Review: Quay Restaurant Sydney
Quay is regarded as the top restaurant in Sydney and I was excited to review the new ‘The Quay to Lunch’ menu, a more affordable option priced at A$160. The original Quay opened in 2001 and by 2018 it was…
Category Destinations
Getting to Ski Resorts by Train in Switzerland
Switzerland has one of the best public transport systems in the world, but for an outsider it is a confusing array of deals and special offers. Having just completed a 2 week Swiss ski holiday where we spent six days…
6 Wonderful Winter New York Activities
New York transforms into a Winter Wonderland during December with winter sports, Christmas displays all around the city and plenty of indoor activities to escape the cold. During my stay the temperature got down to -18 degrees Celsius so here…
Review: Saas Grund Ski Resort, Switzerland
We have been visiting Switzerland for ski holidays for over 15 years. First coming when our children were 10 and 12. Since then we have visited over 16 ski resorts in Europe and Japan but keep coming back to Saas…
Review: Jean Georges New York
Jean Georges, the flagship restaurant of Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, is an iconic New York restaurant with 2 Michelin Stars and one that I was excited to review given its focus on seafood. Booking was done via Resy and I was…
Using the Singapore Airlines Cheap Business Class Flight for an Awesome Ski holiday
In January Julie and I complete our six month stopover in Sydney (with a side trip to Darwin and Vietnam in-between), taking advantage of our favourite hack to fly to Europe in Business Class for less than AUD$4,000. We will…
Introduction – The Cathay Pacific New York Encore Trip
Having enjoyed six nights in New York in October, I was excited to be going back to the Big Apple a few months later in December to enjoy the festive holiday atmosphere. It would be the second of my Cathay…
Summary – New York Highlights & Points Earned
The combination of excellent Cathay Pacific First Class flights and New York in early fall made for a wonderful trip. Some of the highlights have already been covered in dedicated posts like Blue Hill At Stone Barns, but early October…
Review: TWA Flight Centre
Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Centre is a building that I’ve wanted to visit since forever. It combines architecture and aviation during the golden age of jet travel, having been described as the ‘Grand Central of the jet age’. Opened in…