New Year’s fever
I wish I could blame a fortnight-long hangover for my lack of New Year’s wishes, but I can’t. So I won’t. Please accept my belated wishes for a fantastic 2012. […]
NOTEBOOK
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!
Virgin’s guide to Hong Kong
Voyeur (Virgin Blue) inflight magazine, Dec 2011 The dense streets, the screaming neon, the waves of humankind – Hong Kong’s pulse races at fever pitch. There’s nothing staid about this […]
Season’s greetings!
Belated Christmas greetings for those of you who celebrated on 25 December and hey, for once I’m early for those celebrating on 7 January! Wishing you all the best for […]
New spring for a Hepburn staple
THE rain jacket is Prada, the wellies are limited-edition Hunter. We must be in Daylesford. If I were enacting the vivid dreams of my beautiful life, I would leap in […]
Cheap and full of cheer
Rejoice, oh disorganised work slaves! Bargains still abound for those who don’t book their summer holidays a year ahead. Everything about Malaysia screams “bargain” and it’s all done so nicely. […]
At least 17 journalists assaulted during Egypt clashes
While we watch the renewed riots in Egypt with horror, I wanted to publish this statement from the Committee to Protect Journalists. We journalists are not particularly special, and I […]
Cairns pulls at the heartstrings
Cairns lagoon. Skin cancer central, but does have some shade! On a busy corner of tropical Cairns, I could see OK Souvenirs, Koaland and Louis Vuitton. Then I got trampled […]
Tropical island eats
It’s just on lunchtime and Cheong Liew is wandering the sea shore, hunting for oysters for my dinner. Oh yeah, baby, we’ve landed in paradise on earth. Orpheus Island is […]
On the road to Orpheus
Townsville airport is full of huge men with huge arms cloaked in huge tatts. Some are drinking stubbies of Bundy rum and coke, and it’s just gone 9.30am. The departures […]
Grey is the new brown: Colours of 2011
Grey is the new brown. Wearing my somewhat neglected interior-decorating hat, I received some notes about how we used colour in 2011. Yes, it’s the beginning of that publishing trend […]