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Wine tasting in the Barossa Valley and camping at Parham, South Australia

by Dean Wickham May 8, 2013 Australia
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When we left our campsite one cool morning in Eden Valley, South Australia, we were excited. It was wine tasting time again! Today we were heading to the Barossa Valley, Australia’s premier wine growing region. We had gone a little overboard when we were in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, and since we [...]

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Wine Tasting in the Hunter Valley, Australia

by Dean Wickham March 18, 2013 Australia
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The Hunter Valley is a beautiful area inland from Newcastle on the central coast of New South Wales. The area is one of Australia’s premier wine growing regions, and since we just happened to be travelling through the Hunter Valley on our Great Australian Road Trip, we kind of had to stop to do some [...]

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Emperor’s Puffs: Little balls of heaven in Sydney’s Chinatown

by Dean Wickham October 26, 2012 Australia
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Chinatown in Sydney, Australia, is a great place to go to find some cheap and tasty food. It’s restaurants and food courts serve up some amazing Chinese and Asian cuisines, and the entire place is always alive with activity. Located on Dixon Street (the main street in Chinatown), at the Paddy’s Market end is a [...]

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Delicious Pad See Ew in Chiang Rai, Thailand

by Dean Wickham October 19, 2012 Asia
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I was wandering around the streets of Chiang Rai on a typical hot and humid day in Thailand’s wet season. I had spent the morning exploring the temples and markets of the city, and now my stomach was telling me that I was ready for lunch, and midday isn’t a time to be sightseeing in [...]

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Going back in history at The Rocks in Sydney, Australia

by Dean Wickham October 2, 2012 Australia
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As a traveller, you probably don’t even have to have been to Sydney, Australia to picture what it looks like. From the unique architecture of the Opera House, across the harbour to the iconic Harbour Bridge, almost everyone knows what to expect from Sydney Harbour. If you’ve been to Sydney, you would have no doubt [...]

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Wine Tasting and a Picnic in Maleny, Australia

by Dean Wickham June 1, 2012 Australia
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For Veronika’s birthday this year, she decided that she wanted to go and do some wine tasting. When most people think of Australia, wine generally doesn’t come to mind, however the country has many excellent wine regions such as the Barossa Valley in South Australia, the Hunter Valley in New South Wales and Margaret River in [...]

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The delight that is Sticky Rice with Mango and how to cook it

by Dean Wickham May 15, 2012 Asia
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If you have been to Thailand, there is a very good chance that you have sampled the delight that is sticky rice with mango. I find the texture of sticky rice to be very inviting and I ate it with a lot of street food that I came across in the country. The combination of [...]

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Eating it up in Sorrento

by Dean Wickham June 7, 2011 Destinations
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The town of Sorrento is located on the Sorrento Peninsula, on the southern end of the Bay of Naples. It is a popular tourist destination due to the beauty of it’s location, and it’s close proximity to Naples, Pompeii, The isle of Capri and the Amalfi Coast. This made it a perfect location to base ourselves while [...]

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