1) If you weren’t a foodie what would you be …

I can’t imagine not working with food BUT if I had to choose something it would probably be an interior decorator. I just love furnishings and one of my favorite past times is trawling second hand furniture stores to find old pieces to polish, paint or load up with cookware somewhere.

2) Who in your industry do you most admire?

Stephanie Alexander – she is an amazing ambassador for the food industry. Like Jamie Oliver they both give their time and knowledge unconditionally to children and the community to teach about real food. They both deserve all the awards and accolades they get and much more.

3) What is your ideal cooking soundtrack?

It changes quite a bit but at the moment it is Rolling Stones – Rolled Gold.

4) If you could cook anywhere in the world …. Where would you choose? Why?

I am lucky enough to say I am cooking in Australia as our local produce is great, accessible and affordable

5) If you could pick any other activity on Ooh.com that you’d like to try – what would it be?

Yoga in Morocco & some nice Moroccan meals cooked by someone else sounds exactly like what I need but it’s a toss-up – the earth oven day at Westmill Farm is also on the bucket list.

6) What three items could you not live without?

Red Wine, Lipstick and a hair elastic

7) If you could chose one well known person (dead or alive) to book your activity, who would you chose and why?

George Clooney – who wouldn’t!

Sally is founder of Taste Trekkers and runs market tours and cooking classes from her home in Brisbane as well as weekend and international food trek trips to places like Spain and Vietnam. Sally is a market connoisseur who will share with you her tips and tricks on how to find the best produce and get the best prices.

Look out for our 60 seconds with interviews each week!

Alex Tipple took this stunning shot of swimmers and surfers emerging underwater, engulfed in clouds of whitewater. The 29-year-old captures these split second moments off the Australian coast, and regularly gets beaten in the head by his 5kg underwater camera for his troubles. Picture: Alex Tipple, source: Telegraph

A galah bird alights on a lifeguard’s cap, Bondi Beach, Australia. The birds, a kind of cockatoo common in Australia, have distinctive pink and grey feathers. Credit Gregory Hard/Wildlight, National Geographic

If you love Indian cuisine and want to learn to whip up a curry of your own, turn to Spice Monkey’s Indian Cookery Courses.  Embark on a culinary journey with Nikita Gulhane and his mother, Mrs. G so you can wave goodbye to your local tikka masala joint.

During this hands-on course you’ll learn about the key spice ingredients in Indian cooking, and how to blend them into masalas to create delicious, flavoursome dishes. The food is inspired by the home state of Mrs. G, Maharashtra, with southern and northern influences.

Courses cost £85, and teaches all the techniques and skills to complete a full Indian meal, including dessert. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or a more adventurous cook, anyone’s welcome to sharpen their cooking skills and learn the secret of Indian food nirvana. Click here for to find out more.

Our second winning listing is the Twin Share Ultimate Fishing Package. For 5 days and 5 nights, you and your loved one/mate/all the above, can experience exceptional fishing on Melville Island, in Australia’s Northern Territory.

The price of $6245 includes all 5-star meals, air conditioned twin share accommodation, packed lunches for your fishing trips and permit fees to enter Aboriginal land. The location, Clearwater Island Lodge, promises spectacular and exciting fishing, so throw in a Barramundi or two in for the price too.

The fishing is amazing, but so is the scenery. To reach Melville Island, you’ll enjoy a 30-minute scenic flight and during the 5-days you’ll have the opportunity to experience the remote and beautiful wilderness of the Northern Territory. Sounds like your kind of holiday? Click here to find out more and book.

For a chance to win $100 next week, simply register for free and start selling spaces on a class, course, trip or adventure like these! Include fantastic photos, a detailed activity description, dates and prices, and $100 could be yours. Remember, anyone can set up and Ooh.com listing – just use your imagination!

Thousands are expected in Sydney Harbour, Saturday, to welcome 16-year-old Jessica Watson back home. Jessica has battled 40-foot (12-meter) waves, multiple knockdowns and sailing organisations who have criticised her inexperience and refused to give official recognition to the journey.

