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Join Cullen in part one of the I'm Free Sydney's Sight Seeing tour. Check out our new memory test below for this episode 2020. Cullen and the team meet Ross at the beginning of an entertaining and informative tour in part one of our podcast tour through the center of Sydney. The I'm Free walking tour is warmly primed with the best stories, insights, and tips throughout the heart of the city.  Enjoying the stories on The I'm Free Tour Sydney Covering local transport, activities, restaurants, and bars to give you a sense of place in the same way the locals like Ross and his tour team do. During the easy-walking 2½-3 hour tour, we uncover some of Sydney's hidden history and explore the sites of Australia's most famous city under the guiding light of our friendly tour guide.  The I'm Free Sydney tour guides give a series of well-crafted insights into the people, places, and events of this sun-blessed city. Rain, Hail, thunder or Shine, Ross's I'm Free Tours walk every day Stories abound on the I'm Free Tour Sydney And with no need to book, this is the perfect place to turn up shortly after your arrival in Sydney and find your local guide in a bright green T-shirt. Perfect for an update on upcoming events, art, restaurants, and of course those hidden bars and noodle shops to help you better enjoy your time in Sydney just like a local. Ross joins Cullen and the team this morning at Sydney's Town Hall with the opening of the tour exploring Sydney's remarkable beginning and development. Some of the convict colony stories might surprise you like the opening of the tour, that digs deep beneath your feet of Sydney's Town Hall revealing some of its hidden stories beneath the stonework. Tours start out at 10:30 am and 2:30 pm every day from the Sydney Town Hall Square. With no need to book you'll easily find your guide wearing a bright green "I'm Free" T-shirt on George St between Sydney Town Hall and St Andrew's Cathedral. One of the many places visited on the I'm Free Tour in Sydney Group bookings can be made at least 24 hours in advance  Groups of 10 or more can register with www.imfree.com.au at least 24 hours in advance.  To maintain the quality of our regularly scheduled tours, the I'm Free tour team will need to organize you a separate private tour.  And full terms and conditions can be found on the I'm Free Tours private tours https://www.imfree.com.au/sydney/private-tours/ web page. WHEELCHAIRS: The Sydney Sights tour is wheelchair friendly. Find out more about I'm Free tours in both Sydney and Melbourne and  https://www.imfree.com.au/aboutus/ and stay tuned to join us for part two of our Sydney Sights tour on the EATT Magazine podcast.  Loading…

Welcome back to a perfect podcast to listen to while driving, part two of our photography podcast here with Peter Withiel from Lambda Photography. Link to the images in this podcast from your podcast app https://eattmag.com/listen-to-this-podcast-driving/  Peter has taken us on a journey from South Africa, Queenstown and now Auckland in New Zealand. He generously shares some of his top photography tips for those of us just learning to use our camera's. Such as Cullen our host even after many years looking for more tips and photography tricks Peter also shares some of his lightroom techniques. The origin of  Peters last name Withiel is cornish and It's derived from the name Gwydhyel. Withiel (Cornish: Gwydhyel) St Clement is an Ancient parish in the county of Cornwall. Withiel is derived from the Cornish word Gwydhyel, meaning wooded place.  And so launching into part two of the podcast Podcast while driving we are back in Queenstown on a tightrope. This young lady was just practicing walking on the tightrope and I took this photographs because it was framed quite nicely. The blue lake of Lake Wakatipu can be seen in the background As she is in the middle of the two trees to balance. She must be quite talented to do that. This is using the 70 to 200. That's the Lens Peter uses most of the time. Ironically we have called this podcast Do not listen to this photography podcast while driving. We do hope however its one of the many podcasts to listen to while driving. And after do take a look at the images and see how differently they may appear from the ones you had in mind from our descriptions. All this talk of driving, of course, could let you believe we think cycling is not the best place to listen to a podcast, either, but nothing could be further from the truth. Bicycles underexposed I just liked all the bicycles so it's bit underexposed. I could have increased the exposure, but yeah it was quite “Queenstown” with all the bicycles. Everybody's parked up on the, uh, on the pub having a beer, having a Speight's beer View from Queenstown Airport I love flying. To me, Queenstown has the most magnificent airport that you can get This is taken from inside. Inside the terminal on a 70 to 200 lens and it's an incredible sight so close against the mountains. Another reason why we  love flying into Queenstown with Coronet Peak in the background but more of to the left just out of sight And there's a photograph somewhere of I've got a friend in New Zealand there going to send it to me. With some of these airplanes covered in snow and I just love the fact that when you fly and it looks like you could walk the ski field and in actual fact you probably could it ’s almost impossible trying to explain it to people. Lake Wakatipu Another nice shot on the banks of the The colours seem to pop against that. Yeah. Against the river stone.                                                    ** THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING IMAGE **       This has to be the most or one of the most photographed trees in the world but you wont find it here on this Podcast to listen to while driving,

