The first few weeks of the job have been excellent, really good fun, packed full of new challenges but pretty damn busy. Now that’s a good thing as anyone who knows me will realise…I don’t really like sitting still or wasting time – unlike the English cricket team in the first Ashes test!

As I sit here tonight on the sofa at home (watching the Ashes funnily enough) I’ve been thinking back about the days since I started the job in July 1st and will try and summarise the highs and lows of what’s been going on in my crazy world ever since.

Best beach: Whitehaven Beach – crystal clear water, THE finest white sands and its 7kms long.

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Best food: The accolade for this category must be split between two very different locations. I love my steak I really do, a fat rib-eye fillet, cooked rare makes me smile from ear to ear and that was my first night back in Australia at Jo-Jo’s in Brisbane. Presentation is SO much  as far as I’m concerned when it comes to good food and Glenn Bacon at Hayman really does make you feel at though you’re eating a work of art. Bre and I sat at his bench in the kitchen and were served an incredible range of delights….Squid Ink Emulsion, Ice Bowls, Foie Gras Jus – a tantilising menu of note.

Best bed: The Pavilion at Lizard Island resort for sure! From the goose down pillows to the mind blowing view there is only one real contender so far. I could have spent two weeks here and have never got bored…the review that Kate Hudson gave exactly the same room when she stayed there was “the most romantic place in the world” – and I can agree. There’s this incredible bed, the huge sliding windows which open out onto the veranda, the infinity plunge pool overlooking the ocean and Osprey Island and finally the double day bed a few feet down to watch the sunrise from. Yes you pay through the nose for somewhere like this but the experience is one I’ll never forget. Check out these photos…

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