“Call me immature but I’ve actually been having a bit of a giggle over the whole thing. If I haven’t been sailing around the world, then it beats me what I’ve been doing out here all this time!” writes Jess in her blog.

Jessica has displayed astonishing resourcefulness and confidence, telling the Associated Press in June 2009: “I have the experience, I have the team, I have the preparations. I think I can do it.”

In spite of her 8 years of sailing experience, Jessica’s parents faced fierce criticism for allowing her to go ahead with the trip, especially after a collision that occurred with a merchant ship during a test run. Nonetheless, they have defended their decision repeatedly to the press and public critics.

Turns out Jess is every bit as tough as she was making out, living on packaged meals, chocolate and fish that have occasionally volunteered themselves onto the deck (see flying fish above). She’s now only about 36 hours from Sydney harbour. We reckon this is a seriously impressive adventure – so nice work Jess and well done to her parents for toughing it out, too.

If you’re inspired to plan your own adventurous expedition, document it and film it, you could start with this cool 3 day expedition school in the Pyrenees.

For tons of other adventurous things to do which you can book and buy online from sellers all over the world, just search Ooh.com.

Ali Kadhim, of Parkroar first became involved in Parkour after watching Ripley’s Believe It or Not TV show and seeing some footage of a group of Parkour originators called the Yamakasi.

‘After I watched it, it changed my life: I knew straight away that Parkour was something I had already been doing my whole life. As a kid I was a huge monkey – I could never sit still and was always climbing and jumping off everything.’

We asked Ali what his favourite thing about the sport is. ‘It combines the grace and movement of gymnastics, the discipline of martial arts, the creativity of breakdance and it opens our eyes to use the world as our playground like skateboarders. I’ve practiced all of those physical art forms and Parkour for me just seems like the ultimate art form to practise.’

Ali is pretty keen on pushing at the boundaries of what is and isn’t Parkour and this comes across in his videos. We asked him what his favourite moves are: ‘My favourite moves at the moment are combining flips into the environment, like wall-flips and front flips off things. A lot of people don’t think flips are a part of Parkour.’

‘But, one of the main philosophies behind Parkour is to learn to master your body and mind, so in order to master it you have to learn to conquer your fears and control them. For example jumping off something can be scary enough, but when you add a flip into the equation the fear magnifies and it really tests your mind and body control.’

We also asked Ali how quickly he thinks Parkour seems to be growing. He told us: ‘If I compared it to how it was when I first started I would say it’s huge. Its been growing rapidly here and there are so many groups around from places like the City, Penrith and Hornsby. We get new students almost every week to our weekly classes and more and more are becoming interested all the time.’

Finally, we wanted to know what it’s like rocking up at one of Parkroar’s locally famed classes for the first time. ‘We start off with a long warm-up and conditioning session. The conditioning consists of things like tuck-jumps, push-ups, sit-ups and squats to name a few.’

‘After that we go through basic movements, these are always important and are never to be overlooked by anyone, that’s why we do them every class. We then teach new techniques after the basics or help students to overcome any fears they might have with any new movements.’

You can find out more about Parkroar from their website www.parkroar.com, or you can email Ali here with questions.

Michael Walsh is known as “Guru”. I’m fairly sure he’s not a spiritualist, but what he clearly exudes passion for is fishing. As operator of Guru’s Top End Fishing charters in Darwin, Australia, he’s confident that “there is no better place than the Top End for the diversity of wildlife and scenery.”

Why is he the best at what he does? “I’ve been told it’s the laid back style, sense of fun, and of course the quality fish.”

Promising the biggest and best fish, the Top End, is famed for its game fishing; with mackerel, tuna, queen fish and the gargantuan giant trevally sure to make appearances.

“There is nothing more satisfying than putting clients onto good fish.”

“One of the best mackerel catches on light casting gear.”

“As a small owner operator the internet has been invaluable.  It provides all my marketing and contact information and is readily accessible to my market.  It is cost effective and provides better coverage than the printed press.”

You contact Michael and book at www.topendfishing.com.