An article in the New York Times inspired me to go to Bahia Bustamante, a remote coastal location in the east of Argentina on the arid plains of the Patagonian…
An article in the New York Times inspired me to go to Bahia Bustamante, a remote coastal location in the east of Argentina on the arid plains of the Patagonian…
Geelong takes a bright look at its past with a series of more than 100 boldly painted and decorated bollards, permanently ensconced on its waterfront. The bollards, reclaimed from a…
Madagascar (“Mada”) is rich in bio-diversity but the people are poor. It is indeed a Third World country, but that doesn’t mean that it is an inexpensive place to visit….
Before I visited Madagascar (“Mada”) I knew it was no ordinary island. I knew it was the fourth largest island in the world (if island continents are excluded) and that…
Mauritius (Ile Maurice) conjured up for me French-accented men with brown bodies and charming personas. I had expectations of French food and the opportunity to practise my French. Indeed I…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…