It was during breakfast with friends that I’d first learned of these markets; positioned on the grounds of Warwick Farm Racecourse. Warwick Farm always seemed far far away from my little Erko abode and had you asked me to pinpoint the suburb on a map I’d have struggled to locate it. “Somewhere out west” I’d say. [...]
Everywhere I travel these days I make a point of finding a local farmers market. Both Mount Maunganui and neighbouring Tauranga have their own market but thanks to my late Saturday arrival, I missed the one in Tauranga. I’m told it’s much better than the one at the Mount but there was no way I’d [...]
I was walking down Balmain Road in Rozelle one particular weekend after sussing out the Essential Ingredient when I noticed many people heading in the opposite direction, all pulling nanna trolleys loaded with fresh fruit and vegetables. “Is there a market around here?” I asked the other half. Before I even finished the sentence I [...]
In my previous Hue post I may have said a visit to this town wouldn’t be complete without going to Truong Dinh Street to try the com hen, but taking a look at Dong Ba Market should also slip onto the agenda. The market is a cinch to find. If crossing the Trang Tien Bridge, hang a [...]
Any visitor to Hoi An is bound to stumble upon the bustling riverside market in the Old Town. Come in the middle of the day and you may find yourself stuck behind bus-loads of tourists but it’s in the morning that I think is the best time to visit. Arrive before 7 am and you’ll [...]
Not even a month had passed since my previous visit to Melbourne before I was back on another aircraft heading down there for a quick work trip. The usual procedure involves flying down on Friday afternoon, working all day Saturday and spending an extra night for a leisurely Sunday morning before flying back home. Last [...]