Join us on our Photography Podcast 101 from South Africa to Queenstown and Auckland with Peter Withiel from Lambda Photography and Cullen from EATT Magazine. See the all of the images for this podcast now by clicking on the link  podcast image link https://eattmag.com/photography-podcast-101/ Come with us on this very experimental episode of our Photography Podcast 101 where we're going to ask you to really come on a journey. Looking and listening at the same time so you can really get in here with us and see what we're talking about, so if you can click in the link https://eattmag.com/photography-podcast-101/ from your phone or  iPad, tablet desktop or any device, if you've got your computer and come on in and see the images on the website as we go through this photographic tour https://eattmag.com/photography-podcast-101/ I'm here with Peter Withiel. Peter has been photographing on and off for Silicon Beach, https://siliconbeachoz.net which is another podcast I do in the startup arena, here, in Melbourne. You've been photographing with us I guess on enough, I suppose for the last sort of six to nine months. In our Photography Podcast 101 we thought it was a great opportunity to share with our listeners some of your photographic philosophy Peter. So this image that we're looking at now is called the view of table mountain from Robben Island. Anybody that goes to cape town who has the slightest bit of interest in history, should really take a trip to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela and all of his other friends were in prison for all that time during those years in South Africa. But now you can go there and it's a really good tour and this gives you a view of table mountain from the toilets on Robin Island. So it's a stunning view from that past in history. Cape Town sits under table mountain.  Peter uses an entry level full frame camera that's not a full professional camera, but its the first entry level full frame camera. I've got the Canon 70 to 200 F, 2.8  Onto the next image Aquilla Game Reserve on the Waste Cape. That's the milky way looking up with the cottages in the foreground, within the Aquilla game reserve.  This is using the wide-angle zoom lens that's a 16 to 35 millimeter. With the shutter speed at about 30 seconds  So this, there's a lot of light in the foreground and Peter has to be to be very careful not to blow out the whole photograph. as it was pitch black. And so the image was produced by working around with the exposure and the put it into Lightroom with a neutral density filter to pull back the brightness just enough to keep the integrity of the image. Durban A Durban sunrise at Umhlanga Pier this is in Durban at sunrise This is with a long shutter speed with, perhaps the neutral density filter on, and the shutter speed is probably something like two minutes. This is where the zoom with a wide angle again, so it will be an f 22. I'm on bulb mode. In bulb mode, you can leave the shutter open as long as you want to and so it's at about a two-minute shutter speed. A frosty morning for two white Rhinos sleeping on the warm straw close and staying warm  White Rhinos at Aquila Game ReserveThis was a very, very cold morning. It was about minus two. So they were huddled together for warmth I suppose, but there's quite a sad story to the rhinos. Last year they had one of them poached. And so now they've got a herd of about six or eight right now. These are white rhinos where you can see with the flat mouth.  Black Rhinos are quite aggressive.

Join us as on the two-part Ski podcast with Nigel Kerr talking about Queenstown’s ski weather. Plus a few extra tips and tricks from Nigel the Ski Area Manager at coronet peak in Queenstown Hear how we unpack part two of our podcast interview reminding us of one of the greatest things for us skiing here in Queenstown is have a lot to do both on and off the mountain. In part one of the podcast Skiing in New Zealand – 10 Key points you want to know Nigel points out as you know, you don't go to Queenstown just to ski. You go to Queenstown for all manner of things and so when you come here you can just pop up to Coronet peak and do a few quick laps here. Because there's a lot of vertical, you can get to in a hurry. And I can see by your sweaty brow that you've been out there doing that. Nigel notes from Cullen who has skied straight down the mountain to the interview. Let's face it. Skiing's not a sport, Nigel continues. Skiing is a social activity, and I did expect to see people, younger people coming up at night, you know, after they've worked during the day. But I didn't expect it to morph he suggests. I think as much as it has as quickly as it has. There's almost always live music on the Night Ski DJs playing, and we get some real headline acts coming through. That can