Melbourne: laneway photo tour
This photo tour of Melbourne gives both a fascinating glimpse into history, street art and the cafe scene as well as great tips on how to improve your photography.
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Multi-generational trips: painting course in Ireland
Living on the other side of the world to your family means getting inventive about holidays and painting might well be the answer.
Walking the Camino de Santiago
Did you hear the one about the travel writer who trekked the Camino with a personal trainer, a nurse and a doctor? Short story: she was very well looked after! The long story is still to come over the next few days….. Together we’re tackling the first 112km of the St James Way from St…
Nagambie pocket list
Nagambie has everything from gourmet food and wine to bike rides, river cruises, kayaking and horse-racing. And, if that all gets too much – indulge in some chocolate and a spa treatment at Mitchelton winery. 1. Start at Mitchelton with wine tasting in the cellar door and lunch in the Muse Restaurant. 2. Visit…
Trekking the Larapinta: an all-Australian adventure
Trekking the Larapinta Trail by day, sleeping in swags under a sky full of stars at night with the wind gently rustling the gum trees. It felt like we’d landed in central casting for Waltzing Matilda and turned out to be an all-Australian outback adventure complete with spectacular views, ancient red rock, blazing sun and deep,…
Tasmania’s Three Capes: two ways
Thinking of walking Three Capes in Tasmania? There are two ways to approach it. The classic ‘hard-core’ route with a pack on your back, or the comfort, ‘pack-free’ route. Both give you access to stunning scenery, both involve a boat trip and both are pretty challenging unless you’re a very serious hiker. Can’t decide…
Cape Cod to The Hamptons: a road trip
Cape Cod to The Hamptons: a road trip into history and glamour. Step back in time to the romance and opulence of 20th Century America on a road trip from Cape Cod to The Hamptons. Starting in Boston, explore the windswept beaches, history and ornate mansions of this north eastern tip of America and end in…
Hong Kong: more than shopping and cityscapes
Been to Hong Kong recently? Now’s the time. It only took five minutes to discover why friends ask: “You’ve not been to Hong Kong? Why not?” And those five minutes weren’t in Hong Kong because I still haven’t been. It was five minutes on Messenger with Nat who has lived in (and loved) Hong Kong…