Just good food from fresh ingredients

One thing I love is food shopping. Seeing piles of fruit and vegetables piled high, rows of fresh bread, stacks … More

Wordless Wednesday: Signs

For Wordless Wednesday, here are six random signs, some taken ages ago, some more recently.

Saturday ended with some positive news, and as life goes on, so too must blogmas for this year. Today, Sunday, … More

One place you should visit when in Melbourne is Queen Victoria Market. One half is stalls selling belts, cheap souvenirs, … More

Since I was on holiday in Canberra and Melbourne last week, I have a lot of small pleasures to share, … More

I woke up this Sunday and realised that I had the whole day ahead of me, with no plans. What … More

Like most tourists to Fiji, we are staying in a hotel complex, next to other hotels, and close to a … More

Some of you might well have seen the recent Quality of Life survey as published in the Financial Times (the survey … More

Autumn in New Zealand means feijoas. While this fruit originated in South America, it has become such an iconic part … More

On our last full day in Vancouver, we headed over to Granville Island, an area where you can find a … More