Room for a Pony On my final morning in Hobart, I was in need of some breakfast and perhaps a light lunch also before heading to the airport and a flight back to Melbourne. Having been lured in by the name, I toddled up the road to Room for a Pony as I’d heard good …

Sweetbrew Having spent little more than 24 hours in the city, it was with a heavy heart that I said goodbye to Launceston. It’s a lovely wee place and crappy hotel aside I had a fantastic time there. Before jumping on the bus to Hobart, I had time for a farewell breakfast at Sweetbrew, a …

South of Johnston I have been lucky enough as part of my day job to collaborate on some very interesting work with a colleague, Richard, in Melbourne. I’d not had a chance to come say hi to him on home turf previously so was delighted to do so as one of my early items of …

65 Degrees Melbourne! I had done the same as when arriving in Almaty, Seoul and Singapore and flown through the night with little in the way of sleep. The difference this time was that I was staying in an apartment complex with some silly automated self check-in meaning that I couldn’t turn up and beg …

Naju Gomtang I was excited when it turned out that my hotel was near by legendary gomtang house, Hadongkwan. It was less good news to find the place being completely rebuilt so unavailable for restorative beef soup when that’s exactly what I needed. With Dr Google duly consulted, it turned out that there was another …