We are living in an age of food obsessed travel which sees no sign of abating. For so many, food has become the number one reason to travel to another country, particularly a destination renowned for its cuisine.

Australia is blessed to have an abundance of beautiful wine regions, turning out top class drops heralded around the world, but there is something unique about Margaret River.

I have an enduring love affair with Japan. If you look deeply, there are still pockets that remain relatively undiscovered. Wander with me down these moonlit streets. You’ll be surprised and amazed with what you find.

Tokyo’s sublime urban ryokan in the sky, Hoshinoya Tokyo, houses a stunning underground restaurant.

Ahh, the airline lounge. That hallowed place of the privileged, a place to relax, work, drink and eat, away from the masses of the general terminal. 

It’s a word that’s talked about often in food circles, discussed and argued about many times over. Some are divided about whether the term is legit, and what it really means. Just what IS this umami? 

I have been a latecomer to the delights of Hong Kong, having only visited the city once as a teenager.

One of the most brilliant things about a love of wine is the constant discovery of styles and varieties. It’s a never-ending quest to find something that rocks your world.

The Garden of Eden is surely Sri Lanka

How often is it that you discover a food with a taste so singular it can’t be described as being like any other? I can’t think of many.

Apparently, it’s a “thing”. Crying on planes. I thought it was just me.

I consider the cabin of a plane to be a public place. It is not, and never will be, somebody’s bedroom.

The versatility of Italy’s most famous food, as sustenance around the clock. 

Puglia managed to send American fast food giant McDonalds packing. Molto bene!

There are many great joys in having an extensive wine cellar, but the greatest pleasures comes from owning a variety of vintages of one particular favourite wine.

The plunge pool is perhaps the greatest asset to top luxury resorts. Everyone loves the privacy is entails, the luxe factor it presents.