Easy camp cooking
I’ve always said “if you can cook it at home you can cook it camping”. That’s true, but the question is “would you?” Camping is supposed to fun and relaxing, so you don’t want to …
The Botanic Gardens – an oasis in the heart of Sydney
Is there a better place in spring than a garden? All the better when it has a team of professional horticulturalists and gardeners to keep it looking beautiful. And as an added bonus, during my …
Sydney is a work in progress
Sometimes I think Sydney is a work-in-progress. Everywhere I go there are construction sites with their cyclone fencing, shadecloth, hoarding, cranes, jackhammers, big trucks and men in hard hats and fluoro vests. And what’s not …
Aboriginal Tourism in Sydney
There were fewer visitors to Sydney in 2013 than there were in 2012, and far fewer than there were in 2001. And I think I’ve discovered one reason why. It’s too hard to find out …
The Secret Garden, Lavender Bay
Frances Hodgson Burnett knew the value of a secret garden to retreat to as a place to revatilise the soul. The Secret Garden (or Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden) is a landmark at Lavender Bay. Started …
Venturing north – of the Bridge that is
One thing about travel is that it challenges all your assumptions. As a born and bred Sydneysider I know a lot about the place. And despite what you may have heard about Australia being a …