Spent the night in Hahndorf, in the Adelaide Hills, at a coverted stables called (fittingly) The Stables. For $80aus a night in the “spa” room (whirlpool tub you would not dare use) we got a great nights sleep after our feast at the German Tavern.
This left us rested to hit the first of our two [...]

Dinner at La Citta was outstanding from the service, the fried calamari to the ribeye. Our wine was robust and enjoyable despite being opened a tad too early (3-5 years).
From Melbourne we travelled southwest, first to a recommened vineyard just outside of Geelong (Pettavel) where we grabbed a few bottles. We left there to [...]

No internet for past few days so no blogs, that means a fast summary since tonnes has happened:
- drove from Sydney to Nowra via the Royal National Park, stopped at Garrie beach and enjoyed almost pure solitude despite being only 60 minutes outside of Sydney
- grab a few bottles of red and spent the night [...]

So much in so little time, Wednesday afternoon here we are coifing pints so time for a summary.
For breakfasts we hit The Bourke Street Bakery Cafe which is a zoo. Good cafe pulls and good pastries/breads. For Sydney it seems a real hit, for Toronto it would be doubly so, for Paris it would be [...]

Long day of walking, people, animals and other critters. Started the day off with a fantastic breaky at The Book Kitchen then went straight off to Circular Quai to catch the ferry to the zoo. The Toranga Zoo is one of the worlds best, but six hours of walking later the feeling was we may [...]

After a nice day at the Sydney beaches it was time to have a late lunch. Stopped at Frames Cafe on Bourke at Cleveland St. Such a nice surprise as we both had fantastic food, a mediteranean melt for me and a Cuban sandwich for the Missus. Hard to believe both meals came with a [...]

Large time changes do weird things, like make me wake up on vacation before 6 am! It is Sunday morning here in Sydney and Mrs. CWG and I have strolled to a local cafe recommended by our dear friend Ingrid. The First Drop, located at Baptist Telopea in Redfern, makes not only a fine [...]