“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” ― Bill Bryson
Blink and you’ll miss it. Nestled down Scott Alley, off Flinders Lane, The Roule Galette hides from obvious view. You'll need to search to find it, but wander inside and you'll find yourself transported to a small, whimsical creperie on the western coast of France.
It might be a little outside of the capital but nevertheless, Pho Hung Vuong 2 is where you'll find some of the best pho in Melbourne - a statement confirmed by the daily queues that form at the restaurant's doorway at lunchtime.
Cinque Terre is one of those places you see in photos and wonder if it could ever truly exist. The image of perfection, the five towns of the Cinque Terre are vibrant clusters of colourful buildings perched one after the other, along the north-western coastline of Italy in an area called La Spezia.
There has got to be something special about a cafe if it can get you out of bed at 9.30am on a Sunday morning, let alone one that makes you wait around for 30 minutes in the rain for a table. It would need to offer a breakfast menu unlike any other.
If you're currently drifting through the streets of Rome (lucky!), planning a trip or simply dreaming of a Roman getaway - bear these ideas in mind and you'll be sure to leave this city with a satisfied belly, stunning happy snaps, unforgettable memories and a perpetual yearning for more - you've been warned!
Situated just outside Kutná Hora, the Sedlec Ossuary is a spine-tingling experience to say the least. With over 40,000 skeletal remains lining this medieval chapel exudes mystery and captures the mind in ways you have to see to believe.
Amsterdam. It conjures many thoughts when first uttered, most of them shrouded by thick clouds of smoke and gleaming red lights. But when you travel Amsterdam without looking for the cliches, you find much more to this enchanting city than the stereotype first reveals.
If one could imagine Venice sans the gondolas and countless tourists, with wider canals and cobble footpaths but with that same enchanting feel, then that is Treviso Italy.
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) unveiled lively Spring/Summer 2014 collections which have us eagerly looking forward to the warmer months ahead.
People travel for all sorts of reasons. Some people travel to see historic architecture, to taste foreign cuisines, to set their eyes on timelessness artworks. And some travel for flowers.
Flipboard Cafe has made the impossible possible with turning a previously unused shop-front into a multi-level, adult-sized cubby-house café. Great breaky and coffee and awesome atmosphere made this cafe an instant hit.
In the culinary circuit of any city there’s always one place being talked about in fervent, hysteric tones. In Melbourne, that restaurant is Chin Chin.
After my first trip to Krakow, I came to the realisation that I love polish food. Give me pierogi any day of the week. But give me Kluska's pierogi for breakfast, lunch and dinner, please.
If you can tear yourself away from a hot stone massage long enough to take a trip down to Ubud you’ll be doing yourself a tremendous favor with the incredible sights that await you.
Standing in Rundle Mall on my first day in Adelaide, I realised the appeal of this sleepy South Australian city is not in how similar it is to other Australian capitals but in its differences. You will come to really appreciate this charming city for all of the glistening beaches, chic cafes, delightful day trips and sunshiny weather it has to offer.
Lipari is one of my favourite places on this Earth. Sunrises and sunsets are always captivating to me but they somehow felt more magical in this place than they have in almost any other.
In a city as magnificent as Rome it's not hard to imagine the vast number of places from which you can witness the beauty of the setting sun but finding a prime spot above The Forum should not be overlooked.
Pass by La Bocca Della Verita to find an equally romantic, if not more romantic, and certainly much less crowded spot to unwind in this beautiful Eternal City.
There’s something to be said for waking up early. It's the ultimate struggle, but drag yourself out of bed before the sunrises in Rome and you'll be thanking yourself later for sure.
In Rome I embraced my poor sense of direction and let my feet take me where my eyes lingered.
