On this episode of ExtraVirgin Food and Travel, our postcard comes from sunny Brisbane. Australia's third largest city has been the home of freelance writer Jennifer Johnston for most of her life.

Jen shares with us her favourite walks and cycling routes, its galleries, book stores, the best places to enjoy a cocktail or beer with city views and much more.

So, whether you're planning a future trip, or just armchair travelling, let this postcard take you away. 

Have you every dreamed about owning a gorgeous country cottage, historic chateau or sophisticated city pad in France? 

Suzanna Clarke, a New Zealander formerly based in Australia, has made her home in Fez in Morocco, splitting her time between there and France since 2007 when she bought her first apartment  in Bordeaux. Having just added to her property portfolio with a sprawling country property, she's intending to move there with her husband and children soon.

In this episode of ExtraVirgin, Natascha Mirosch talks to Suzanna about the pleasures and pitfalls of property ownership in France.

They talk about the best (and worst) value regions, how much you'll actually need to buy something, what to beware of and much more. 

This episode of ExtraVirgin Postcard wings its way to you from the beautiful tourist hotspot of the Gold Coast, on Australia's east coast.
Our guest, Karen Inglis runs food tours from her home suburb of Burleigh, so she's perfectly placed to give us all the intel on the best places to eat and drink.

Karen also tells us about the Gold Coast's cool green hinterland and its famous beaches, where to go for panoramic views, seafood fresh from the trawler and much more.  

What are the best foods to put in your shopping basket for your health and for the planet? Is it necessary to cut out meat or go organic? 
In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food & Travel, Natascha Mirosch asks those questions and more, of bestselling author and 'ultimate gentle activist' Alexx Stuart. They discuss how dietary advice (including the food pyramid model) was hijacked and how many farmers came to depend on unsustainable farming methods.  But they also look at the positive changes that are undoing those decades of misinformation and unhealthy growing practices - from regenerative farming to minimising waste and  how each one of us can play a part by making even the smallest of changes to how we think about food.

It's one of Australia's most loved holiday destinations - for good reason. Noosa in Queensland, Australia, is home to some of the country's most unspoiled coastal landscapes, with forest-fringed beaches, tranquil rivers, and even one of only two everglade systems in the world. 

This postcard comes from magazine editor Deb Caruso, who's called Noosa home for around 20 years. Deb gives us all the local intel -  from where to catch the best waves, to where to top up your all-over tan, as well as all her favourite, drinking, eating and sunset spots. 

So sit back, relax and let this ExtraVirgin Postcard transport you to beautiful Noosa. 

Do you want to be a food writer? Do you think you have what it takes to have your food stories published in magazines or newspapers? Or, perhaps you’re an instagrammer or blogger keen to polish your food writing skills?

In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food and Travel Podcast, Natascha Mirosch talks to Barbara Sweeney, a food writer, former food guide editor, writing teacher and organiser of Australia’s only food writing festival, 'Food & Words.'

We discuss everything from how to pitch to an editor, how to be a better writer, restaurant reviewing and other food writing genres, and even what you might expect to be paid as a professional freelance food writer. 

This episode of ExtraVirgin Food & Travel Postcards comes from  Dubrovnik in Croatia.

Working as a tour guide, location scout and photographer, our guest, Ivan Vukovic couldn't be better placed to share the insider secrets of this beautiful medieval walled city on the Adriatic.

Ivan tells us about his favourite restaurants, off-the-beaten-track but "must-see" sights and shares lots of useful tips.

So, whether you're planning a visit or just armchair travelling, come along with us to Dubrovnik, Croatia.  

Most of us have stayed in an airbnb once in our lives, but have you ever thought about what it would be like to run one yourself?

In this episode of ExtraVirgin Food & Travel Podcast, Natascha Mirosch  talks with Lucy Cousins, owner of the gorgeous "The Artist's Cottage," in Blackheath in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney Australia. 

They discuss the everything from why you'd do it, to how to do it, - the perks and the pitfalls of airbnb ownership, including Lucy's own experiences - from nearly losing the cottage to bushfire, to being gifted paintings of naked guests. 

Brooklyn-born Jewells Chambers, the creator and host of the award-winning All Things Iceland podcast and YouTube channel met her husband Gunnar when she was in college, more than a decade ago. In 2016, she moved to be with him in his home city of Reykjavik in Iceland.

In this ExtraVirgin Postcard, she tells us what it's like to go from living in a city of more than 8 million to one of less than 125,000. Despite its small size, however, Jewells says there is a lot to offer in Reykjavik, including a strong music and art scene.

If you're interested in visiting Iceland, or just want to know more, this Postcard will bring you up to speed thanks to Jewell's unique, quirky and very informed insider's view on everything from the country's geological wonders to why you'll be on your own if you hit the nightclub before midnight.