A few years ago, we were on our way to Noosa, on the Sunshine Coast, and decided to take the scenic highway to get there. Back then it was called the “Glasshouse Mountains Highway” but they have since renamed it “Steve Irwin Way” since his death which is pretty apt since his Australia Zoo [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Eating Along Steve Irwin Way
Posted in Australia, Drinks, Fruit, Holidays, Travel, Tropical Fruit, tagged australia zoo, glasshouse mountains highway, lychee, noosa, pineapple crush, steve irwin way, sunshine coast on January 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Baby Meal on Qantas Flights
Posted in Australia, Baby, Travel, tagged baby meal, domestic flights, Heinz purees, Qantas on January 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I know that many airlines offer a kid’s meal on some flights (mostly international) but there are probably not too many that do offer them on domestic routes both in Australia and elsewhere. Qantas Airlines is the only major carrier that still includes meals and drinks on their domestic flights within Australia and it has [...]
Happy New Year – Osechi Ryori in Australia!
Posted in Asian, Australia, Hawaii, Holidays, Japanese, tagged japanese new year, kuromame, osechi ryori, ozoni on January 7, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Happy new year! In Hawaiian we say, Hau’oli makahiki hou and in Japanese, akemashite omedetoo. Growing up, Christmas was not the most important holiday for us but new year’s day was. Like the Scots, the Japanese have a big clean of the house to welcome the new year and thus, it metaphorically starts the year [...]
