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…
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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. Seeing mothers with their…
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…
‘Home is made for coming from, with dreams of going to…’
Our homes have become our cocoons. As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the world, we have cancelled travel plans and retreated – at the behest of our…
Candlelight thoughts on Earth Hour and Dark Sky places
Turning off the lights – and electronic devices – for Earth Hour is something I’ve done intermittently over the past 13 years since this symbolic lights-out…
A freelance writer’s top tips for working from home
As a freelance writer, I’ve worked from a home office for nearly 30 years. For me, the “work from home” directive that is affecting many workers…
Finding joy as we fight the pandemic of our time
Sometimes, it seems as if the world is broken. Uncertainty is rife, surrounding so many aspects of everyday life, and things are changing every day. This…
