Midlife traveller
This is not a travel story. When I’m home alone for an extended period, it can lead to some very late nights. Recently when I should have been going to bed, I came across (actually revisited) a mesmerising cover of a song classic, and I went down a rabbit hole. It’s US group Disturbed’s 2018 …
Coming to Canberra and not sure of the best way to discover the city? Relax—options abound. Beyond the national institutions and abundance of roundabouts, the capital boasts a feast of activities and surprises with no shortage of different ways to experience them. By foot, on two wheels or on water, from the air or on …
If you live in Canberra, you may have heard of Dairy Road in Fyshwick and perhaps associate it with old farmland or even the car yards of its industrial past, but you may not know it’s evolved into a funky little village boasting cafes, galleries, distilleries and community events. You may be even be more …
I’ve just read that today marks eight years since Jamala Wildlife Lodge opened at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra, which has become wildly popular in that time (boom boom) and grown from strength to strength. That seems like an excellent time then to republish here a story I wrote for Escape Travel a …
An architectural landmark in Newcastle has been reincarnated as a vibrant hotel with a big personality and remarkable views. In the heart of Newcastle not far from the harbour, a swank new hotel has reinvigorated one of the city’s most iconic pieces of architecture. The circular concrete bastion that once served as the council’s administration …
It’s 20 years today since the utterly extraordinary day when a firestorm swept into Canberra suburbs on 18 January 2003 and swathes of the ACT were on fire, when four people lost their lives and over five hundred homes were destroyed in a matter of hours. It started as an ordinary Saturday but by the …
For a dedicated foodie (even one that’s pretty lazy in the kitchen like me), the chance to take a masterclass with celebrity chef and author, Peter Kuruvita, in his freshly created cooking school in Noosa seemed pretty irresistible. After nearly two decades of wowing crowds at the Noosa Beach House restaurant on Hastings Street, Kuruvita …
Don’t panic. This isn’t a political post. While I may be a little saturated with political stories in the media and constant updates on election results (some still ongoing) and you probably are too, that doesn’t mean I’ve lost respect for the remarkable building that houses our government in Canberra. I’m a little besotted with …
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been to Sydney. There was that whole plague thing going on and it seemed like a pretty good idea to avoid big, crowded cities. And yes, I know that plague is still with us but now it seems we’re just stepping around it these days, oft warily. If …
I’ve been to Tasmania five or six times over the years but no matter how many times I go or how long I stay, there’s still a huge list of other things I’d like to see or do at the end of the trip. (That sounded dangerously like the Qantas song there for a second …
