Cape to Cape (the slightly soft way)
I am a paradox. I like the idea of hiking through the wilderness, with the wind in my hair, staring thoughtfully out to sea from a rocky headland. Yet, at […]
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India (or the Chronicles of Naan-ia)
For a long time, I considered India too intimidating. Too crowded, too poor, too confronting, too likely to make me sick. But then, so many people I knew had visited […]
How to Be an Agreeable Flyer in Eleven Easy Steps
Airports can be places of great stress. I know this because I passed through a couple a few weeks ago in order to go to Melbourne to watch my glorious Eagles […]
Pigging Out in Montmartre
During the Belle Epoque, Montmartre was bustling with impoverished artists, lured there by the cheap rent and the fact that there were plenty of other impoverished artists to hang out […]
To Guidebook or Not to Guidebook: That is the Question!
They’re such handy little reference tomes, and yet, a part of me doesn’t like my travel experience dictated by a guidebook. So, the question remains: is it worth your while […]
A Stroll Through the Toodyay Bush
Last weekend, I ventured out for a beautiful bushwalk through the Rugged Hills Nature Reserve near Toodyay here in Western Australia. It’s a rarely visited, basically unknown little corner of […]
The (Vietnamese) Motorcycle Diaries (or Five Days of Helmet Hair)
Sometimes you have a nice relaxing holiday where you waft around in floral maxidresses getting pedicures and drinking mojitos, and sometimes, you have a full on ADVENTURE. This trip definitely […]
12 in 12#2: Cambodia (Part 2) Angkor in Style
As you’ll recall from the first part of our Cambodian adventure, I had been rather ill on the day that we arrived in Siem Reap. Luckily, by the time our […]
12 in 12 #2: Cambodia (Part 1): West Tonle Sap Trail
Cambodia is a beguiling country. You’re confronted with abject poverty and yet, the people are incredibly welcoming. Smiling children sprint to stand by the road and enthusiastically yell “HELLO” at […]
A Burmese Christmas
Well, Christmas is upon us. We have lights twinkling in the huge olive tree in our back yard and all the presents are wrapped and ready to go, and it […]
