We’ve had a very weird winter this year – well, it is probably normal but the last 5 years or so have been drought years so this year feels cold and wet in comparison. As a result, it has taken what feels like ages to warm up and I am frankly over the cold and [...]
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Spring Delights
Posted in Australia, Garden, Veggies on November 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Dim sum & sushi train (回転寿司) in one
Posted in Asian, Australia, tagged Dim sum, Edo Shiki, Japanese restaurant, Perth on May 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last week when I was in Perth (which has so many Japanese restaurants), I noticed this intriguing restaurant. It served both dim sum AND sushi on a conveyor belt! I didn’t eat there but ate at another shop selling takeaway sushi next door yet couldn’t help but sneakily take this photo! Two of my most [...]
Trapped at Tropical Fruit World
Posted in Australia, Drinks, Fruit, Tours, Travel, Tropical Fruit, tagged Babaco, Big Avocado, Black Sapote, Tropical Fruit World on September 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Sadly during our stay on the Gold Coast on our holiday, the only partly sunny day we had was spent at Tropical Fruit World. Why is that sad? It’s not that it was a terrible experience or anything but we left feeling like we were trapped on a crappy tourist ride at Disneyland and it [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
