The year that became 2020 began ominously. I spent New Year’s Eve alone in an Auckland Air B&B watching coverage of Australia’s bushfire crisis on Al Jazeera and blogging about my travel highlights of the year. I felt guilty. Horrible
A year ago I set an ambitious agenda of travel and and experiences for 2019. I was half joking and not at all expecting to get through that rich wish list. I was very fortunate to tick off 9 out
August 10 is Love Your Bookshop Day. And I put it to you that nobody loves a bookshop quite like me. The evidence of my undying love for bookshops can be found on the shelves of my spare bedroom cum book
In the courtyard in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris a small bronze medallion, known as Point Zero, marks the traditional centre of Paris. From this spot all distances in France are measured. One hundred kilometres to Paris
According to Lonely Planet’s analysis of 2019 travel hotspots, Copenhagen is the top city to visit this year with Sri Lanka the top country. Condé Naste Traveler, meanwhile, has called it for the Peloponnese islands of Greece. If you ask
Paris can be overwhelming for a first-time visitor. It’s big, it’s busy and it’s home to a mind-boggling collection of museums and monuments. It can be difficult to know where to start. France is the most visited country in the
Washington DC. Centre of the American Government and a capital of political intrigue. The US capital is also home to incredible museums and monuments. Anyone interested in political history or American culture needs to visit Washington DC at least once.
Think Monaco, think money. It only takes a lap of Monaco’s lavish casino district to see why the tiny principality’s name is synonymous with wealth. From the ostentatious display of prestige cars parked out front of the casino and neighbouring