My year of islands
Born and bred in an island nation, perhaps it’s no surprise that I’ve got a penchant for islands. And looking back on my travels this year, I can see that – by luck rather than design – islands have predominated. Some, I’d been to before, others were new and exciting…
Read articleSunrise in the Solomons
Streams of golden sunlight falling on my face woke me on my second morning in the Solomon Islands. I scrambled out of bed, grabbed my camera and ran outside onto the beach. Too late…only the vestiges of what had been a brilliant sunrise were left. I was staying at the…
Read articleA 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 children just confirms that for all our differences – geographical, cultural – we are fundamentally the same. Mothers work, cook,…
Read articleSmiles from the ‘Hapi Isles’
The Solomon Islands is also called the “Hapi Isles”. It doesn’t take much of a guess to work out what the pidgin word “hapi” means in English, does it? And when you spend time in the Solomons and see the smiling faces that greet you, it’s easy to believe it’s…
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A Glass Half Full 