Sunrise 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…
Farewell, Transitory Traveller
Last week I lost a friend. Suddenly. Suddenly for me, anyway. And for many of his other friends and colleagues, who had not known of the…
The mystery of Agatha Christie
Despite being a huge crime fiction fan, it had been many years since I’d read an Agatha Christie novel. That changed on a visit to Devon,…
The smiling bishop falls from grace
In a church hall with apricot walls, a man wearing a dark suit over a hot pink t-shirt – with socks to match – waits for…
My 2015 in pictures
As 2015 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on all the wonderful places I’ve been during the year. Many of my travels weren’t too…
Ideas for your travelling wardrobe
Find pieces to make up a great travelling wardrobe is often a case of serendipity, coming across something by accident that will be the perfect thing…
Lien: A refugee’s story
Journalists meet many people in the course of their working lives. Some of those people – and their stories – stick in our minds. Some more…
In the footsteps of Jandamarra, an indigenous folk hero
Australians love folk heroes. Victorian bushranger Ned Kelly has become a legend for his exploits, with books and films created to feed the story of the…
Mango mania
Mangoes are among my favourite fruit, and I can’t wait until summer’s here and I can sink my teeth into that delicious golden flesh again. In…
Eco Beach Resort Broome
Waking in a strange bed is nothing new for me. Hotels come and go, and some of the more standard ones become indistinguishable from each other…
A Glass Half Full 