Chef Matthew McCool gives us a smile, despite his busy day. The clock’s just turned 1pm and already he’s fed 200 people at breakfast and is currently dishing up meals for 250 more guests. A spot to be seen It’s busy at The W Retreat and Spa in Seminyak, Bali. As the sun passes its zenith above, […]
What’s the freshest fish you’ve ever had? Perhaps it was when you were fishing and you ate what you caught? Or maybe your fishmonger told you the fish you were buying had been bought that morning. The sad fact is that most fish you can buy in Australia has either been flash frozen as soon […]
When I was younger, I used to have an obsession with sea turtles. All my friends loved dolphins – which seemed to be the most popular sea animal – but for me it was sea turtles. I thought they swam gracefully in the ocean and how they came onshore to lay their eggs fascinated me. […]
The past few months have been extraordinary – getting to know my home city of Perth all over again and basking in the things I love about it. Carmen and I always harangue anyone we meet on our travels that they have to go to Perth, that in Australia “the west is the best”, and […]
It was one of those weeks. I had more work on than I knew what to do with yet I was in an amazing city begging me to explore it. It’s a constant conundrum for a digital nomad – you have to work but you want to explore too. But it’s par for the course […]
