There is only a four-hour time difference between Hawaii and Sydney but it felt like an eternity yesterday. I woke at 2am, which was 6am Oahu time and tossed and turned before giving up on sleep at 5am. Then I struggled wearily off to work with the wrong laptop. Cue a shambolic day trying to... Continue Reading →

Our last full day in Hawaii was an absolute knockout. We booked a five-hour snorkelling tour as the grand finale of our trip. There were lots of fancy Champagne catamaran tours available, but we went with Redline Rafting, which skips the flashy stuff to focus on the adventure. Redline sticks to 14 passengers per trip... Continue Reading →

Hellooooo! We're about to board a plane to chilly Sydney after our quickie bleisure trip to Hawaii. We're blearily sitting in the departure lounge after a terrible night's sleep at an airport hotel. We decided to cancel the farewell night we'd booked in Waikiki - we were tired after a big last day and thought... Continue Reading →

It is crazy gorgeous here ... it's Disney-style manufactured beauty, but still stunning. And I've decided there's something to be said for being the plus one on business trips. My first day as a lady of leisure was lovely. DD was out the door at 7am to hobnob with the movers and shakers in glomerular... Continue Reading →

Our home for the next five nights is a luxury resort called the Grand Wailea, which is part of the Hilton group. You might remember it from the Jennifer Anniston and Adam Sandler movie "Just Go With It". Conde Nast Traveler describes the hotel like this: "Although most resorts in Maui have open-air lobbies, none... Continue Reading →

Hello from Maui! I'm here with DD on a bleisure trip that coincides with his birthday. Bleisure is my new favourite holiday term - it's when you combine business trips with leisure ones. And it's going off like a frog in a sock during the cost-of-living crisis as people look for sneaky ways to save... Continue Reading →

I should have been packing my bags last night and getting all my ducks in a row. But I chose fun. I was invited to an event celebrating Teeling Irish Whiskey. It was being held at a cool bar called Frank Mac’s in The Rocks and I thought - yeah, it’s a bit crazy when... Continue Reading →

My bikini line has gone to rack and ruin since I developed tendonitis in my hip. Wielding hot wax while turning myself into a human pretzel has been off the agenda. My lady garden has started to resemble the illustrations in the copy of The Joy of Sex that I furtively ordered from Doubleday Book... Continue Reading →