I am unconvinced about Dubai. Plonked in the desert, this city is torn between old and new. The new is startling; buildings pierce the skyline like ancient daggers. On the ground in the old souks, Arabs pounce out of their stalls to beckon you in – their persistence is annoying and intimidating. I expected Dubai …
Okay. Slight snag. I won’t be living my tagline and stamping in Italy… more like treading gingerly. I have a tear in my hip cartilege – so my mobility is a bit tender to say the least. I’m taking a deep breath and might have to have a few more italian wines on balconies …
We’re off soon on a food tour of Sicily. Our tour guide, Sydney restauranteur, Carmel Ruggeri and Tastetrekkers – are taking us on a Sicilian food odyssey. It’s a family kind of affair – so we’ll be off the beaten track and the local laundromat has even opened up early for us, because Carmel is …
Starting this blog is all about a passion for life around me. As a writer and artist, my brain feeds on visual stimuli. I have a rather incurable addiction to house and garden magazines inherited from my grandmother and mother. I pour over the many clever pages, feeling their glossiness, dog-earing favourite pages and settling …