Writers Festivals as a Travel Experience On the surface I don’t have much in common with DBC Pierre, 2003 Man Booker Prize winner for Vernon God Little. He’s a self-professing…
Millau, the Millau Viaduct & the Massif Central, France
Le Viaduc de Millau (Millau Viaduct) is a man-made wonder spanning a wondrous valley in the Massif Central of France. The elegant multi-span cable-stayed bridge has linked the Causse Rouge…
Eva Perón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Evita lives on in Buenos Aires Although I visited Argentina with more interest in tango and trekking than politics and Eva Perón, she was hard to avoid in the capital…
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
From Argentina to Uruguay For A Day Argentina’s Buenos Aires is often described as “the city that never sleeps” and so a relaxing day trip by boat to Uruguay’s town…
Outback Australia : Travelling On the Sheep’s Back
Australia’s economy rode the sheep’s back well into the twentieth century. And for those of us raised on Click go the Shears, Waltzing Matilda and Clancy of the Overflow, there…
Toast to the Coast : The Geelong Wine Region
The tenth annual Toast to the Coast Festival was held on the Melbourne Cup “Long Weekend”. So on the last weekend in October, 2011, I decided to share in the…
Cycling & Food Pursuits: North East Victoria
Cycling and food pursuits complement each other wonderfully in North East Victoria. My cycling buddies and I based ourselves in little cabins at the Everton Gardens Caravan Park at Everton…
Cycling on the Canal du Midi, France
One May, I found myself cycling along the Canal du Midi with two friends. One was a French friend I’d accidentally met in Melbourne, the other an Aussie friend whose…
Travelling Green in Indonesia
In Indonesia, especially in Bali, you can travel in luxury. But you don’t have to – you can go green. In Nusa Dua, Bali, the artificially green manicured lawns of…
Bruno Benini and Fashion Photography : Creating the Look
The Powerhouse Museum in a former industrial zone of Sydney, celebrates design in a historical context. For the Creating the Look exhibition of Italian-born Bruno Benini, the historical context is…
Melbourne Laneways
Melbourne’s Laneways have become destinations for locals and visitors, they are colourful alternatives for music, art, bars, and restaurants. They are also places to stroll and to party. And their…
Lebanese cuisine in mainstream Sydney
For a taste of Lebanon, you need go no further than the Western Suburbs of Sydney! I went on a guided gourmet tour called ‘Exotic Flavours of Lebanon’, with Gourmet…
A Taste of Hobart, Tasmania
My first stop on arrival at any airport, is the information centre, no matter how many times I’ve been before. So by the time I’d flicked through brochures including The…
Tour de Bellarine Peninsula
Barwon Heads is a good place to begin your Tour de Bellarine Peninsula. It is the town from which Australia’s first Tour de France winner hails. Almost as soon as…
Food, foodies and focaccias in Haberfield, Sydney
I headed to Haberfield, Sydney for an Italian food experience. But this suburb, 6 km west of Sydney’s CBD, celebrates three different cultures at Federation Place (Piazza Federazione) on Ramsay…