bring anything up to three, to four thousand people up for the night ski. So it's Kinda like your preload, and then you're off to town, and you know, and I suppose at night burgers, and pizzas are a bit of a specialty. And that's what we need. And then you can drop down into town, and you can make of the night what have you will. Queenstown’s ski weather The Tabular view for temperature and precipitation per month for Coronet Peak Ski Field, Otago (New Zealand) June 3.3°C July 3.0°C August 4.8°C September 7.3°C October 9.5°C Anybody can come and learn to ski here and go up and down the learner slopes. But internally you don't feel you're a beginner, or you haven't succeeded. You've just done the basics. But if I can put you on that chair and take you to the top and take you all the way around on the little easy. So because it's no steeper than the beginning unless you are going to go, wow, I can. Whoa. As you know Cullen this is a big deal. I'm, I'm a skier, and it blows people away. Nigel continues in part two of our interview between chatting about Queenstown’s ski weather  The thing is it's a really good mix of slopes, and the other thing is, is quite a lot of breadth. From the sledding to the learner slopes and everything in between. So yes, you can have all the skiing you like as an expert. And the way I describe the ski field is this. If I'm a pretty experienced skier, I can go as fast as I like. I can absolutely even if I don't know the mountain that well then that's fine because guess what? Whats so great about this real rolly poly mountain. And so every now and then you'll find yourself flying off something, but it doesn't matter. You can. You might hurt yourself, but because it rolls and rolls and rolls rather than falls off cliffs, you'll just roll that's all. Is skiing without sunglasses ok? but if so for how long deeper into the podcast chat Cullen asks I suppose the other thing is you get a lot of up here is sun as well. Nigel agrees. A lot of people might not sort of expect that. But you also need sunglasses because of Queenstown’s ski weather as you can see Cullen, you get these stunning days, and you can need both actually, that's plus the goggles.

Many people Skiing in New Zealand know its a great place to learn to Ski Join our podcast and push play to hear our tips and tricks from Coronet peak here in Queenstown, Skiing in New Zealand. Meet with the chief morale officer of Coronet Peak who, helped by hundreds of staff keeps this mountain moving and grooving day and night. Nigel Kerr, the Ski Area Manager rips into this  - our first ski podcast! Hot tips and cool tricks are thrown around left right and center on where to play, what to avoid, wear and do before you even get to Coronet Peak. View skiing in New Zealand images in this podcast  https://eattmag.com/skiing-in-new-zealand/ Our top ten takeaways from Coronet peak Coronet Peak is just 16 km from Queenstown and it's a great place to go where you can just jump on for an hour and quickly throw a few laps up and down the slopes in order to get yourself moving it doesn't have to be a whole day it could just be a morning or an afternoon. Download the EATT Magazine App on Android Download the EATT Magazine App on your iPad or iPhone Stunning slow and fast moving terrain make Coronet Peak ski area one of New Zealand's most exciting ski destinations. Now the home of Night Skiing, Coronet Peak lights up on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights for more skiing and epic parties. After the sun goes down its a great place for those looking for some night time sounds, thrills, spills, and action before heading into Queenstown just 20 to 30 mins away. Night skiing operates from July through August starting at 4 PM to 9 PM. The atmosphere is genuinely pumping, full of people, and great music from either a live band or a DJ. Night skiing is and has become even more of social activity here where people can start the party before heading into town. Two top tips for weekend Skiers from Australia. If you're coming to New Zealand for the first time it's a great idea to bring your ski gloves, hat, jacket, and a warm scarf. This sets you up and ready for a few hours in town braced for the weather. You're then prepared not only to hit the slopes but also make your way around town and get involved in the many things to do here in Queenstown. Skiing in New Zealand a few things you #NZMustDo include : A mulled wine at the floating bar on Lake Wakatipu Grabbing a New Zealand Altitude Craft beer from the great pubs serving this locally where its made and brewed. Sneaking into a comfortable chair downstairs at the Winery for a hot toddy and a pinot noir Dodging the school holidays when you're heading up the mountain details of those dates going into 2019 and 2020 below for easy reference. New Zealand School Holidays 2019 School Holidays Starts 6 Jul 2019 (Sat) Finishes 21 Jul 2019 (Sun) New Zealand School Holidays 2020 School Holidays Starts 4 Jul 2020 (Sat) Finishes 19 Jul 2020 (Sun) Queenstown is now increasingly well known as a great place to learn to ski. Many people skiing in New Zealand for the first time come from Australia, North America, China other parts of Asia and Africa. This diverse mix of people in Queenstown and on the slopes embrace not just the skiing and snowboarding but also...

