Not the Queen’s birthday
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the question of whose birthday we now celebrate with a public holiday is once again being discussed. In Queensland,…
Bamba Gii is the ‘strong heart’ of south-west Queensland’s new indigenous culture trail
It’s the water that draws him back. The memories and stories of his early life on Roma’s Bungil Creek are the glue that bind Rodney Landers…
Goodbye to 2020
To say that 2020 was not a good year to be a travel writer is an understatement. It was a year in which my colleagues and…
Happy Father’s Day
Today is Father’s Day in Australia, so I’ve dug out some shots of fathers and children around the world that I’ve taken over the past few…
Antarctica from above
A 12-hour flight that brings you back to your point of departure without landing anywhere might not be everyone’s idea of a good day trip….but a…
Bees are the buzz at Brisbane’s West End
Giant bees cling to trees and float in the air above the garden below one of Brisbane’s newest apartment buildings in the inner city suburb of…
A tribute to mothers everywhere
As we celebrate Mother’s Day in Australia today, I can’t help but think about the mothers I have seen all over the world in my travels.…
Cooktown: the Australian town forever linked to the explorer who claimed the land for his king
Two hundred and fifty years ago this week, white sails appeared on the horizon off what is now Australia’s largest city. To the inhabitants of the…
Going the distance to Pitcairn Island
There’s an old saying about the journey being more important than the destination. This story is about one of those times when that saying really rang…
Life, and travel, in the slow lane
Life is suddenly in the slow lane. Travel has slowed to a halt for most of the world, with airline schedules at a minimum, government travel…
A Glass Half Full 