On Australia Day the nations pride swells to pre-Biggest Loser proportions. Flags will flap freely from flag poles, be draped over shoulders, even flown under helicopters. But how do we show…
Finally it’s here, Zoolander 2 and to be honest I can’t wait.
Have you ever looked at a painting and pondered what it would have been like to have actually been there? To feel the breeze, smell the aromas, hear the sounds.…
Ponder for a moment you’re off on your annual trip to buy spices, a lot of spices. Now imagine you have to get them home, to the other side of…
December signals summer, last minute panic and hopefully a few moments of reflection. As I ponder the year that was, I find myself thinking of 2015 as the Year of…
Christmas was cancelled, well the pageant anyway, so what about the Landrover Polo In The City event? Would the event go ahead and if so would we be watching polo or…
In 2011 I wrote this piece for an ABC website and unfortunately some recent events have proved that it’s still relevant today. I’m reposting a slightly modified version here to…
Sometimes it’s the little unassuming places that give you the biggest surprises. That’s what happened recently during what was meant to be a quick half hour catch up with a…
Last week I meet up with a handful of fellow bloggers for an early Christmas lunch in Leederville and there I learnt about the power of a white tablecloth.
Sure we all know the story about Lance Armstrong’s rise and fall, so I was surprised to find myself intrigued by The Program. It was really interesting hearing the story…
Ever since I tried the peanut butter donut from Mary Street Café at Taste Perth, I promised I’d get to the cafe one day. I finally made it last week…
The Beaufort Street Festival has a knack of arriving on the first extremely hot summers day. This year I planned to hold off going until later in the day/evening but…
This year I made it to the Remembrance Day ceremony at Kings Park. Apart from the obvious Commemoration it’s not often you get to see the handing over of the ‘Keys…
It’s not often your front yard gets turned into an airstrip but that’s exactly what happened during Heritage Week. I was minding my own business when all of a sudden…
If like me you grew up watching British television then the 2015 BBC British Film Festival presented by Palace, Luna Palace Cinemas and The West Australian is a no brainer.…
November marks the donning of fascinators, the squeezing of hips into tight dresses and the art of perfecting one’s balance while meandering through the streets in death defying high heels.…
Perth café scene is certainly taking off, so much so that I now find myself heading out to one café only to be side-tracked by another. This was the case…
An evening spent with Russell Brand was always going to be interesting, even if it was shared with a few thousand other people at Perth Arena. I’d seen Brand’s TV…