Australian Sea Country Stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Australian Sea Country culture is firmly entwined with the sea. View images direct from iTunes for this story  https://eattmag.com/stories-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islanders/ EORA FIRST PEOPLE EXHIBITION PRECIOUS WORKS OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURE Eora means 'first people' in the language of the Darug, traditional owners of the land the Australia National Maritime Museum now stands on. Join us with Beau James for an interpretive description of some of these precious works. The EORA First People Exhibition takes us on a journey from Tasmania to Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, exploring this deep connection through art and adornments. EORA First People Exhibition works EORA First People Exhibition works include: Elaborately carved and painted Pukumani burial poles from the Tiwi people Hollow log coffins decorated with the story of Mäna, the shark. Following a funeral ceremony still practiced today, the bones of the deceased are placed in the top of the log coffin. Ceremonial sculptures and handwoven works from Arnhem Land and Cape York Delicate shell work from Tasmania Spectacular headdresses, body ornaments and dance machines of the Torres Strait. A SPECIAL FEATURE: SALTWATER - YIRRKALA BARK PAINTINGS OF SEA COUNTRY This series of paintings explains the spiritual and legal basis of the Yolngu's claim on the Saltwater Country of north-east Arnhem Land. The stories were painted to teach the Balander (stranger or white people) about the lore and law of the Yolngu people. The collection is a record of sacred lore based on the wisdom of thousands of lifetimes. "... They represent a social history; an encyclopedia of the environment; a place; a site; a season; a being; a song; a dance; a ritual; an ancestral story and a personal history." - Djon Mundine, OAM, Aboriginal curator, on the Saltwater paintings. The EORA FIRST PEOPLE EXHIBITION  is a small sample from over 4000 pieces from the local people that include Burial poles from northeast that were placed around a burial site Hollow log coffins with intricate designs and totems Saltwater barks created by local elders sharing the stories of poachers and showing secrecy designs. Beau shares the intricate stories with us of how the barks portrayed the person they are and who they are related to within some of the barks. The 80 barks were also used to help prove their connection to the land and the bark paintings were used in a court case to help claim sea rights for the local people from that country.    Bark gathering is hard work, and then the bark is used and worked to have a vibrancy that shares the connection to the country, and many are preserved over time at the gallery. The waters around give story and meaning, and the fibres used also include spinifex. Stories emerged from looking out into the area and observing the local animals including the stingray as that area could be someone’s totem, and therefore this area is someone’s responsibility to look after the nests of that area as they could become the voice of that country and the voice of that nesting area. Saltwater or freshwater people Precious objects were carefully around the grave to help with the journey into the next life, and then bags could be placed on or near totem poles so that a person's story and connecti...

Many of Sydney's secrets, lost in a gleaming palace Sarah Morley reveals some of these stories from the Garden Palace collection the Amaze Gallery. Join us at the Library of New South Wales where we meet curator Sarah Morley sharing some of Sydney's historical secrets revealed in her stories from the Garden Palace collection display from the Amaze Gallery. While the display in the Amaze Gallery of the Garden Palace collection finished some time ago, we had been lucky enough to capture a glimpse of this tragic and dynamic story lead by the technology and innovation of the time.   Sarah shares a glimpse into the rich collections of the State Library of NSW by telling some the fascinating stories associated with this magnificent building. The Garden Palace collection display in the Amaze Gallery was displayed to coincide with barrangal dyara (skin and bones) by the artist Jonathan Jones.  http://kaldorartprojects.org.au/project-32-jonathan-jones  Sydney’s Garden Palace is now lost to living memory, however, in its day its grandeur dominated the skyline in Sydney. Sarah Morays obsession around the Sydney garden palace started some time ago when the stories began to reveal themselves during some detailed research at the State Library of New South Wales. From its construction, destruction, and opening in 1879 Sydney's Garden Palace captivated society in Sydney and visitors from around the world in so many ways. Sydney's secrets from The Garden Palace The Garden Palace was also home of one of the many new technologies of the time on display the elevator, was just one of these as the sizeable purpose-built exhibition building was constructed to house the Sydney International Exhibition in 1879. Dominating the skyline, the Garden Palace was a magnificent building. See stories of the garden palace on the New South Wales state library website for more details.    http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/garden-palace The motto of the Sydney International Exhibition would prove tragically apt, Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites or ‘Newly risen, how brightly you shine’. The story of the garden palace started over 135 years ago. Constructed by John Young and designed by James Barnet the garden palace was built in only eight months. This was due to the electric lighting imported from England that allowed for construction around the clock. The building was over 244 meters long and had a floor space of over 112,000 meters with 4.5 million feet of timber, 2.5 million bricks and 243 tons of galvanized corrugated iron. The garden palace burnt down in 1882 taking with it many, many treasures, images and stories of the time and many of Sydney's secrets. Lost at the time were plans, papers and statistical records from census papers which were the work of 30 people over 13 months and the Australian Museum’s collection of Aboriginal artifacts were also lost. All exhibits for the Juvenile exhibition were burnt up along with 300 pictures that were the property of the Art Society. The loss to Linnaean Society whose library and collections were housed in the building was estimated at 3000 pounds. See collections fro...

