NSW Art Gallery
The NSW Art Gallery is always a pleasure to visit. Home to pieces by one of my favourite Australian painters (Jeffery Smart 1921 – 2013), the pictures are part of the permanent collection. The paintings featured…
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Daimler SP250 sports cars in Patonga
Patonga, 90 minutes north of Sydney at the tip of the National Park, is an ideal place for a weekend drive. Spotted recently were these rare Daimler SP250 sports cars. Beautifully restored, the owners enjoy…
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Best non alcoholic cocktails, Sydney
Whether you’ve recently over-indulged, are in training or just not feeling like it, going out when you’re not drinking can be unappealing, mostly due to the lack of options – after all standing around with…
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Bunker, Milton
Bunker operates out of an ivy covered garage in an inner industrial suburb of Brisbane. Popular with locals and coffee fanatics alike, Bunker really lives up to the hype specialising in both coffee and chocolate. In…
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Classic VW Beetle
The lingering pleasure of Ferdinand Porsche’s design for the people’s car, the Volkswagen Beetle (bug). 21 million Bettle’s were manufactured from 1938 until 2003. They are air-cooled, rear-engined, rear-wheel drive and the longest-running and most-manufactured…
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Campos Coffee, Newtown
Walk into Campos Coffee in Newtown and the smell of freshly ground beans wafts over you as you make your way to the counter. Espresso from Brazil, Cold drip from Columbia, this smells and looks…
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Small Spaces, Redfern
Small Spaces is Sarah O’Neill’s bid to make smaller inner city homes inviting, stylish and practical. Sarah’s approach can best be described as a kind of warm, textured minimalism. Heavily influenced by the Japanese, every piece has…
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Two Birds One Stone, South Yarra
Two Birds One Stone is a charming cafe in Melbourne’s trendy South Yarra neighbourhood. The relaxed, easy-going atmosphere belies a serious commitment to coffee and food making it one of a handful of eateries I regularly…
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Porsche 356 Speedster
The 356 was Porsche’s first production automobile. It was a lightweight, rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car available in hardtop coupe and cabriolet configurations. Production commenced in 1948 and continued until 1965. The ‘Speedster’, with its low, raked windscreen and…
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Mecca Espresso, Sydney CBD
Mecca Espresso is not really in the greatest location if you want a relaxing start to your day, after all King Street traffic can get a little busy. But for the average office worker, coffee in…
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The ancient mud city of Chan Chan, Peru
Chan Chan is an ancient city in northern Peru dating back to around 850 AD. This was the worlds largest mud city comprising over 20 square kilometres of now partially restored ruins. Air gaps integrated…
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Loake Chester Brogues
Some clothes simply look better worn in. These Loake Chester brogues were too shiny, and too tan, when bought new. After six months on a motorcycle, they have developed a nice patina, making them a…
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Mercato e Cucina, Gladesville
Mercato e Cucina, on the notoriously busy Victoria Road, is a well-conceived oasis of Italian goodness. Walking in off Victoria Road is like stepping into a better, more Italian, world with friendly service, good quality food and…
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The Copper Mill, Alexandria
It was my hairdresser who told me about The Copper Mill. They have a sandwich with pork crackling it in she told me. And indeed they do. It’s called the Peruvian B&E and along with…
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Gingerella Ginger Ale
One of summers’ most refreshing (non alcoholic) drinks has got to be ginger beer and its fiery cousin ginger ale. Gingerella Ginger Ale is produced by socially responsible New Zealand firm All Good and has one of the kitschiest labels we…
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Fiat Lombardi 850 Grand Prix
This 1969 Fiat Lombardi 850 Grand Prix was photographed at the Classic Throttle Shop who provided the below description of this unusual car. Based on the Fiat 850 coupe and chassis the Lombardi was designed and…
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Red Hands Cave Walking Track, Blue Mountains
Red Hands Cave walking track in the NSW Blue Mountains is a pleasing 3-4 hour circuit walk with a dip in the Jelly Bean Pool at the end as a reward for your exertions. Rated medium…
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Audi RS5 Cabriolet
In this latest instalment of our XvY reviews, Brad and Dennis take a box-fresh Audi RS5 Cabriolet south through Sydney’s Royal National Park onto the charming town of Berry to compare notes on Audi’s latest…
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Guide to summer in Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown, on New Zealand’s majestic South Island, is charmingly located on Lake Wakatipu. The towns’ pebbled beach offers stunning views down the turquoise coloured lake with mountains rising straight out of the water. Queenstown feels both peaceful and…
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Nomad, Surry Hills
Nomad [16 Foster Street, Surry Hills], co-owned and operated by Al Yazbek and Rebecca Littlemore, is housed in the old Spence & Lyda warehouse. The renovation has made the most of the historic warehouse, with…
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