We all know how good Margaret River is. Now global travel authority Lonely Planet has today named Margaret River & Southern WA as the number-one Asian-Pacific destination to visit in the year ahead. Expanded this year to include Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, Best in…
Vietnam overview: discover, shop, cook and eat
The best Pho I’ve found in Perth is at Tra Vinh in Northbridge. The service is haphazard, the setting plain, and the atmosphere is busy. But the food is cheap and the pho ($11.50) is one of the best I’ve had in Perth.
What does adventure mean to me?
What does adventure mean to me? It means discovering something new, challenging myself out of my comfort zone, taking calculated risks, trying new foods, and learning about a new place and its culture. In Bolivia, I rode a mountain bike down…
Coffee experiment
This morning, I experimented to see which method would make the best coffee. Using WA’s Yahava coffee, I prepared it three ways: 1. The Vietnamese way using a drip cup I bought from Vietnam recently 2. Plunger 3. Italian cafeteria,…
Hanoi: Best margarita in the world at Don’s
In the upmarket neighbourhood of Hanoi’s West Lake district is Don’s, a top-50 restaurant on the San Pellegrino Asia List. Over four floors overlooking the lake, Don’s is owned by the charming Canadian chef Don Berger, who has lived in…