Travel and Beyond by Rosemarie John and Joseph Ellis portrays a kaleidoscope of all things travel related mixed with just the right dosage of history and culture.
This story was published on the ACT Government website as a testimonial of new immigrants to Canberra. As that website doesn’t exist anymore, here is the original story from 2014. It was during the spring of 2012 that we first decided to make a trip to Canberra. We were on the look out for a new holiday destination in Australia, but it was a journey that...
One of Canberra’s most iconic foodie events, the Canberra Night Noodle Markets, is returning to the city from Friday, 25 February to Sunday, 6 March! Over ten nights, Canberrans will experience the vibrant Asian street food festival, with stallholders including crowd-favourites: Gelato Messina, Wonderbao, Hoy Pinoy, Teppanyaki Noodles, Flying Noodles, Twissto...
No road detour was going to stop us from grabbing a bite this afternoon. Good Life Food was the destination. Located on the ground floor of a commercial building next to the Woden Police Station is an unassuming Indonesian restaurant run by Chef Daniar who has called Australia home for some 25 years. Daniar is hands on in the kitchen with trusted help pushing out...
Getting a taste of new beginnings! Congratulations to Andrew Duong and Miss Van’s for bringing the much missed flavours back to the Canberra food scene. Boasting highly treasured and I bet secretly guarded recipes from his nan, Andrew shared a glimpse of what is to be Miss Van’s eating house. With the current ‘limited’ menu, this is what we tried (pictures not...
Malaysian food has been on my mind lately, and not the kind I make myself, but the food from Ho Jiak instead. During these trying times, dinning out or interstate travel has not been an option, but with restrictions easing a little and restaurants opening their doors to a few number of patrons at a time, I find myself reminiscing my experience at one of...
Sans a large social media presence, Amirtham in Woden is a small Sri Lankan restaurant helmed by two lovely ladies who make mostly everything to order.
They had me at pork belly… moist, juicy perfectly cut squares sat on my plate with a celeriac remoulade in the middle and a dark muscavado lime dressing drizzle circulating it all. I was at Alter Ego, a chic new restaurant on the corner of Bunda and Genge streets. A farewell work lunch to be precise was the reason I was there, but couldn’t help take a...
If you’ve been up super early these past few mornings, you would have caught the balloons either inflating or already taken to the skies. For those of you who slept in, check out these lovely shots of the Canberra Balloon Spectacular 2019 from Bhaumik Bumia. An auditor by day (and sometimes by night), Bhaumik loves spending time with his daughters playing in the...
Canggu, once a sleepy fishing village, is now one of Bali’s most desirable holiday destinations. This quick guide to Canggu will help build ideas for your next island getaway! Nestled between beautiful green paddy fields, black sand beaches and all the excitement of nearby Seminyak and Legian, Canggu offers the best of both worlds, a laidback ambience in a still...
Dutch pancakes amidst tulips and flowering trees was a wonderful way to spend a day out in the lovely warm sun and cool breeze of springtime. Soaking in the beauty of Tulip Top Gardens, a 20-minute drive north of Canberra, was just what we needed after a hard work week. Well, depending on where exactly you live in Canberra, the time it takes you to reach this private...