Pokolbin, Australia

Hang on. How did we end up in France - there's a villa, a pool to ourselves, surrounding vineyards and plenty of sunshine. Not to mention a million places to eat and drink (well about 180) We're staying at the Villa Provence, which although is fairly ...

We decided to rent a car and drive out to wine country for some quality boozing time. Although there are over 100 wineries in Hunter Valley the area only produces 4% of Australian wine, the most popular of which is the Semillon Blanc and Shiraz. The ...

... that we drove from the Blue Mountains, via the back road, to the Hunter Valley. It was again a beautiful drive. We had expected Australia to look drier and more desertic, but it wasn't at this stage. We crossed a small kangaroo in the road, which was the ...

If we should ever want to become alcoholics we would spend our time in the Hunter Valley, for I'm sure they have courses (or perhaps a wine tour) to help you in this noble pursuit.  Perhaps we don't need the number for alcoholics anonymous just yet, ...