Why Turkish Airlines Are My New Favourite Biz Class (and yes, I paid for my own seat)
Turkish Airlines don't fly to Australia, where I live. Which is a great pity. To be honest, I ended up flying Turkish from Singapore...
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Natascha Mirosch
- Aug 30
- 5 min
The Last Manna Growers of Sicily
We turn our backs on Sicily’s jagged coastline, with its decaying stone towers and pebbled beaches and motor inland, along roads that on...
Natascha Mirosch
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Are these are the world's most beautiful villages?
According to a recent analysis of instagram and pinterest* these are the world's most beautiful villages. How many have you been to? Do...
Natascha Mirosch
- Feb 8
- 1 min
Three Experiences You Can Only Have in Queensland, Australia
Thank you to Shelley Winkel, my recent podcast guest for these three tips on very special experiences you can have in Queensland. They're...
Natascha Mirosch
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
The Last Manna Makers of Sicily
We turn our backs on Sicily’s jagged coastline, with its decaying stone towers and pebbled beaches and motor inland, along roads that on...
Natascha Mirosch
- Dec 1, 2021
- 8 min
How to save money, the environment and stick it to the supermarket.
On my kitchen shelf is a bottle filled with red wine darkening to the colour of old blood; three jars of fermenting sauerkraut, a litre...
Natascha Mirosch
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Here's what to see and do in The Scenic Rim
Queensland's Scenic Rim was the only Australian destination to appear in Lonely Planet's recent "top 10 hottest destinations to visit in...
Natascha Mirosch
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
The World's Friendliest LGBTIQ+ Destinations
I've not lived the experience of an LGBTIQ+ traveller and it's inconceivable to me in this day and age that they may be treated...
Natascha Mirosch
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Cook Book - Egg of the Universe
Egg of the Universe (Bryony and Harry Lancaster, photography by Alan Benson. Murdoch Books RRP $49.99) comes from the cafes of the same...
Natascha Mirosch
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Where to Find the World's Most Spectacular Sunsets (and Sunrises)
Uluru - Australia Ko Krabey, Cambodia Zambezi, Zimbabwe Ko Samet, Thailand Venice, Italy Longreach, Australia Kruger, South Africa...
Natascha Mirosch
- Jun 21, 2021
- 2 min
Special Delivery - Norfolk Island
I'm not usually given to hanging around docks, but here I am, part a small crowd gathered on Kingston pier, our gazes focused towards a...
Natascha Mirosch
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
Pack your bags, Australia! The doors are open at these unique destinations.
After a stagnant 2020, Australian travellers are searching for new domestic travel experiences. Here are a couple unique and luxurious...
Natascha Mirosch
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Say Don't Slay - Why Diners Need to be Kinder
We all have that friend who, no matter what life throws at her, however tough things get, puts on her lippy, squares her shoulders and...
Natascha Mirosch
- Apr 9, 2021
- 5 min
Where The Wild Things Roam - An African Adventure
A warthog is blocking my way. Of all the animals I could have encountered on the walk from my villa at Sabi Sabi Reserve to the main...
Natascha Mirosch
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
What it's Like to Fly to Antarctica for The Day
There is great excitement as the continent comes into view - sheer jagged ice cliffs and flat-topped bergs that look like the swimming...
Natascha Mirosch
- Jan 23, 2021
- 3 min
Restaurant Review - S & K Steak and Oyster Bar
It's Thursday lunch time, at the tail-end of a snap Covid tighten-up. Staff are masked and tables socially-distanced, but the atmosphere...
Natascha Mirosch
- Nov 20, 2020
- 7 min
Turning Back Time. Staying in a Medieval Mountain Village in Abruzzo
It’s snowing. Not the kind of little feathery flakes that kiss your face, or tickle the palm of an outstretched hand, but icy crystals...
Natascha Mirosch
- Oct 30, 2020
- 5 min
Five Tips for Visiting Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)
We at ExtraVirgin have had our own life-changing experiences in the expansive Australian outback so we were thrilled but not surprised to...
Natascha Mirosch
- Oct 22, 2020
- 4 min
Back to (Gin) School Brisbane Distillery, West End
“Fortunately there is gin, the sole glimmer in this darkness. Do you feel the golden, copper-coloured light it kindles in you?” Albert...
Natascha Mirosch
- Aug 26, 2020
- 4 min
48 Hours in Queensland's Granite Belt
Wild fennel grows at hip height along the roadside. There are orchards where boughs curve under the weight of pink-cheeked apples; olive...