Sarah charles (Thewhereto)

If you’re in South Australia, be sure to head out to the German influenced town of Hahndorf. Whilst in Hahndorf, we recommend visiting the Farm Barn with the family. It is a children’s farmyard and wildlife park but also a great place to play in the park and have a picnic.

Whilst in the park, you can hold, touch and feed most of the animals. In the first space are baby animals such as chicks, and lambs and you can go in their pens and hold them.

In the outdoor spaces, there’s animals to feed and oat such as cows, goats, deer, alpacas, ponies and more.

You can look in reptile cases and also see plenty of birds.

They also run a pretty corny led milking show and guests can have a go of milking the cow.

In addition, there’s plenty more for the kids to do such as ride a tractor, mini electric diggers in the sand pit (all at extra cost) and play in the park.

There’s lots to do and see, so you’ll probably find yourselves there are while so take food and settle in the bbq and picnic areas. It even caters to groups and birthday parties.

Staff were friendly and helpful. We did find it a bit pricy, especially when you pay extra for all the activities too. But it’s perfect for a fun day out for the kiddies.

We’ve been wanting to try South Dowling Sandwiches for a while now but because it’s only open Monday- Friday, that’s been a challenge when we don’t work nearby. We took the opportunity on a day off to visit.

Knowing it’s popularity, we ordered online which was awesome because it meant they were ready on arrival.

Now you can get a sandwich pretty much anywhere these days, but these are more than just your regular sandwich. They are massive gourmet sandwiches, on the softest, freshest bread ever! You can get some of their listed options or alter them on the order if there’s something you can’t eat.

We ordered the “Jimmy Sandwich” on brown bread (you can opt brown or white) with Chilli chicken, lettuce, avocado, caramelised carrot, cucamber, spanish onion, rocket & red pesto. We added some pickles. A delicious and huge sandwich that kept us full for hours.

Some other examples include sandwiches with Veggies, chicken schnitzel, ham, poached chicken, smoked salmon and even special add ons of caramelised carrot or potato salad.

There’s also salads served in little takeaway boxes if you prefer. Salads are dressed with a light balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

We went to the Alexandria store and there’s a few stools to sit outside and eat.

We’re super keen to return when we get a day off!

The largest market in Tel Aviv with plenty of stall holders selling spices, fruits and vegetables, trinkets and souvenirs, sweets and breads. The food here is amazing so come with an empty belly! Everything is super cheap too and don’t forget to bargain.

Being locals to Rosebery, we were extremely happy to see this cafe pop up. Located inside the lobby of a small office building and trendy area, it has a minimal but stylish decor, complete with beautiful floristry.

The cafe has has a great vibe and the ambience is set by their playlist of good tunes.

The menu options are the type of thing we’re keen to order over and over again, like granola, avo on toast, brekkie rolls and brekkie bowls. The lunch menu offers salads and sandwiches so you can easily get a fresh and healthy meal at either breakfast or lunch.
We had the granola and the smashed avocado dishes. Both were simple yet super tasty. The coconut yoghurt really compliments the granola and we also like that there’s not too much honey. Nicely balanced.

The classic smashed avocado on toast was nicely executed. You get the sweetness from the relish and saltiness from the goats curd which is oh so perfect.

They use coffee beans from Campos which they are proud to present and we were excited to see that daily batch brew was on offer.

We love this cafe and look forward to revisiting .

If you find yourself in Menai and are looking for a good local cafè, make sure you check into Steam Brothers cafe. This establishment is located close at the local shopping mall and is serving up some quality food and coffee. Steam Brothers cafe has a clean modern fitout with plenty of seating both indoors and out. Only open 3 months, but they are certainly making a positive impact on the cafe scene.

The menu is diverse with a range of breakfast and lunch options to cater to many diners. Steam Brothers have a range of heathy breakfast options. The green eggs are a great healthy option with a baked egg kale, sicilian olives, mint and fennel salad on a slice of sourdough. The Mushroom bruschetta with a fried egg and parmesan is another quality breakfast option which we really enjoyed.

If you sleep in and are arriving later in the morning or at lunch time, steam brothers do an all day breakfast and there are a number of tasty lunch items too. The Schnitty roll is a lunch time staple in Australia and the Steam Brothers version is at the top of the list. They use of quality ingredients, fresh salad, the schnitty perfectly cooked and a tasty mustard aioli, all served on a soft brioche long roll. One of the best we’ve had.

The burgers also the source of some food envy as they passed the table, but the portions are so generous, we couldn’t eat everything!

Head to Steam Brothers has a good setting to grab a quality coffee and some tasty food. Be sure to pay them a visit.