Join us as we continue our Fiji village news story Johken school  students outside on a recent visit to the school In part two of our Fiji village news story, we join Debra and her team bringing enough books, pencils, stationery, skipping ropes, footballs for the whole school of 230 students. The children screamed with delight and all the new items they each got a pencil and rubbers and other learning aids. One of the children from the music school, learning guitar When we asked who wanted to learn guitar this young girl put up her hand and grinned from ear to ear, “me miss, please, I would like to learn”we handed her the guitar and she found it nearly as big as she was but that made her more determined as she strummed away. How to make Tapa Prints We were shown how the traditional Fijians print their designs on Tapa Tapa printing is handed down from generation to generation. All the prints tell a story of many journeys and endeavors in Fijian culture. Some are fishing stories, hunting and gathering food while some are decorative using their local designs and vegetation as print designs. The stencils are made from old hospital X-rays and make the perfect flexible printing surface. Because they are waterproof surface does not bleed. In this example, we are starting with the border and working into the center.  I had the privilege to learn  a traditional Tapa printing style by local artist Buna Matewai Black and red colors are the two key colors used. The black is made from the ash, and the red is from boiling the trees that can create a kind of glue. Sitting in my hotel room on the coral coast, we had arranged for my friend to come and visit me and teach me how to do her traditional Tapa printing. Buna turned up with a backpack full of her handmade inks and tapa, and the lesson began.  Tapa designs This Story is one of many different print styles like water with a boat in the sea and land are vital parts of the story, that can often include flowers and fauna. Final stages of a finished Tapa print On the finishing stages of Tapa printing, our hands stained with charcoal ink and we were proud of our efforts using local designs from the sea and the village.  Debra's tells a story of the turtle a key figure in many of the story's and designs and the local tribal elements of gathering shrimp. Thanks to Buna and her daughter Rosie for coming and visiting me and one of the other hotel guests who also was very proud of her design. A sponge is used covered with black, and sea sponges are used, and these soak up the ink and use these to create the designs You can contact Debra here https://eattmag.com/marketing-contact/ If you would like to make a donation or support the team in some way. Subscribe with us on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eatt-magazine-podcast/id975085668?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8 Stay in touch to catch the next podcast and download a bunch of podcasts for your next trip  Learn more about EATT Magazine Download part 1  Fiji  Village life news

Fiji village news starts out as we hear more from Debra Waters and a team of volunteers with the Johken school music department. Since Debra and her team has visited several Fiji villages we stop off with her at   the Johken school where, over the last couple of visits the school have started a music department. How to Vote for the EATT magazine podcast  Vote for EATT Click this link  Vote for us here How to Vote Click on the thumbs up add you name email and password  You then get an email to confirm your email address  Click on the link Click the thumbs up - and you have voted Voting closes on 1 April Sunday 2018 During previous visits, they also managed to bring over many guitars, bongos, flutes, percussion instruments. Head teacher Agnes teaching the students with the guitars donated by Debra's team. They have also spent three days teaching all the school children's 274 students from 1st t 6th class how to play the instruments. Over time the team have been receiving donations to support the school supporting children from Fiji villages near Navua. On a recent trip up to 100kg of school equipment and medical supplies were delivered to a local small 12-bed hospital in Navua, and the Johken school of over 235 students also in Navua. Navua is a small town that floods regularly with the overflow from the Navua river. Apparently, this was the river used to film the blockbuster Anaconda. A early season downpour meeting high tide can bring floods to this region more recently due to changing weather patterns During that time the team were also able to learn how Tapa prints made. The Masi plants used to make Tapa prints grow very well in Vatulele because of the rocky soil, mixed with sand. The plant is also called the Mulberry plant and can grow up to ten to sixteen foot long. The plant and can also take from six to ten months to fully mature. The weather is also ideal for growing the Masi ( Mulberry plant) to as the climate is hot on the volcanic island of Vatulele. Masi, as it is known on Vatulele, is also a primary source of income. Mostly men from the local Fiji village work in the plantation working on the second stage stripping process. This process involves separating the bark of the mulberry plant from the stem. The women do mainly separate the bark of the mulberry plant from the stem. They use their feet to hold the stem and use their hands to pull out the bark. The bark is like a long strip once it is pulled out from the stem. A third process is used to scrape the bark. The knife is used to scrap the outer skin of the bark strip to achieve smooth white strips. The fourth stage is soaking the strips of the bark cloth in water. Because drinking water is conserved, in Vatulele seawater is used to soak the bark cloth. The strips are then prepared for the beating by soaking them. Soaking achieves a softer texture to the bark strips. And it can quickly be soaked just a few hours before beating process. The fifth stage of the beating process Each strip is beaten up using a wooden mallet, and that is shaped like a flat club. The strips are laid flat on a long wooden flat log that is carved by men in the village. Each strip is beaten until it is soft and up to a foot wide. This process is the most laborious part of beating process known as " vava ha" to the...

Join us on our gourmet foodie tour for part one of the EATT New Zealand Gourmet food travels with Waiheke Herbs. In part one of the podcast we leave Auckland city on our Gourmet food travels to meet with Wendy from Waiheke Herbs. Check out part one of our Gourmet podcast with Waiheke Herbs  Auckland is built between a couple of large harbours in the north of New Zealand’s North Island. The iconic Sky Tower In the centre has excellent views of the Viaduct Harbour home to many superyachts and filled with brilliant bars and cafes. Vote for EATT Magazine now on the Australian podcast awards Here and also Silicon Beach Radio here once you have logged in and support our host and podcasting across Australia and around the world The city’s oldest park, Auckland Domain is based around an extinct volcano, and the city maintains many of its historical Auckland buildings among the contraction of many new skyscrapers and apartment buildings.       Historic Auckland buildings amongst a backdrop of new apartments and skyscrapers   Pre ferry drinks can be ordered at one of the many bars located at the Ferry Building in Auckland Here is the view from the Botswana Butchery looking out across the harbour from upstairs across one of the barges Detailed view from the Botswana Butchery   Detailed view from the Botswana Butchery Looking out from the Downtown Auckland ferry terminal towards Devonport and Hauraki Gulf   Downtown Auckland ferry terminal towards Devonport and Hauraki Gulf Looking back at Auckland from one of the Passenger Ferries to Waiheke IslandFullers Ferries take you to Waiheke Island - The ultimate culinary destination and passes by Rangitoto Island.   Rangitoto Island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand is 5.5 km wide Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand. The 5.5 km wide island has a cone rising 260 metres (850 ft) high. On the eastern side, visitors can walk through some of about seven known lava tubes — tubes left behind after the passage of liquid lava. The walk access is located about 200 metres from the top of the mountain. A torch is needed to explore the caves. The longest known cave is about 50 m long. In part two of the EATT magazine podcast about Waiheke Herbs, we discover Waiheke Herbs was a featured award winner in the New Zealand Cuisine Artisan Awards in 2017 Portobello Mushroom recipe with the Waiheke Island Herb Spread. Try our new recipe from our Gourmet foodie tour. Portobello Mushrooms with Waiheke Island Herb Spread   Ingredients 3 to 6 large organic Portobello Mushrooms 3 to 5 cloves of organic garlic 30 to 50 grams of New Zealand organic butter 3 to 5 tablespoons of Rangihoua Estate is a multi-award-winning producer of Extra Virgin Olive Oils 3 to 6 large teaspoons of  Waiheke Island Herb Spread   In a large non-stick pan suitable for placing under a grill place the large organic Portobello Mushrooms with a small amount of water

Join us for our interview with Wendy Kendall from Waiheke Herbs on our journey to discover New Zealand Gourmet food. Making our way from Auckland, New Zealand to Waiheke island – the second-largest island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Vote for EATT Magazine now on the Australian podcast awards Here and also Silicon Beach Radio here once you have logged in and support our host and podcasting across Australia and around the world Located just 35 mins by ferry from Auckland Cullen makes his way to Waiheke Island to learn more from the shores of Oneroa beach. The trip to Waiheke Island passes the wild coastlines of other islands And is a popular destination for Auckland locals and international visitors to New Zealand seeking New Zealand Gourmet food. Waiheke Herbs as a business grew organically from long lunches with friends and family who were impressed by the herb spread and other tasty products. All made with a blend of healthy herbs in olive oil. The spread is made at Rangihoua Estate which produces some of New Zealand’s best olive oil winning international awards. Rangihoua estate also hosts many tours to show them how the olive oil is made and to taste the many flavours. The herb spread recipe took over a year to develop in 2004, and after many iterations, it has stood the test of time. It was important to Wendy the spread could be made from perennial herbs that could be picked fresh throughout the year across all seasons including a few wild herbs from the local environment.Some of the Herbs are grown at Wendy’s herbs gardens on Waiheke, and others come from organic growers in Auckland. Waiheke Herbs also branched out into an aioli made with a combination of the herb spread also, free-range eggs and capers which is now very popular. Beautiful Calendula flowers – the petals feature in the Herb Spread and have medicinal qualities. While it has been compared to a pesto, it has no cheese, basil or nuts so its one of the few spreads people with allergies can have, and its unique flavour is highly sort after by nutritionists and foodies. It is very versatile and can be used to add flavour and nutritional qualities to a wide variety of meals. The gradual process from farmers markets to supermarket took a very small number of years. People of all ages also enjoy the digestive healthy qualities of the herbs. Many of the herbs have been used since ancient times including those such as parsley which is unusually high in iron among other properties such and vitamin C just to name a few. Organic cider vinegar is also an essential part of some of the products in the range produced by passionate creators for its many health benefits. The people and the passion behind many of the organic ingredients are a vital part of the process. The challenging climate both very hot and dry, then cold and wet, produces the most robust herbs as part of the mix. Health and wellbeing Health and wellbeing are a core principle of the company supporting sustainable values and organics wherever possible for the environment, locally and globally. Go Green, and Green Living, have been just two of the many trade shows that have helped launch Waiheke Herbs across New Zealand.

