Where's Jonny? Care to dine with me? You would think that 11 years of daily food tasting for a living might put me off?......au contraire! Chomp away with me across 6 continents. Seduced like a bloodhound to the scent of good food, I anticipate the misty waft of steaming broths, the satisfying crunch of mudbugs and the vibrant aroma of freshly pulverised lemongrass. Buon appetito

Gallery: Chomping in Chile

UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 20 Aug 2007 | Photo Gallery

Everyone`s kissing in Chile

CHILE | Monday, 20 Aug 2007 | Views [1545]

Paris is SO last season.  There`s clearly something in the Andean air of Chile and its not just pollution. It appears that Santiago is the new place to "elope by the slopes." The snow capped mountains may be minus 40 but the temperature in ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Maoris, Moustaches and Manuka

NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 17 Aug 2007 | Views [1196]

We looked 50 feet into the volcanic crater, its grassy sides rippled like an ancient sunken souffle.  With 360 degree panoramas over Auckland, Mount Eden is the highest of 48 volcanoes in the city. I was just positioning Maria for the, ¨crawling from a ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

What happened to Bernie Clifton?

CHILE | Friday, 17 Aug 2007 | Views [1276]

12 hrs on a plane and 19 hrs time difference.  Like a Time Lord, I had arrived in Santiago, Chile before I left Auckland.  At one point I passed myself on the plane.  Bizarre. I wandered around the capital in a daze on the Ascension of the Virgin (a ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures