Monkeys are meant to be cute, right? That’s the sentiment which led me to Ubud’s Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary, one of the main tourist attractions in the central Balinese town. You may recall Ubud’s reputation was given a boost by Elizabeth Gilbert, the American author who documented her travels thereContinue Reading
Four years on from leaving MasterChef, Gary Mehigan says he is “living the dream”. The original judge told news.com.au he was combining his love of food and travel, a dream he heard time and time again from those competing across 11 seasons on the popular series. Since the pandemic, theContinue Reading
In a bánh mì shop in Uganda, some 11,000 kilometres away from Australia, Fosca Anirwoth understandably doesn’t know exactly who Malcolm Turnbull is. “But I know he’s a person of great influence,” she says. Now the new restaurant where Anirwoth works at in the country’s capital Kampala is hoping thatContinue Reading
Cory Doctorow, a Californian author, journalist, and activist, recently fell victim to a fake website scam after searching for a local Thai restaurant’s website. Doctorow intended to order takeout from Kiin, a popular Burbank Thai restaurant in his neighbourhood, and proceeded to search for their website on Google. However, insteadContinue Reading
A futuristic aviation city with lush gardens, hotels and entertainment complexes will start taking shape this year. Construction could begin in weeks after Thailand’s government approved a $US9 billion ($A12 billion) masterplan to attract millions more tourists. The ambitious scheme will transform U-Tapao airport, near Pattaya on the Gulf ofContinue Reading