Chris takes us through some of the stories that hail from the China Terrace, where the China Terrace Pinot noir is grown. In part 3 of our story on the New Zealand Gourmet Wines from Gibbston valley, Chris walks us through some of the wines we have sampled over lunch. View the images for this podcast from inside iTunes https://eattmag.com/new-zealand-gourmet-wines/  Vote for EATT Magazine now on the Australian podcast awards Here and also Silicon Beach Radio here once you have logged in and support our host and podcasting across Australia and around the world We then continue our story with more details on the wines from Gibbston Valley's historic Home Block vineyard and a history of some of the Gourmet Wines we sample throughout lunch. Many activities at Gibbston Valley include the Wine Cave Tour Winery & Cave tour Tour, Lunch & Transport Prestige Wine Tour Two Course lunch and tour To name a few of the packages that can be found on the Gibbston Valley winery tours website The Gibbston Valley wine club Offers quarterly shipments of wines with good regular savings also New Zealand Gourmet Wine Start at the begginng of our gourmet wine storty with part one  https://eattmag.com/great-wines-handcrafted-by-a-caveman/ Follow on the journey as we look further into the history and culture  of these local wines in part two https://eattmag.com/eatt-gourmet-pinot/ The EATT Magazine Travel Podcast winner of the 2017 Cast Away Australian Podcast Awards most popular vote category in Lifestyle, Health and Wellness. The Gibbston Valley Winery Restaurant is Open daily from 12 p.m to 3 p.m. Located only 25 minutes from Queenstown, Gibbston Valley Winery Restaurant merges stunning surroundings with a mix of indoor and outdoor options. Bookings are recommended for groups and is also available for private evening functions at the Gibbston Valley Winery Restaurant  Flights into Queenstown are available from Air New Zealand  Jetstar Qantas  Find more flights to Queenstown today 

Join Chris and Cullen for lunch EATT Gourmet with a Pinot from Central Otago where before lunch even starts Chris spills a few beans about the naming of the Bendigo region, home of the Bendigo wines. Bendigo wine a the name of a block of vines known as the Gibbston Valley Winery Bendigo West Vineyard and the Bendigo east vineyard. Vote for EATT Magazine now on the Australian podcast awards Here and also Silicon Beach Radio here once you have logged in and support our host and podcasting across Australia and around the world The Gibbston Valley Winery Restaurant merges stunning surrounds with the elegant beauty of wine and food. Prepared by Head Chef Anthony Gradiska, the seasonal menu features carefully-selected ingredients that reflect local flavours and expertly match The Gibbston Valley wines.   Bendigo wines The site is staggeringly bright, beautiful and precisely positioned to produce wines that elicit, exude and exceed in their class on complexity with a depth that's drawn deep from within this glacially carved landscape. The Gibbston Valley Winery, Bendigo wine region consists of the Bendigo West Vineyard located at an altitude of 400 meters, and the Schoolhouse is the highest of the Bendigo Vineyards giving both spectacular wines and views from its grand and majestic place within the valley. Its gradual gently sloping North face is remarkably frost resistant in this ancient looking landscape which lies adjacent to the original School building which formed an important part the heart the local Bendigo community. The stark beauty of this vineyard, created by a unique combination of compounded finer glacial outwash and schist soils add brilliantly to the much later and more cooling ripening process of the grapes. This impact on the grapes and vine as the early autumn colours of Central Otago are just emerging. Interestingly for those of you who don’t know some of the varied origins of the name Bendigo here are a few that may or may not come as a surprise From the Collins dictionary states A city in SE Australia, in central Victoria: founded in 1851 after the discovery of gold. Pop: 68 715 (2001) https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/bendigo Translations include Bendigo Spanish बेंडिगो Hindi Bendigo Latin Bendigo Norwegian 本迪戈Chinese   The wines from the Bendigo region Each of The wines from the Bendigo region packs a unique aspect of the site and soil. School House Vineyard Starting at the School House Vineyard where the flavour Profile is elegant, concentrated, perfumed and mineral. Soil: weathered and windblown fine schist loess above moronic gravel debris and a calcareous layer Variety: Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris Characteristic: Our highest altitude vineyard with steep gradient, complex soil and spectacular views Flavour Profile: Wines are elegant, concentrated, perfumed and mineral China Terrace Vineyard Where the Flavour Profile is abundantly ripe red fruits, structured and savoury Soil: loess and sand over glacial outwash and schist Variety: Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay Characteristic: Complex Soil that contains more nutrients and moisture Flavour Profile: Wines are abundant in red fruits, structured and savoury Ardgour Vineyard Where the flavour profile is a robust,

In part two of our interview with Mark, we get more great tips on discounts in and around Queenstown on the EATT Magazine Travel Podcast In part two of EATT Magazine Travel Podcast Mark also gives us insights into a discounted site of things to do in and around Queenstown including some great deals on various attractions from cruises to helicopter tours and discounted restaurants around New Zealand partaking in a program where you get up to 50% off the food bill for two to four diners. Vote for EATT Magazine now on the Australian podcast awards Here and also Silicon Beach Radio here once you have logged in and support our host and podcasting across Australia and around the world        A collection of images from around the lake   Stunning views at every turn on a flight from Melbourne, Australia From Milford Sound to Skydiving, Eco Tours and wine tours this website is so well known by locals, and now by more and more travellers new deals, activities and attractions are added reguarly.   The first website is First Table Where confirmations are soon emailed out once payment has been completed.     The restaurant chooses the days or times it's available so that you can clearly make a booking a head of time.    The second website is bookme Which allows you to find deals as well as book activities with lots of  awesome things to do around Queenstown and also a large range of things to do at milford sound. These range from the Milford Sound Cruise,  and Milford Sound Coach & Cruise With Buffet Lunch leaving from Queenstown. The EATT Magazine Travel Podcast is in the process of updating its travel podcast menu, and today we are pleased to add these two new discount sites to the menu for you.     Cast Away Australian Podcast Awards most popular vote in Lifestyle, Health and Wellness The EATT Magazine Travel Podcast

Fortunately when looking for Visitor information tips in Queenstown, New Zealand a fair bit of story is packed into things to see and do, luckily we catch up with local Mark Houliston who shares a few quick tips on Queenstown and the surrounding area. Mark explains how you can get quickly orientated in Queenstown as well as refreshed at some of his favorite local watering holes. Vote for EATT Magazine now on the Australian podcast awards Here and also Silicon Beach Radio here once you have logged in and support our host and podcasting across Australia and around the world He is passionately connected to the landscape and characters that help to make Queenstown a very sought after destination for people from around the world. From people who love mountain biking and bungee jumping heli-skiing adventure holidays makers right through to the wine aficionados struggling to make their way through the menu list of some of Queenstown's best restaurants. Why not get yourself acquainted when you arrive with the local stories and history when you arrive to the visitor information centre in Queenstown. Finding the answer on what to do is different for everyone and so as part of this challenge we were able to garner just a few of the many reasons in this podcast interview as Mark outlines some of Queenstown’s unique attractions. His insights include sharing a few top tips on websites to visit for great deals on everything from restaurants to accommodation. More visitor information tips in Queenstown To get more visitor information tips in Queenstown and find more hidden gems on what to do try Queenstown's only official Visitor Information Centre and part of the nationwide Tourism New Zealand and Government approved i-SITE Network. http://www.queenstownisite.co.nz/ The website provides comprehensive, impartial information and booking service updates not only for Queenstown but also Fiordland, Southland, Otago, West Coast, Nelson, and Canterbury plus all of New Zealand for accommodation, activities, attractions and travel bookings. Planning and booking your Queenstown holiday, package or activity is simple with local guides and advice and with the visitor information in Queenstown exploring is now so comfortable with local experts knowledge of Queenstown and Fiordland in a natural, friendly way that exemplifies the New Zealand travel experience and stay tuned for more visitor information from Queenstown in part two of the podcast withj great discount websites from Mark. Thirsty for a little more ?  Cast Away Australian Podcast Awards most popular vote Lifestyle Health Wellness EATT Magazine Podcast