The chef/owners of Fico Hobart describe their offering as bistro-meets-fine-dining. It’s certainly a fun-looking place with quirky art, dramatic lighting and a small modern Italian menu that reads well. Hobart seems to be a place [Read more...]
What is there to say about the extraordinary Mona in Hobart? This is an art gallery-cum-museum that will shake your perceptions of art to the core – and the bonus is there is a number [Read more...]
Italy gave the world the coffee machine but Australia has given the world the coffee entrepreneur. The Australian influence is strong when it comes to coffee in Taipei. It also seems to be dominated by [Read more...]
Since renowned chef Andre Chiang closed down his eponymous restaurant in Singapore earlier this year, the focus has shifted to Taiwan and his ‘casual’ eatery, Raw Taipei. It’s a seriously tricky reservation to get. Greedy [Read more...]
If ever a city loves glitz and glamour, it’s Hong Kong – especially when it comes to five-star hotels. The extraordinary Four Seasons is seriously impressive. There’s wall-to-wall marble, crystal-encrusted everything and sensational views. We, [Read more...]
When you’re considering where to stay in Canberra, it helps to have an idea of what you want to do in Australia’s capital city. If you want to be downtown – or what the locals [Read more...]
The area of Melbourne directly to the south and the west of the city centre is undergoing a huge transformation. What started with the Docklands well over a decade ago, is now spreading down the [Read more...]
The Canberra suburb of Barton is dominated by the nearby soaring spire of Parliament House but it’s also a hot spot for food. Having already sampled Vincent on this foodie tour, we were keen to [Read more...]
The food and wine culture in Australia’s capital city has been boosted dramatically of late. Given this is a city plonked in the middle of some of our country’s best agricultural land it’s a bit [Read more...]
It’s an iconic building in Singapore and was once the tallest hotel in the world. What is now known as the Swissotel The Stamford was originally the Westin when it opened in 1986 and rises [Read more...]
Even though we travel to Singapore regularly, we haven’t been out and about much for coffee of late. It was a real bonus to find the coffee culture alive and kicking. So where do you [Read more...]
