If there is a place in Perth that radiates money and fortune it is Subiaco. The main drag (Hay and Rokeby) is a mix of turn of the century architecture and modern edifice, with the buildings inhabited by every designer need you could imagine. The food offering is diverse in ...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: David Griffith Post Time: 02-09-2008 at 07:40 PM

If there is a marketplace for cooked centipedes on a stick, it would have to be China. My dear and talented sister (who took this photo, whilst visiting Beijing) reports that they are quite crunchy and possibly the most disgusting thing she has ever eaten.http://feeds.feedburner.com/WinoSapien

Finally my blogger postcard arrives from Shammi in Shrewsbury. Funnily enough I know the biscuit – which I love – and the town very well from trips from home to Borth in Wales. Can anybody answer me this though, is it  pronounced Shrew sbury or Shrow sbury? Receiving a nice solid proper shop-bought postcard makes me feel shabby for sending a home made one printed on a crappy bit of postcard...

For those phobic of these eight legged creatures, New Zealand is the place to be. It's thought Scorpions originated at one point (in the Northern Hemisphere) and spread throughout the world (like Humans out of Africa), though they were too slow to reach Aotearoa. I wonder why anyone would willingly ...

Cottesloe Beach on an autumn day. After a breakfast of hash browns and bacon - a roll down to the beach was in order. It's a great spot to watch the fit and vibrant, the trim and tanned. Cottesloe is one of the most sought after addresses in Perth. It's ...

I spent the afternoon admiring this vista, I could see dolphins in the water and I could smell the nearby ocean on the breeze. The picture tells part of the story. How do I tell the rest? Do I describe the colours - blue, white, brown, green? Or perhaps the ...

The Pinnacles is an easy 3 hour drive north of Perth. It is a strange landscape, thousands of rock formations in a sea of sand. In the comfort of an air-conditioned car, driving around the formations, it is easy to forget what a God forsaken place this is. Some of ...

Forum: Off-Line Planner Posted By: Jacob Terrell Post Time: 05-31-2007 at 03:00 PM

Friday was picture-postcard perfect weather. At this time of year you finally get the mix of red and yellow leaves on the vines that delineate the vineyards so well - perhaps it will last as long as this pleasant 20° heat before the leaves will finally fall - it’s very pretty while it lasts. The late heat of this Indian Summer can be seen with renewed growth on many vines - new green shoots...