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Hey Rosey
Orange, NSW Food, NSW Wine, Wine Bar, Fun, Funky, Dining, New South Wales, 2023
Hey Rosey
Orange, NSW Food, NSW Wine, Wine Bar, Fun, Funky, Dining, New South Wales, 2023

When I was younger, I worked in bars and restaurants for many years. The places I worked at were either mom and pop or high-end fine dining. So, as a complete contrast, when I would go out, I developed a taste for what has been become known as “dive bars”.

Orange, NSW Food, NSW Wine, Wine Bar, Fun, Funky, Dining, New South Wales, 2023
Ovolo Nishi, and you thought Canberra isn’t cool
Canberra, Hotel, ACT, Monster, Restaurant, Plant Based, 2023, Highly Recommended
Ovolo Nishi, and you thought Canberra isn’t cool
Canberra, Hotel, ACT, Monster, Restaurant, Plant Based, 2023, Highly Recommended

The Hotel is entrance is softly lit and like the rest of the hotel is built with an industrial vibe, exposed concrete, original builder’s notes on the concrete and raw wood lining the walls. It’s warm and welcoming with a large open fireplace in the open lobby space. The lobby/bar is where you can have breakfast, happy hour happens here and it’s just a comfortable place to hang out. The front desk staff are efficient, welcoming and friendly.

Canberra, Hotel, ACT, Monster, Restaurant, Plant Based, 2023, Highly Recommended
Rockford
South Australia, Wine, Cellar Door, Barossa Valley, Shiraz, Sparkling, 2023, Highly Recommended
Rockford
South Australia, Wine, Cellar Door, Barossa Valley, Shiraz, Sparkling, 2023, Highly Recommended

There are a few truly iconic wines and wineries in Australia. One of them is Rockford wines in the Barossa Valley with the Basket press Shiraz being the leading and most famous of their wines.

South Australia, Wine, Cellar Door, Barossa Valley, Shiraz, Sparkling, 2023, Highly Recommended
Heslop
New South Wales, Wine, Cellar Door, Touriga Nacional, Merlot, Mudgee, Zinfandel
Heslop
New South Wales, Wine, Cellar Door, Touriga Nacional, Merlot, Mudgee, Zinfandel

Heslop wines is a family-owned winery on the outskirts of the very beautiful country town of Mudgee in New South Wales. This is a tiny family business, the cellar is their home, bottling is by hand, labels are hand placed, everything about this wine is handled by a member of the family. Get out and buy local and support them.

New South Wales, Wine, Cellar Door, Touriga Nacional, Merlot, Mudgee, Zinfandel

My Idea of Heaven

A visit to Tyrrell’s.

The Byng Street Hotel
Stephen Harris Stephen Harris

The Byng Street Hotel

Warmth and welcome in Orange. There are two hotels on Byng Street, the Gladstone and the Byng Street Boutique Hotel. You definitely want the latter. The Byng Street Boutique Hotel is the passion and joint creation of, Thomas and Kristen Nock, a husband-and-wife team.

You will meet both of them as most day they are working the front desk or the restaurant, greeting and looking after their guests.

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Our next trip…2023

Wine across the Barossa, the Macedon Ranges and King Valley