Travel Archives – The Dressed Fork

How To Spend 8 Perfect Hours On The Mornington Peninsula

Posted on April 8, 2018April 13, 2018 by thedressedfork

Armed with a tank full of petrol and a hankering for exceptional food and wine, K and I hit the Mornington Peninsula yesterday. This ridiculously picturesque corner of the globe has some of the best eating and drinking to be ... Continue Reading

Seminyak Spoils: Where to Drink and Dine in Bali’s Favourite Hotspot – Part 2

Posted on November 26, 2017November 27, 2017 by thedressedfork

Bali Bliss: it’s not a state of mind so much as a state of being. After your fourth massage and sunset session in as many days, your skin is glowing, your eyes are luminous, and the breath’s dropping so deep ... Continue Reading

Seminyak Spoils: Where to Drink and Dine in Bali’s Favourite Hotspot – Part 1

Posted on November 12, 2017November 13, 2017 by thedressedfork

Friends, it’s been an age since I last posted – but my life-draining PhD is finally finished (hoorah!!) and I have only just come up for air. I promise never to leave you for so long again. K and I ... Continue Reading

How To Travel in Comfort and Style: A Practical Guide

Posted on August 13, 2017August 14, 2017 by thedressedfork

There’s nothing like the prospect of an overseas trip to send joy coursing through my soul. I derive immense pleasure from planning a holiday in the greatest detail: the restaurants we will visit, the food markets we will pore over, ... Continue Reading

My Perfect Day: Noosa – The Best Breakfast Spot on the Sunshine Coast

Posted on July 23, 2017July 24, 2017 by thedressedfork

K and I just returned from four glorious days in Noosa Heads, a breathtaking beachy locale that is one of my favourite places on earth. I’d been struggling with the final phase of my PhD and was on the brink ... Continue Reading

My Perfect Day: Paris – Le Café Marly and The Louvre

Posted on July 9, 2017July 10, 2017 by thedressedfork

You emerge from the fashion floor of Le Bon Marché with a half dozen shopping bags, a beaten down credit card and a giddy thrill pulsing inside you (those Joseph leather leggings are going to look excellent with that Isabel ... Continue Reading

My Perfect Day: Paris – Stylish Morning Stroll to Le Bon Marché

Posted on June 25, 2017July 1, 2017 by thedressedfork

So you have finished your excellent breakfast at Café de Flore and are itching to begin your stylish morning stroll (if you haven’t read my introductory posts on Paris, you can find them here and here). The fifteen minute amble ... Continue Reading

My Perfect Day: Paris – Breakfast

Posted on May 7, 2017June 25, 2017 by thedressedfork

One thing is certain: you don’t go to Café de Flore – that fabled literary institution in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Pres – for the service. If you are famous or exceedingly elegant or demonstrably rich (preferably all three), the waiters ... Continue Reading

My Perfect Day: Paris – Intro

Posted on May 6, 2017May 28, 2017 by thedressedfork

Since spending one glorious month in Paris on our honeymoon (we had a cheap-ass wedding so that we could swan around like princes for six weeks in Europe), K and I have made it our business to get back to ... Continue Reading