Cooking for Trippers: Kettle Eggs

There are times in life when you’re faced with the following situation: You’re staying at a hotel/motel (Holiday Inn…) that has a communal BBQ/hotplate for guests to use. You only have basic cooking gear with you, like salt/pepper, knives, forks and plastic plates (for example, because you left all the other stuff with your wife…

Read more

Cooking for Trippers: Kofferpizza. Trunkalicious!

In de reeks “koken voor trippers”, een nieuwe variant op de dashboardbroodjes: kofferpizza! We zijn er achter gekomen dat, mits voldoende zon, onze auto ook andere plaatsen heeft waar eten kan worden opgewarmd. Voor restjes pizza is de koffer bijvoorbeeld ideaal. Volgende keer, met de feestdagen in het vooruitzicht: achterbank-glühwein!

Read more

Cooking for Trippers: Dashboard Broodjes

When tripping down under and being on the road for a long time, you don’t always feel like cooking. To have a quick bite that tastes AWESOME, we have this great recipe. Buy some “pizza-like” rolls when they are on special in Woollies($4 for 6 or $3 for 4) Park your car in the sun…

Read more

Frosty Lube: Often Licked, Never Beaten

When you work with slushee-machines and stuff like that, you want everything to work properly. To make sure that it does, there is Frosty Lube! We are not quite sure what the little “Frosty” boy is licking on the tube, but we can only hope you use your imagination, keeping some “heavy duty” in mind!

Read more

Fuel for the Mind

Bulk port is one of our many Barossan discoveries. The way it is sold reminds you of some things you can pour into your car. But instead of pouring it in your car, you just pour it in your mouth! Liquor wise, South Australia is very different from the Northern Territories. There you can only…

Read more

nICE Job: Putting a Smile on Every Face

Serving gelati is quite a different job than being a vet. For instance: every client leaves with a smile on their face! Working in the gelateria/coffeeshop (no guys, stop thinking about Amsterdam!!!) is just so much fun. On my first day I had to taste all the flavors, so I am aware of what I…

Read more

Paté Buddies for Life

One of the best things in the Barossa is having a meat platter with your favourite paté buddies around 23h. According to Tom and Josh the AWESOME homemade paté from Musque is the best they ever had! Personally I don’t really get it since I don’t eat paté. But lately I feel this paté-buddy-thing is…

Read more

A Wine a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

How to experience the perfect day in the Barossa: Step 1: Wake up happily Step 2: Have breakfast Step 3: Do a wine tasting Step 4: Go to your AWESOME job in a gelateria/relax Step 5: Have dinner Step 6: Have some Rhum Step 7: Go for a meat platter with your Paté Buddies Step…

Read more

Reunion In The Barossa – Disneyland for Wine Lovers

After our separate trips (Claudia’s through the desert, Tom and Erwin’s on the East Coast), we were reunited in AWESOME South-South Australia, where there’s a winery around every corner! This is excellent for my dad as a wine connoisseur, and Claudia and I don’t mind a good wine tasting either 😉 We started in the…

Read more

Going Crocsy at the Sunset Markets at Mindil Beach

The place to be in Darwin in the dry season on Sunday afternoon is Mindil beach. At least if you like cheap exotic food and sunsets. No surprise that you could find us there every week! Our absolute favorites, besides of the AWESOME Asian food, are the crocodile burger and the spiral spud!  

Read more