Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
I am not a stickler for doing everything from scratch but I much prefer to make my own mince pies. I am inevitably disappointed by shop-bought mince pies. The problem is the pastry. Even with the fancy brands, I don’t enjoy the pastry nearly as much as when I make it myself. I also find [...]
Some cities demand to be admired from the water. I know – I live in one of them. As lovely as Sydney is, it is never lovelier than when you are out on the harbour. There are other cities too where the water is a huge feature. Copenhagen and Seattle are famous for their beautiful [...]
When I lived in London, I went to see Kevin Spacey perform at the Old Vic Theatre every chance I got. The theatre is not in the West End, but on the south side of the river near Waterloo Station. It dominates its corner block on the intersection of Waterloo Road and The Cut because [...]
I have to admit I had my doubts that we were going to reach our target with Passports with Purpose this year. To raise $80,000 – $30,000 more than last year’s target – seemed way too ambitious given the economic climate. I was quite worried when we only reached the halfway point with less than [...]
Will Peach is one of the site editors over at Gap Daemon, the gap year travel website for backpackers and young travellers. He has written a guest post for me on Christmas in London, which I know from experience is one of the best places to spend Christmas. Will has done a great job researching [...]
That Roulla Yiacoumi is a clever cookie! She is a successful freelance technology journalist in Sydney and now she is also a baking entrepreneur. She has just launched her new business Cookie Constructions and is rushed off her feet with Christmas orders. For Christmas she is selling gingerbread houses in various sizes, in both a classic fairytale construction [...]
Whatever route you take, the drive into Mendocino ends by hugging the coast on California’s scenic Highway 1. On one side of the road you have green hillsides with the occasional farmhouse or inn tucked away and on the other, the ocean. Mendocino sits on the ocean side of the highway so the maritime feel [...]
Freestyle Escape has updated its cooking class schedule for next year and it looks like a fantastic program. New additions to the schedule since my prize post include a class with Alex Herbert of Bird Cow Fish on July 7. Passports with Purpose ends this week – you need to donate by midnight Seattle time [...]
Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think there are any British bloggers hosting prizes in this year’s Passports with Purpose. This is a shame – in the past it’s been more of an international effort. That doesn’t mean that the Brits are sitting it out entirely. We have Mike of Fevered Mutterings supporting the fundraiser by [...]
One of the loveliest things about Mendocino is the natural beauty. It’s an artsy little town on a spectacular and relatively undeveloped stretch of coast. It’s about five hours’ drive from San Francisco if you take the short way, up Highway 101 and then cutting through the Anderson Valley. You could also take scenic Highway [...]
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