Bali is a traveller’s paradise. It’s small enough that you can easily visit a few spots on the island during a short trip but big enough to allow you to escape the tourist hoardes. Keen…
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Chasing a Plate dined and stayed at the Royal Mail Hotel as guests of the Royal Mail Hotel and Hatching Communications It’s hard not to fall in love with this country. The drive to Dunkeld…
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New eateries and watering holes pop up and disappear at the rate of knots in Fitzroy and Collingwood. BUT, there are some real main stayers, places that continue to draw in old fans and new…
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With a sunrise trek up Mount Batur ahead of us, we figure the only way to properly prepare our bodies is to have a few cocktails and spend the afternoon sampling Locavore’s menu. We need…
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Richmond: home to some top notch cafes, Victoria St with a veritable number of cheap and cheerful Asian options and a growing collection of restaurants with some seriously talented pedigree. Whether you’re penny pinching or ready to…
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I freely admit that my birthday gift to TBS this year wasn’t completely altruistic: a weekend away staying in a heritage B & B and a 12 course degustation dinner at Brae in Birregurra. He…
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When we first visited Bangkok many years ago, Chote Chitr, which is now firmly planted on the tourist trail, was our go to- the crunchy banana blossom salad and the thick, spicy red duck curry…
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Okay, okay quit with the sniggering. I will have you know that Supanniga is in fact the name of a Thai flower hey, it sure is memorable isn’t it? And if memories are anything to…
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You’d be forgiven for thinking that all Jimbaran Bay had to offer was seafood on the beach- it is the main reason why people visit. But spare the time to sample some of the offerings…
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Ubud; Bali’s centre of organic eating, yoga, rice paddies, artisans and culture. You’ll find all this, as well as some legendary Balinese warungs that have made it big and now can’t keep the hoardes of…