At long last an Aussie match for the Poke Poke bar in Canggu. It’s called Okey Dokey time for Poke. Opened us recently by the owners of the funky Mexican eatery, Bonita Bonita, is Mermaid Beach’s very own Poke Poke cafe. The poke poke concept is one adopted from Hawaii. Big bowls, typically a shelled…
Read MoreSurf Life Saving Clubs are an iconic landmark scattered around the Australian coast line. In Queensland some of the best locations to eat over looking the surf are in surf clubs. By far my favourite is Rainbow Bay Surf Club which over looks the infamous Snapper Rocks. Snapper, as it is known by locals, hosts…
Read MoreI was expecting some indigenous food fan fare when I landed in Broome and was tipped that 18 Degrees was the place. It was one of those days when it got hotter as the day went on. You know hot during the day (but a slight breeze) to sweltering at night, no breeze and suffocating…
Read MoreWhen my sister sent me a text from the UK saying “Fifteen booked for Sunday” I assumed 15 people were coming for lunch. Little did I know that it was the name of a Jamie Oliver restaurant. Based a little north of Newquay in a pretty cove called Watergate Bay is Fifteen. The winds whirl…
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I love trying new places and it turns out so do many other Gold Coasters. The latest place to try on the glitz beach strip is Hideaway Kitchen & Bar in Broadbeach. These photos are from my iphone so I will have to go back during the day and take my camera. Tonight is packed…
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Gringoloco a taste of Mexico in Surfer’s Paradise. Time with my son is special as I only have my children one week in two and this week has been extra special as it has just been him and me. We have had a relaxed time and today we didn’t have much on the agenda except…
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Our Sunday finds us pottering along the Northern Rivers seaside towns of Fingal and Kingscliffe where we stumble across Baja, celebrating the famous Mexican day Cinco De Maya. The day when the Mexicans beat the French. The Giant Causeway at Fingal, named after the famous Irish Giants Causeway. Absolutely magic. Before finding our lunch destination…
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