Fishing, Family and Friends in the US

Hi everyone. We're back from our great family holiday to the US which included spectacular countryside in Virginia and West Virginia, Deep Creek Lake (pictured top) in western Maryland, my first time to Pittsburgh (pictured bottom), and the always fabulous Los Angeles.

In LA we feasted on great Mexican food, found an amazing merry-go-round and spent a day at the LA Zoo. Virginia and Maryland were all about family and fishing. A definite highlight was a trip to idyllic Catawba, VA in the Roanoke Valley for fantastic Southern-style home cooking (The Homeplace - magical!). I really enjoyed Pittsburgh where we visited the Carnegie Science Centre and the Duquesne Incline. Oh, and a 'Gelati' (layers of frozen custard and Italian ice) from Rita's that I will never forget. And of course I did a little shopping at my all-time favourite store, Whole Foods.

Before our move to Sydney we're sneaking in some time at the Sunshine Coast and I have found some fantastic designers and products to share with you over the next few weeks at the various markets up here. Stay tuned...

Images: Steph Bond