Today I’m being a bit of a foodie and reviewing a restaurant where the Indian food is sublime! ‘Bombay by Night’ is the name of my favourite Indian restaurant, and for me the good news is that it is just down the road from where I live. Melbourne is certainly blessed with great restaurants from …
Continue reading Where to Eat in Melbourne – Bombay By Night
Howdy all! Hope you're well wherever you are and welcome to another week on the old blog! Yes, another Valentine's day has passed us by and the year is moving along quickly. Did you do anything special for Valentine's day? I was working on Friday, the 14th, so we went out for dinner on the …
Continue reading Tasting Melbourne – Valentine’s Dinner at Vanilla Lounge
A number of weeks ago now (well, as per when this post will appear) I visited Chinatown in Melbourne. We have a pretty decent Chinatown in the centre of town, where you certainly can find a plethora of Chinese eateries. I remember a wonderful dumpling restaurant from my fays at University that we would frequent …
Continue reading Tasting Melbourne – Hofbrauhaus (German Restaurant)
Well, after last week’s post about a Japanese restaurant in Melbourne, for something different I thought I would bring you a post about… a Japanese restaurant in Melbourne! But seriously… that’s what’s on the table today. A family birthday was on the cards last week and so it was decided that we would head to …
Brunswick is one of Melbourne’s inner-city suburbs to the north of the CBD. It’s known as being pretty hip, and although in places might look a little ‘grungy’ property prices are fairly severe and it’s known for being an area for artists, music, pubs and a great variety of places to eat covering a fair …
Continue reading Tasting Melbourne – Matsumoto Restaurant, Brunswick
Anyone who lives in Melbourne and goes out from time to time probably knows, Richmond is an area not short on good restaurants. It has a pretty wide selection of cuisines, from Italian to Thai, Persian and a large number of Vietnamese restaurants. Mostly restaurants on the Swan street strip are pretty well regarded. And …
Continue reading Tasting Melbourne – Bahari Greek Restaurant
Howdy all and welcome to another ‘Tasting’ blog where I go as foodie as I get. Today’s review is of a restaurant I visited a couple of months back now in Surfer’s Paradise. As soon as I realised there was a well-regarded Persian restaurant in the centre of Surfer’s, I knew I would have to …
Continue reading Tasting Surfer’s Paradise – Shiraz Authentic Persian Restaurant
Hey all to my second ‘Tasting’ segment on the blog. Today I want to talk about a dish, rather than a restaurant, which I had the pleasure of eating when I was in Iran. A good chance to point out that the plan is not for every week to be a restaurant review! I recall …
Time for something a little bit different. You know they say that if you can’t afford travel insurance, then you can’t afford to travel. And the biggest reason for that is medical emergencies. Since my first solo trip in 1999 I have had my fair share of hospital visits whilst travelling. I’ve had malaria, severe …
Continue reading Travel and Hospitals Part One – Introduction and Dhaka
Yes, back again with two Asian heavyweights in the ring is this week’s CITY RUMBLE. We have the centre of commerce for China, Shanghai, and Japan’s mega-capital, Tokyo lining up against each other. Both are amazing cities in their own right, both attract a lot of tourists, both boast a host of attractions and things …
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
