Category Archives: Advice

New York City Adventures: The Flower District

Posted on 8 June 2017 by andyq

I can’t find much or anything recent about visiting NYC’s Flower District, also called the Chelsea Flower Markets, between 6th and 7th streets on 28th Avenue. But as my mother is a bit of a flower fanatic, I found what … Continue reading →

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Men’s Clothes in NYC: Resale, Consignment, Thrift & Outlet

Posted on 17 May 2017 by andyq

A post on this topic in Paris is my top-viewed blog posting ever… So, an entry about browsing for secondhand and cheap clothes (my natural state of being) in the Big Apple would seem to be in order. But in … Continue reading →

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Product review: American Tourister Airforce 1, Expandable hardside suitcase

Posted on 1 March 2017 by andyq

Luggage has been a big part of my life. I’ve done a lot of travelling for work, and even in younger days, schlepping my belongings across the country for university required figuring out the best way to transport them. My … Continue reading →

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Travel Diary: El Calafate to Torres del Paine (and back!)

Posted on 10 January 2017 by andyq

If you are travelling from Sydney to Latin America, it seems that the routes divide between your frequent flyer plan. If you are with One World, you go through Santiago (and from there to anywhere else) and if you are … Continue reading →

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Home cooking: Rye and molasses no-knead bread

Posted on 24 September 2016 by andyq

So, the adventures in bread making continue. After my first attempts, I was still enjoying the bread, but I felt confused about how I could be using whole-wheat flour and rye flour and the bread just basically tasted like heavy … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Great Aunty Three, Surry Hills

Posted on 18 September 2016 by andyq

It was clear to me, just from a quick glance, that this restaurant had the right concept for the right location. Right next to the immensely popular Chat Thai in what was once a grocery store that unusually sold Latin … Continue reading →

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How to live: Work is a four-letter word

Posted on 14 September 2016 by andyq

My pal, Tim Mansfield, sent out a series of newsletters around the topic of feeling stuck. One of the posts that stuck in my brain was about work. Because all around me, friends ask: Am I doing the right work? … Continue reading →

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How to live: get a Thai massage

Posted on 11 September 2016 by andyq

Photo By Tara Angkor Hotel via StockPholio.net I’ve always enjoyed a professional massage, since the first time a friend Rita, who had trained in Swedish massage, introduced me to them (rather than the friends give friends massages that I’d done … Continue reading →

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How to live: take what you please (an introduction)

Posted on 4 September 2016 by andyq

As anyone can see, my blog, andyville, has been taken over by dozens of reviews of restaurants and bars. I enjoy my food blogging, and I don’t see it stopping in the near future. But I’m going to aim to … Continue reading →

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Paris Diary: On the sweet trail, South Pigalle

Posted on 4 August 2016 by andyq

Here’s my latest article to appear online on Bonjour Paris, a fun ‘Insider’s Guide’ to the City of Lights. Here’s the full article. Below is a preview to whet your appetite… It’s easy to get dazzled by Sacre Coeur and … Continue reading →

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