As a Sydneysider I’m ashamed to admit I’ve found it too easy to ignore the NSW’s Hunter Valley wine region in favour of more exotic, less familiar sounding places. Being just two hours’ drive from my home in Sydney’s northern beaches, I’d visited with friends once […]
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Recently I had the pleasure of writing a story about gorgeous Nara for Escape – you can read it HERE. If you haven’t already visited this charming city – it’s an absolute must-do when in Japan ! Pop it on your itinerary immediately if staying in […]
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We can’t seriously be at the end of June already? I swear we just arrived back from February’s Japan winter tour? Turns out…. no. We have in fact just returned from our 2nd Japan trip for 2018 (this time for Zenbu Haru spring tour in May […]
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I honestly had no idea how much I’d fall in love with Northern Thailand. It was my first time in both Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. I was completely blown away. So close in proximity yet different in atmosphere and experience – I’m stinging to see […]
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Learn to cook Japanese home style dishes with Japanophile food and travel writer Jane Lawson at the Cooks Cooking School in Bowral – March 21 & 22 2018
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A couple of months ago I wrote a story about the little paradise of Rarotonga for Escape.com.au. We had a stupendously relaxing time on the tropical south Pacific island, so much so that I could have kept writing about it for days… But you know, the sensible […]
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You don’t need an excuse to want to winter in Japan.. but just in case you need to convince anyone …
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Once again I’ve stolen an old post from my other blog eatspeakjl.blogspot.com to share with you a ryotei (traditional restaurant serving Kaiseki cuisine) I ate at around 7 or 8 years ago in Kyoto… I really can’t believe it was that long ago because I still […]
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Reine Des Pres, a pocket sized French Restaurant in Kyoto, is particularly popular with ladies who lunch and couples who give each other perfect red roses on Valentine’s Day. It’s situated a little north of the main city hub in a street that runs south from […]
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