Food and luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Don’t miss trying some roasted macadamia nuts when in Australia. The best variety is those that are freshly roasted on the spot and sold to you still warm. They come with a number of sweet or savoury seasonings but my favourites are the plainly roasted macada…
Ribs and wine – one stop – at Ribs by Vintry, Damansara Heights. A relaxed atmosphere (yes please do eat your ribs with your fingers letting the sauce drip down to your elbows and a sticky tongue dabbing ring of sauce develop around your lips and up to you…
Squished into an oddly shaped shop lot and off the main drag in a laneway leading to the carpark between Myer and Kmart at Pac Fair, you might wonder how Choclicious stays in business. But then… you taste their handmade chocolates and soon see why the place is s…
Passage Thru India is a fun place to take visitors. The restaurant is made of many little rooms each decorated heavily with lanterns, wall hangings, wood carvings, pots and mirrors. It is a kaleidoscope of colours and mismatch. The food is delicious and offers a ra…
I have a real sweet tooth, and the smooth textured, ‘slowly dissipate in your mouth and have sweet dreams’ fudge from Fudge Heaven on Mt. Tamborine, is probably one of the few things that can truly satisfy it. If you’re watching calories stay we…
Eco Cafe in Desa Pandan is a great little find. Although the items on the menu didn’t grab my attention, the fresh fruit and veg stall selling locally grown organic produce certainly did. Passionfruit, bananas and mini papaya all seem so much sweeter and jui…
Lafite is supposedly one of the best restaurants in Malaysia. Every couple of years the chefs change and you are up for a new treat. The current menu offers European food with a slight twist. The thing that doesn’t change here though is the excellent service. …
One of the best places in Australia to get a decent meal with a spectacular view is a surf club. Surf clubs can be found all along Australia’s spectacular coastline. On the Gold Coast, they pop up every couple of suburbs on the beach. With large indoor/ outdoor …
Dan Murphy’s is an enormous, warehouse size liquor store found all over Australia. It is an absolute dream to shop in. Isle upon isle is filled with wine, beer and spirits from all over Australia and the world. Walk in, tell any shop assistant what you’…
Twisted Sista Cafe is so awesome I would drive every day from the Gold Coast to Byron Bay just for lunch and coffee if my family didn’t protest about the long absences. I might even consider staying at Byron rather than the Coast just for this cafe. Twisted Sist…
Anyone for Coffee is another boutique cafe on top of Mt. Tamborine that serves a great cup of coffee. Beans are organically grown about 4 hours north in Childers, Queensland and roasted and delivered every second day to Anyone for Coffee. When I visited there was a s…
Mount Tamborine Coffee Plantation is yet another delicious reason to visit Mt. Tamborine when on the Gold Coast. Coffee beans are grown organically on a small plantation just out the back of the Cafe Gallery. The owners do it all – from growing, to harvestin…