Collingwood, Melbourne for Ladies
Melbourne is the world’s fourth most liveable city of 2025, partly because of its charming shops for women. Collingwood is full of them. Here are six essential shops in Collingwood to visit.
The World’s Favourite Tweed
The World’s Favourite Tweed Scotland’s Harris Tweed is the best-loved, most famous brand in the world, exported from the Outer Hebrides to France and Japan. If you’re weekend shopping at car boot sales, garage sales and charity shops, sooner or later, you’ll find a Harris Tweed jacket on the rack, instantly recognisable from Peaky Blinders […]
The Best Italian in Brisbane
The Queensland Premier has Italian parents, which might explain the boom in great Italian restaurants in Brisbane. So, how do you choose the best Italian restaurant in Brisbane? Holiday Goddess takes a culinary dive to help you out.
The Strangest Chinese Restaurants in the World
There are 500 Spice World restaurants around the world. They are famous for their robot staff, shared hotpot cooking at the table, Hello Kitty stock cubes – and Barbie dolls wearing beef ballgowns
The Global McDonalds
McDonald’s Global Menu Restaurant offers the local Japanese favourite, Teriyaki Chicken Filet-O and India’s Big Spicy Paneer Wrap. You can also try McSpaghetti.
Bills Famous Bondi Beach Breakfast
Bill Granger’s Bloody Mary, Scrambled Eggs, Ricotta Hotcakes and Sweetcorn Fritters for breakfast. Too much? Jennifer Johnson thinks not…
Pizza Making at La Cucina Caldesi Cookery School in Marylebone, London
Caldesi offers many different courses, fresh pasta, the perfect risotto, and a number of regional Italian cooking courses. We chose to make my favourite, pizza. I enjoyed the experience so much, I want to go back to learn to make fresh pasta next time!
The Best Breton Top
Chanel, Yves St Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld made the Breton top famous, but how can you buy the best one today – and why is it still a wardrobe staple for French men and women?
Holiday Goddess Cancer Recipe: Garlicky Mussels with Spaghetti
Ruled by the moon, Cancerians are influenced by the tides of the sea.One way to their heart is to feed them well. This moon sign is linked with feminine motherly instincts. They appreciate home cooking.
Holiday Goddess Gemini Recipe: Silver Barfi/Burfi
Silver Barfi is an easy recipe, and a chance to experiment working with silver. Geminis love learning and have a magpie-like curiosity of anything new and shiny.
Holiday Goddess Taurus Recipe: Silky Mac and Cheese
Taureans, as an earth sign, are comforted by food, the security of feeling full. This recipe is simple, cheap to make and luxurious, all of these qualities push those Taurus buttons.
Holiday Goddess Aries Recipe: Rhubarb Crumble
Aries is ruled by Mars, they will adore spicy food, but will need to be careful not to overindulge.