Hobart really is such a pretty place, and the many similarities found me likening it to the city of Wellington in New Zealand. Both cities are wedged between extensive mountain ranges, with older style houses and shacks sprawled along the hillsides, lots of hipster cafes and a bustling city market, with a stunning harbour and waterfront taking centre stage.
Read MoreAfter a favourable beginning to our Tasmanian road trip on magnificent Bruny Island, we docked again on mainland Tasmania at Kettering and headed further south. Following the coast road literally along the edge of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, we passed through the small towns of Woodbridge, Birchs Bay and Flowerpot.
Read MoreThings begin to get even more remote when you camp on Bruny Island, an island off the east coast of Tasmania (also an island and one of the seven states of Australia). Bruny Island runs along the south-eastern coast of Tasmania and is separated from mainland Tasmania by the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Bruny (as the locals call it) is a dreamy place where you really can ‘get away from it all’ and live according to ‘Bruny time’.
Read MoreThen Mr G saw a sign on the side of the road 'Tilba Waterfront Cottages', we rang the number and spoke to the owner Pam. She was very helpful, they too were fully booked, however she offered us their spare room on the side of their farmhouse.
Read MoreWe managed to schedule into my itinerary the Tora Coastal Walk, which Mr G and I did with our New Zealand born friends, Jeff and Wendy. The three day walk encompasses a variety of stunning and diverse scenery: expansive farmland, native bush, river valleys and the spectacular Tora coastline.
Read MoreWe have been buying Greg's grass fed Hereford beef in Sydney for the past two years from either The Beaches Market every Friday or Carriageworks Farmers Market every Saturday,you can also order their beef direct from the farm online. A great way to support our Australian farmers for their dedication and persistence.
Read MoreA couple of weeks back whilst out walking, we discovered along the side of the road, not far from our home, a mulberry tree laden with fruit.
Read MoreIt's a piece of me, a peek in the window of my way of living, my local market, my garden, my kitchen, my table.
Read MoreFor the past four years now I have been running monthly tours to my favourite Sydney food market, Carriageworks Farmers Market. My quest to convert supermarket shoppers to being farmers market shoppers. My desire to awaken in people an understanding and passion, to meet and support the lovely, hardworking Australians who farm, grow, bake, make, pickle, preserve and produce your food.
Read More'Food & Words is a food writers' festival, a cerebral feast, a day of convivial conversation; writers, cooks, chefs talking about food, a charming day out, a remarkable event, like minds sharing a culinary adventure.'
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Come join me for a Cooking Classes or 'Afternoon Tea with an Author' event in my Palm Beach Kitchen, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
