Moments after being shown to our room on the second floor of Le Negresco, my friend and I looked at each other and burst into fits of school-girlish giggles. We both feel a rather naughty sense that people like us
Why you really need to visit Oslo
There’s so much to love about Oslo. Norway’s capital centre is blessed with a picture-postcard location, stunning design and some of Europe’s top art and history museums. Often overlooked in favour of uber chic Copenhagen or trendy Stockholm, Oslo deserves
Hotel highs: Stalheim Hotel Norway
If there is a better view from a hotel’s lounge I do hope I get to see it someday. The oil painting view from the panorama lounge down the Naeroyalen Valley is reason enough to come to the Stalheim Hotel.
Norway is pretty close to heaven on earth
I have a feeling that if I ever get there heaven would look a lot like Norway. And the angels wouldn’t be pretty, plump little cherubs flouncing about in big frilly shirts. No. They would be strapping Norsemen with long
A grumpy old backpacker in WA – Part 2: Fremantle
After leaving Perth in a huff, our grumpy old backpacker continues on to Fremantle… Two hours later, feeling tired and grumpy I arrive at the BP Inn Fremantle YHA. There’s no queue and even though I’ve arrived before the official
A grumpy old backpacker in WA – Part 1: Perth
A group of young travellers hovers in the foyer of the Perth City YHA hostel. They are waiting for the clock to chime 1.00pm and signal check in time. When check in commences they form an orderly line that shuffles
How to wage your own war on waste while travelling
Thanks to the hugely successful, though disturbing, ABC series, the War on Waste, Australians are switching on to the need to reduce waste at home. But what about when we’re on holiday? The war on waste doesn’t need to stop
10 things I hate about your airline
A comfortable flight with good service can be a great start to a new adventure or the ideal end as I head home. But hidden costs, bad food, poor service and long delays or cancellations can just about ruin it