Author Archives: rmgtravelsandfood
The sounds of New Zealand …
… are quietly awesome! Maggie and I recently visited New Zealand. We flew to Auckland and spent two days exploring some of the scenic areas near to that city, before boarding the Cunard Line ship, the Queen Elizabeth, for a … Continue reading
Accessible wild places in Tasmania
In March 2018, just on a year after my father’s life reached its end, Maggie and I spent eight days travelling around Tasmania and visiting some of its famous wilderness spots. I mention Dad because he grew up in Tasmania … Continue reading
Pasta class in Umbria
From mid-September to mid-October, Maggie and I travelled around parts of southern Europe. We began with a couple of nights in the lovely city of Avignon, followed by a river cruise along the Rhone River from its delta – known … Continue reading
Pretty bowl of our favourite spring green
It took me until well into my 40s to develop a taste for fresh asparagus, mainly because the only asparagus spears I ever knew about came in a tin and I didn’t like those one little bit. Fortunately, I spent … Continue reading
Review of our journey through the middle of Australia
Are you an Australian who is yet to explore the Northern Territory or travel on the Ghan train? Are you from overseas, with Australia on your ‘bucket list’, but you’re not sure where to go first? If so, this review … Continue reading
Q: Why did the chicken legs cross the road quickly?
A: So they wouldn’t be late for dinner. My dinner! * * * * * * * Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a local newspaper invited me to nominate my ‘signature … Continue reading
Cauliflower gives goulash a happy-face lift
I first cooked beef goulash a little over five years ago, inspired by a dish I had eaten at a restaurant in Salzburg, Austria in May 2014. After a couple of attempts, I settled on a recipe and included it … Continue reading
Is cauliflower the most versatile vegetable?
One evening when Maggie was a child, her mother compelled her to eat a serving of cauliflower. It was a mistake her mother only made once! Fast-forward to 10 years ago, when a small, best-of-season cauli caught Maggie’s attention. She … Continue reading
Top time in the Top End: Litchfield day tour
As we dragged ourselves out of bed for yet another depart-at-dawn journey, I was grumbling – half to pity myself, half to blame my wife – about having to go out on a third boat cruise to gaze at an … Continue reading
Top time in the Top End: Kakadu National Park
The final days of our journey through the centre of Australia were spent in two more of the Northern Territory’s wonderful national parks. The first of these was Kakadu National Park, which we visited on a two-day coach tour. Kakadu … Continue reading
