MELBOURNE Lygon St Ice Cream
Lygon Street Melbourne has the best ice-cream and gelato in Victoria, Australia.
A Chocolate Bar Fit for a King at Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris
Paris is always a good idea, so a Parisian chocolate menu is sheer genius, decides Holiday Goddess’ Vicki Arkoff. You might as well give up your pledge to eat and drink less, because your good intentions are not going to survive this: a pop-up chocolate bar. In Paris. Oh, mon dieu. Leave it to the lavish Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris […]
London: British Museum
Doctor Dee was the Queen’s magician. Find his mirror at The British Museum.
Ten Dollar Melbourne – Section 8
Section 8 is one of the best (cheap) bars in Melbourne.
London: Christmas in London
There’s no more magical time in London than Yuletide. Ever since Charles Dickens immortalized London as the 1840’s setting of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” ye olde English capital has been the world’s most ideal place to celebrate a traditional Yuletide. Just being in London’s city center in the wintertime elicits nostalgic excitement thanks to […]
AUSTRALIA: Detoxing in the Hunter Valley. Really.
In the heart of The Hunter Valley, just up the road from Pokolbin village centre and some of the larger cellar doors, is getaway of a different ilk to the wine-drinking, cheese tasting norm.
Lewes, England for Beginners
One of England’s sweetest and best shopping villages is around one hour from London by train. Story Jessica Adams. Travel does not have to be complicated. You don’t need a lot of maps and apps to have one of your best, hands-down, British experiences away from London. Just catch the tube to Victoria Station, go […]
Madison Square Park – A New York Insider Secret
With free music, art and a wonderful kids’ playground at the northeast end, Madison Square Park is a destination for families and proves that not everything in New York has to be ticketed and expensive.
Veging out in the Big Apple
Food-lovers are spoilt for choice in a city like New York. And if you’re vegetarian, vegan or just health-conscious there are plenty of dining options available where skipping on the meat and potatoes doesn’t mean skipping on style. Kris McIntyre searched out the best upmarket vegetarian offerings the city has to offer. Pure Food and […]
Bacar at the Pullman: Lunch fit for a Goddess in Sydney’s west.
If, like me, you’re always on the look out for somewhere new to hold the next girly lunch, here’s a Goddess recommendation. Bacar, at the Pullman in Sydney Olympic Park is far enough outside the city to feel a little like an escape, but with plenty of city-slick style. The décor is elegant, the lighting […]
The Best Afternoon Tea in New York
If you want to horrify anyone from the UK or Australia, just take them to a diner in New York and tell them to order a cuppa. What they will get is a cup of hot water and a limp, unwrapped teabag on the side. Yanks just don’t get tea, unless it’s iced and full […]
New Zealand’s Chocolate Bus
Two years of earthquakes have left the residents of Christchurch shaken and stirred. Tamara Pitelen visits what’s left of the quake-struck town and finds a slice of chocolate heaven (on the bus) is part of the new city emerging from the wreckage. There’s a little corner of chocolatey heaven nestled in the foothills in New […]