The moment we stepped out of Denpasar Airport yesterday afternoon I was immediately grateful for recent spate of hot, humid weather back home. Except for an air-conditioned six-hour flight, we were pretty much ready for …
Date Night thanks to Hilton HHonors {plus win your own}
Sponsored by Hilton HHonors Mr SY works smack bang in the centre of Brisbane city. Surrounded by innumerable shops, restaurants and bars. Most Friday nights as he walks past those aforementioned shops, restaurants and bars on his …
Summer in Sydney, Girlfriend Style
Sponsored by lastminute.com.au As I stepped into the lift, the music switched from upbeat dance music to Elvis crooning … Are You Lonesome Tonight? I wanted to stamp my feet. No I’m NOT lonesome. I …
The island mini-break outfits {plus top 5 things to do on Straddie}
It had been too long between visits. Four years too long to be precise. North Stradbroke Island, just a 40-minute barge ride across Moreton Bay from Brisbane, is one of those places the effect of …
Disneyland tips and tricks learned discovering this not so small world
There once was a little girl. Her name was Nicole and she was a child of the ’70s in regional Australia. She grew up on a diet of bike riding, Vegemite on white bread sandwiches and two …
Lazy-girl beauty, New York style
I think I could happily live in New York. I’m not talking about the seemingly infinite shopping opportunities, nor am I referring to the size of the olive and cheese section of Wholefoods. No, I’m …
10 things you must do in New York City
As we were checking out of our hotel, we met a couple travelling to New York from Australia. They were in the city for 10 days and the husband wished they’d only booked seven. They’d …
How to shop in New York
I came. I saw. I shopped. I didn’t drop. Well, I did but not till I the end of the day. Shopping in New York was something else. There was no time for any stand-offishness. …
New York postcard: The Hudson Hotel
You’re familiar with the term “happy ending” are you not? Well, I’m here today to tell you a little story about a different happy ending. And ending that indeed made us very happy but not …
New York postcard: sunset sailing on the Hudson River
Last night was one of those mushy, romantic moments that will stick with me forever. It was up there with the cliff-side dinner we had on Santorini 10 years ago. It was up there with …
New York postcard: the helicopter tour
A few weeks ago I was lying in bed sick and decided to do a bit of New York dreaming and planning to lift me out of the snotty-nosed, coughing slump. I made a shopping …
New York postcard: blow outs, Balthazar and balconies
It’s 6.30 as I write this from my hotel bed. I woke half an hour ago with the awesome realisation that I’d nailed eight hours sleep on New York time. This bodes extremely well for …