I am in a relationship with the Eiffel Tower. I love her. When I am out and about on visits around Paris I can use the tower as a compass to find my way home. I know it’s bed time
Love and popcorn soup: My relationship with the Eiffel Tower
Hiking through gas and wallowing in mud on Vulcano island
“Vulcano, Vulcano, Vulcano Island!” cries the hydrofoil captain heralding my arrival on one of the seven Aeolian Islands off the north coast of Sicily. Vulcano, reached by hydrofoil from Milazzo in about an hour, is my first stop on a
Stromboli eruptions make the climb worthwhile
There aren’t too many places you can go hiking to watch a volcano erupt. Stromboli is one. Stromboli is one of the seven Aeolian islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of Sicily. The 12-square-kilometre island has a
Why I’ve not bothered to go to London to see the royal wedding
Despite my committed republicanism, I do like a prince. What girl doesn’t? So when I found myself in London on the occasion of the last big royal wedding (the one when William married Kate), my English friend Karen and I
The curious case of the borrowed 15 quid
I hate not having an alarm clock while I’m travelling. It really breaks my routine and just bugs me. Almost a month into a European trip I was desperate to acquire one, having forgot to bring one with me. So,
Remembering the NZ in ANZAC
We Australians are sometimes guilty of forgetting that ANZAC Day isn’t all about us. I confess, for example, to having been somewhat surprised to learn in my twenties that troops from France and India had been involved in the Gallipoli campaign.
N’oublions jamais l’Australie – Villers-Brettoneux
Do Not Forget Australia. These words are emblazoned in large letters above the schoolyard of the Victoria School in the small French town of Villers-Brettoneux. To reach the school I’ve walked down Melbourne Street (Rue du Melbourne) and on to
Review – Golden Princess taster cruise
“They say there’s not much to do on them other than sit and eat” the Uber drive delivering us to Station Pier says. He’s nodding in the direction of the enormous Golden Princess cruise ship, our home for the next