The etiquette of swimming with whales
A couple of years ago, I found myself on the Vava’u archipelago, in Tonga, ready to jump into the water with a whale. With that gigantic dark shape moving around […]
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Canter past Patagonian icefields. Sail the tranquil waters of Lake Como in Italy. Sip coffee in a Palestinian village. Listen to the ancient voices of Australia’s Arnhem Land. Climb the mountain paths of northern Albania. Let’s go!
Pumas of Patagonia: wildlife experiences in Chile
A perfect day in Torres del Paine, Patagonia from sunrise to sunset, starts with dawn with the dirtiest Jeep, and continues with chasing guanacos through the highlands, nose running while […]
Travelling with a clear, green conscience
There’s been a lot of talk in the tourism sphere about how to travel with a clean environmental conscious – from flight shaming to exploitation. Should we all just stay […]
Putting Egypt’s pyramids into perspective
I’m not great with tunnels – I don’t like the idea of the weight above me. So I was pretty surprised that I was so keen to get into the […]
Journey through three ‘Stans
I have just spent six days on the Golden Eagle – a private train travelling along the web of Silk Road routes, from Almaty in Kazakhstan though Uzbekistan and to […]
Glasgow, Scotland: an expat’s life
Sydney music administrator Mikaela Atkins-Blake moved to Scotland…and fell in love with a piper. A cliche, she freely admits, but she now calls Glasgow home. This week, she is the […]
Street art goes to new heights: The Adnate, Perth, Australia
Living in Melbourne, it’s hard not to love street art. We have such great galleries around the city, including Hosier Lane in the city centre, but stretching out to Fitzroy, […]
Chatting about Chile’s Atacama Desert
If you’re after some travel ear candy, I’ll be chatting about my recent adventures in Chile’s Atacama Desert with Ross & Kate on radio 3AW this morning from 11am. Tune […]
Healthy hiking holidays: from Patagonia to Tasmania and Spain’s classic Camino
Last month, I found myself hiking along a section of Chilean Patagonia’s most famous walking route, the W. The route curls around the Paine Massif, a majestic family of jagged […]
Airline review: Madrid to Cairo with Egyptair
Recently, I completed an epic trek from Cusco, near Macchu Pichu in Peru, to Cairo, Egypt. Let me tell you, it took some serious, late-night internet hunting! I could have […]