Honolulu’s award-winning French Chef Mavro reveals the secret to his saffron-tinged clear bouillabaisse, a wonderful dish he adapted from the original Marseilles fishermens’ recipe. He explains to Graeme Kemlo about […]

Graeme Kemlo meets a French chef who has been an Hawaiian institution for almost 30 years, and for the past 20 years has operated his award-winning “Chef Mavro” restaurant just […]

Flying to Europe is quite a journey; so the decision on the airline as well as the day that you choose to fly is important. I live in Melbourne and […]

Using your iPhone or other smart phone overseas can cost a fortune due to the way they use data, and the cost of data roaming. Every time your iPhone checks […]

The narrative of Tasmania’s Huon Valley is beautifully simple. It spans rivers, orchards, forests, towns sans gentrification, friendly locals and, to a lesser extent, homes where smoke from chimneys drifts […]

How do you save money when you use your mobile phone overseas?  That’s easy you can save a fortune on your next overseas trip by using a pre-paid Global SIM Card in your […]

There is something about air travel that gets me in, I am not sure exactly what it is but it starts at the airport where I like to check in […]

Philippe Mouchel may just be the new take-away king of the Melbourne CBD, but it is far from fast food. The Frenchman who was once head chef for the legend […]

Arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport, after 24 plus hours travelling from Oz; produces all sorts of emotions and those emotions affect almost everything that happens over the next few days.  […]

As a road warrior, travel writer/photographer and long-time tech reporter, I am a gadget magnet. According to Encarta dictionary, a gadget is either (1) ingenious – a small device that […]

Imagine being taken ill in a foreign country; imagine being rushed off to a local hospital, to be a looked after in a medical system you know nothing about and […]

A little slice of Venice came to Melbourne last week, bringing with it the riservato (secret) to perfect risotto al dente. Renowned as the risotto king at home, Renato Piccolotto, […]

It was hard to miss at the media luncheon hosted by Swissôtel last week in Melbourne – the traditional condiments had been usurped, replaced by a triple play of seasonings […]

Due to public demand we have reinvigorated this blog, which was first published in 2012 as FoodWineTravelTips featuring fresh tips, trips and news you can use from our team of professional […]