Forgive me whilst I deliver a life story to begin this review (why change the habit of a lifetime I hear you shout). South Africa is very dear to me. My wife is from Johannesburg, I’ve spent some wonderful times there, met some wonderful people and seen some amazing things. The tradition we have on…
GATHERING THE GREATEST PHANTOMS IN HISTORY
At the end of July, ‘The Great Eight Phantoms’, a Rolls-Royce Exhibition, will gather together the greatest Phantoms from the last 92 years in Mayfair, London. The Exhibition will welcome the next generation of this most celebrated luxury item. Over the next eight weeks, Rolls-Royce will announce which great Phantoms will journey to London from…
PLANNING A WINTER ESCAPE? LET US HELP
In the word’s of Game of Thrones, winter is coming! In fact, it’s already here in Australia so it’s the perfect time to plan a getaway to warmer places. The easy option is of course to jump on a plane and hit up Fiji or Thailand. But there’s so many options here in Australia which…
BADLANDS BREWERY PALE ALE REVIEW
I love seeing a new beer on the shelf, particularly when it’s from a place I haven’t seen beer from before. Badlands Brewery is from Orange in NSW, a place I visited for the first time during my family road trip to Dubbo last year (you can read all about that trip here). This beer…
COLONIAL PALE ALE REVIEW
The first thing you notice about this can is it’s wonderful retro design. The white can with green writing looks like it should be drunk in the changing rooms of a 1970s cricket match. Then comes the ring pull… it’s been a long time since I’ve had a drink with the full peel off ring…
ROLLS-ROYCE ‘SWEPTAIL’ – A COACHBUILT DREAM
When, approximately one year ago, Rolls-Royce presented 103EX to the world, it invoked its coachbuilding heritage to inspire its future clientele. This Vision Vehicle envisaged a world of completely personal luxury mobility where new technologies would allow every Rolls-Royce to be designed in their owners’ image, should they wish. Such a Rolls-Royce would represent the…
THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY – IS IT ALL FLYING CARS?
The Dads Stuff team was lucky enough to be invited to a Vivid Ideas session which looked into the future of mobility. On the menu for discussion… drones, driverless cars, Blade Runner and how business and cities are planning for the next technological revolution. It was a fantastic insight into how Ford is planning for…
BURGER DAY! IT’S REALLY A THING!
28th May marks the celebration date of one Australia’s all-time favourite guilty pleasures – the burger! Its origins remain unclear, but one thing’s for sure, since its emergence on the food scene circa 1800s, it’s unwaveringly stood the test of time. According to a survey conducted by restaurant delivery service foodora, Australia has a HUGE…
GIFT IDEAS FOR MUM TO BLAST OUT HER FAVOURITE TUNE
Still need more ideas for Mother’s Day? Fear not, if Mum likes music, here’s some great ideas to help her blast out her favourite tune. Fit Mums What: UA| JBL Wireless Headphones with Heart Rate RRP: $369.00 via https://www.jbhifi.com.au/ Why? These wireless, sweat proof headphones deliver energising music and heart rate tracking from the ear…
FORD GIVES THE MONDEO A PREMIUM LOOK
We’ve been lucky enough to test drive the Ford Mondeo recently here at Dads Stuff and our review will be online soon. In the meantime we thought we’d share some exciting news from Ford, with the Mondeo getting a new premium look for 2017. Visual updates have joined the Driver Assistance Technology and SYNC® 3…