Stepping into 1 Hotel Melbourne is an invitation to de-stress from the busy city surrounds. The beautiful space on the banks of the Yarra River, created with reclaimed timber, neutral colours and chic furnishings allows you to relax whilst taking in the luxury of this sustainable hotel. This is the newest hotel from SH Hotels... Continue Reading →
World Chaine Day 2025
The Victoria chapter (also known as Baillage) of La Chaine des Rotisseurs hosted a fabulous event this week at KOKO located in the folds of the Crown, Melbourne. All the courses were paired with the best of: from Sake to Hakutsuru "Puru Puru" Umeshu, a sparkling plum wine with jelly in it (tastes flavourful and... Continue Reading →
Melbourne hot spot Reine & La Rue
This elegant rather large space is one that will take your breath away. From the vast atrium of this heritage listed Melbourne Bank building with its spectacular ceiling to the fabulous cornice work and stained-glass windows. You might think you are in an elegant cathedral. The interior designers have honoured the architecture and given a... Continue Reading →
3 days in Singapore
3 days in Singapore gives some hot tips on how to get the best out of your short stay in Singapore with where to go and what to do. Enjoy!
Champagne tasting at its finest!
Tyson Stelzer, the Don of all things Champagne, creates delicious events for trade/media and public. Tyson's events are eagerly anticipated by both industry insiders and discerning Champagne enthusiasts. Recently, I attended an annual gathering of trade and media at The Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne. Here he created a platform for tasting quality champagnes from prestige household... Continue Reading →
2 days in Sydney – no problem!
Sydney is a familiar haunt of mine and if you want to keep close to the city with one excursion plus some fun walks this is what I recommend. There are many great hotels in Sydney with views but occasionally it is good to choose a city hotel in the hub of where the action... Continue Reading →
Let’s go to France – Part 1
Monte Carlo or bust you might say! Good wine, beautiful food, fast cars and cool vibes. Travelling across the world to Europe from Australia is a long way —no way around smoothing over that —however it is so worth it! First stop Nice — how nice! Finally made it for a rather fun and wonderful... Continue Reading →
Walking the walk and sipping all the way.
Urban Wine Walk hits St Kilda Well this was allot of fun. Let me talk you through the steps of how the Urban Wine Walk works... First you pay online then on the day of the event you register and receive your pink wrist bands your Urban Wine Walk wine tumblers and a few discount... Continue Reading →
Drink Victoria masterclass on wine presented by Sebastian Crowther
Sebastian Crowther hosted a fabulous wine masterclass for Drink Victoria focussing on twelve wines.
The Botswana Butchery packs a punch.
Having already experienced the Botswana Butchery in Queenstown, NZ it was fabulous to try out this rather impressive treasure here in Melbourne CBD for lunch. It’s opulent furnishings with studded high backs, superb staff and interesting wine list are just a few reasons of why you should try this gem. Located in the Collins Place... Continue Reading →
