Articles tagged Byron Bay

  1. Mmmm: making macadamia nut satay

    Mmmm: making macadamia nut satay

    Today’s blog is a wee departure from the norm. It comes with 2 recipes for using fresh macadamia nuts that I learned from Gaia Retreat’s head chef, Todd Cameron… I’d spent an afternoon at Olivia Newton-John’s luxurious retreat near Byron Bay in Australia’s NSW (and had a sublime spa treatment which you can read about [...]

  2. Aussie! Olivia Newton-John’s Gaia Retreat

    Aussie! Olivia Newton-John’s Gaia Retreat

    Gaia Retreat and Spa is Olivia Newton-John’s place. 20 chalet style rooms from standard to executive suites and a major focus on wellness. And for the record, I have it on very good authority that all these rumours about her ex showing up? Rubbish. I flew into Ballina from Sydney, picked up a car at [...]

  3. Aussie! Bliss out in Byron Bay

    Aussie! Bliss out in Byron Bay

    I’d heard so much about Byron Bay – usually with much sighing, eyes glazing over and wistfulness – so when I was given the rough assignment of heading up there to write about its spas for Tourism Australia’s Explore supplement I rolled my sleeves up and took one for the team… It was actually part [...]