Early morning over Kuala Lumpur
Flying over Kuala Lumpur before sunrise, the city of 1.8 million looks dark and empty. I’m having a flashback, oddly, to another time, arriving before dawn in a small Russian […]
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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!
A country drive: Kyneton exposed
It’s a town where the espresso consumption equates the population of 4300 people: surely 4300 espressos, macciatos, afogatos, cappucinos and lattes were dished up this weekend in Australia’s most happing […]
A new national pasttime: abusing Asian tourists?
What I did on my winter vacation: abused Asian tourists. Do you think this is a trend that’ll take off? So now I’m starting to sound like Tony Abbott (er, […]
Hot to shop: Delhi
Spices, silks, scarves and saris? Let the games begin. Delhi is full of emporiums selling jewellery and scarves. Even I got bitten by Delhi’s voracious auto-rickshaw drivers, who receive a […]
Forgotten island the ultimate beach escape
I don’t reckon the Bali tourism people are going to be overly happy with this piece raving about the Philippines, but seriously, I was almost EATEN by fake watch sellers […]
A different side of Egypt: from Alexandria to Marsa Matruh
So I stuffed photographer and a crate of beer in a red 1975 Landcruiser and we aimed for Libya. Here’s the result… :Away from the famous sites and Red Sea […]
Animal kingdom in city streets
“Do we have any respect for animals?” was the theme of one conversation at a lunch on Friday at the fabulous Circa restaurant here in Melbourne. The question came up […]
Red light alert: Jakarta on sale
All the world loves a bargain and Jakarta is currently on sale. Armed with a handful of adept and hardened shoppers, I tottered behind them, from store to store, their […]
Team Orange gets a guernsey
As you can tell, it’s all football in this household at the moment, although some of us are welcoming the break before the serious games start. Take a look at […]