Category: Country

Melbourne: The Library That’s a Bar

The biggest, most impressive library in Melbourne is also a bar.

London: Best Cheap Hotels

If you want to be a few minutes away from London’s best train station, – and satisfied with a clean room, somewhere to hang your clothes and a pretty view – then head to any of the cheap hotels which line Argyle Square, near Kings Cross St.

MELBOURNE A Lane For Chrissy Amphlett

Chrissy Amphlett has a laneway named after her in Melbourne at the top of Little Bourke Street, just near the Princess Theatre and behind the Palace Theatre.

London: David Bowie Landmarks

Next time you are in central London, you can pay your respects to David Bowie at his two most famous landmarks.

WELCOME About Holiday Goddess

Holiday Goddess is a travel website, bestselling illustrated book and series of four unique e-books for the iPad, created by well-known authors, journalists, television presenters and web professionals from Melbourne to New York via Hong Kong.

MELBOURNE Bands at The Tote

The Tote Hotel at 71 Johnston Street,  on the corner of Johnston and Wellington Streets, in Collingwood,  is the most famous music pub in Melbourne.

PARIS: Galeries Lafayette Secrets

Galeries Lafayette  is so famous that you might assume there are no secrets left. 

PARIS Elizabeth David’s Favourite Restaurant

Elizabeth David made the humble omelette famous in Paris, but why?

London: Dukes Bar

No need to belly up to the bar for the world’s original James Bond martini.

LONDON for Beginners

If this is your first time in England, there are five basic rules you need to know – that will save you a lot of hassle.

SYDNEY Art at The Carriageworks

Performance art at The Carriageworks in Sydney is world class. And often naked.

4 Reasons to Pack for Paris, Tout Suite!

Audrey Hepburn was right of course: Paris is always a good idea.