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When you think of big chain hotels, you don't really think too much about who owns them, I was delighted to meet Nikki from Quest Cheltenham who happens to own this beautiful set of self contained apartments. I hadn't been inside before and I managed to sneak a little tour....

For anyone who pays attention, you would know that my local go to for coffee is Two Bob Snob in Cheltenham, but what a lot of people don't know is that it has s sister store just around the corner that does the same quality coffee and food but also...

Sometimes you come across something that is so special it needs to be shouted about everywhere, and since I first spied Melissa from Dendritika's artwork I've been telling and showing everyone about it. Now it's your tune to hear about it!Ever since dabbling in some craft markets with my wife over 10...

Today we are getting a touch of luxury, especially for the dogs of Bayside. I stumbled upon Bayside Luxe on the bayside Community Hub and had a bit of a hunt around their shop and found so many beautiful, unique and quality products. The street numbers are high on my...

I remember wandering around the Beaumaris Farmers market last year and being attracted to a stall filled with little pots of herbs. After a bit of a chat we ended up taking a few Jojo's Greens plants home and they lived on our bench and got into our food and...

A couple of years ago I stumbled upon a photo of a sleep over set up that was absolutely stunning. Investigating a little more discovered it was the work of Teeparty. Started 4 years ago by Clare and Josette, two local mums who were inspired by a girl’s sleepover party...

After kicking about the Melbourne farmers markets Bromley's Bread has found a home in Station Street Cheltenham. If you have been lucky enough to their bread, you know it's pretty fantastic. The kind of bread you want to dive into at all times of the day. The Four Cheese bread...

Today's featured business is Kathryn by Kathryn Carter, which to be honest was totally off my radar as I'm not really into wearing women's clothes. A random chat the other day with a client mentioned this fantastic women's fashion store hidden away in a little industrial warehouse. After that chat more and more...

Today's featured business is Toottoot Toys which is owned by Carly Kohler and run by her with the help of her brilliant team of toy mad girls. I met Carly when we her family booked in for a portrait session that was postponed a few times due to bushfires and...

Today's featured business is Myo Space owned and operated by Claire Adamson. I met Claire while ordering coffee and discovered pretty quickly that she is in high demand for her super powers of healing. I asked her all about business and why she loves what she does... I opened my...

Sweet Caroline is a local small business run by Caroline Hillis that make some pretty amazing treats. It all started with making a gingerbread house for her girls, which lead to friends and family asking for their own houses. Now Caroline is building more houses than a... I can't think...