opportunities for hitting the slope at one of my favourite snowboard and ski escapes. We’ve spent almost a decade and a half in … Read more
I’ve lost count of the number of self catering properties we’ve settled into, from holiday houses and villas to serviced apartments and apart-hotels, from staying only in holiday rentals during our yearlong 2010 grand tour of the world that launch this site to spending a month testing out short-term apartments in Melbourne and Sydney as … Read more
We love to cook when we settle into places longer than a week, which is why we prefer to use apartment rentals when we travel. There’s something comforting about making your own meals after days of eating restaurant food – especially when the ingredients include quality Australian produce delivered to our door by Hudson Meats. We were thrilled … Read more
A self guided stroll around Sydney is something you should do the first day you arrive – and by around, we mean around the city’s perimeter. The city of Sydney may look large with its lofty towers and mini Manhattan-like skyline, but Sydney’s city centre or CBD is surprisingly compact. It’s Sydney’s metropolitan area that is … Read more
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