Camel rides on Cable Beach
For those of us who live on the east coast of Australia, seeing the sun sink into the Indian Ocean is usually a highlight of a…
Hats off to Hmong headgear
Covering our heads is common in many cultures. Christian women traditionally wore hats to go to church, many Muslim women wear headscarfs. But it’s not just…
A Gold Coast sunrise
Artists and writers often talk about the quality of light in Australia. It’s different to anywhere else in the world; but subtle is not always a…
Teaching youngsters about culture
One of the delights of attending the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival, held every two years on Cape York in remote north Queensland, is seeing indigenous youngsters…
A village in monochrome
Easter in the northern New South Wales village of Ulmarra brought patchy weather. Everything from blue skies and sunshine to a massive 3am thunderstorm and drizzly…
Taking a walk in Sturt National Park
The Dingo Fence – also sometimes called the Dog Fence – runs for more than 5600 kilometres through Australia’s remote desert country and is the world’s…
A green and graceful idyll
In a flurry of black and white, a small flock of magpie geese rise gracefully into the sky, surprised from the water as our boat skims…
Here comes the sun
Sunrise for many people is the best time of day. When I’m travelling, I’m much more likely to be up early than I am at home,…
Travel Theme: Sparkle
New year, new challenges. Today I’m starting a challenge that will help me share images from my bulging travel photo files. I’ve been watching other blogs…
Segway with a Coolpix
Don’t fall off. Â That’s what I tell myself as I make my first tentative moves across the beach, perched on a Segway. I’m pretty sure that’s…
A Glass Half Full 