Tag: cellar door

Winter Willunga-land

There are places that just stand out as destinations for tourism and recreation. Take Margaret River in Western Australia for example, or Byron Bay in New South Wales, and Apollo Bay in Victoria. Much less renowned, so much so that after living in South Australia for more than a decade, I’d never properly visited Willunga

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City Sundays

Walyu Yarta community garden, Adelaide

7 Sunday activities in Adelaide What to do on a Sunday afternoon? Go somewhere else? Get in the car? How about staying where you are? Let me be your Adelaide city tour guide. A gentle bike ride to the Himeji Japanese garden in the South Terrace Parklands… Hang out under a tree with a family

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Pushbikes and Pinot – Martinborough, NZ

Bike wine tour, Martinborough, New Zealand

DEVOTED TO PINOT NOIR “She’s very delicate and has to be handled with care” We exchanged a glance. Did the vintner just refer to the grapes as a “she”? Yes, such is the devotion to one particularly fickle varietal, the elegant and delicate light red Pinot Noir, in this unique and decidedly boutique wine region.

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