galleyvantingaround

I am slowly emerging from a busy period celebrating a milestone birthday. There’s been a lot of catching up, talking, laughing, and of course feasting.  In the past, I would have...

Let’s dispense with the usual summary of what happened in the past year. 2025 wasn’t a great year: we did travel a fair bit, but family illnesses both here and abroad,...

Who doesn’t like a cheese board? As a lover of cheese I am pretty partial to these. They have featured on many of our dinner parties. In typical Australian fashion, as...

Our time in Osaka is limited and we all have different agendas. I like castles and art. Anne wants to shop and eat. Marc is happy to wander as long as...

Voahangy was in Paris. We are back from three and a half  weeks in France, visiting my 81-year-old mother who recently fell ill. No holidays or road trips in the French...