Our new podcast has dropped: listen to Episode 1!
Welcome to the very first podcast for Travel Writers Radio, which I’m co-hosting with fellow travel journalist and editor Kirstie Bedford. This week, we take you to Rome, Tasmania and […]
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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!
Teaser alert: the newest travel podcast in town has dropped!
I’m super excited to announce that I’ve teamed up with fellow travel journalist Kirstie Bedford to create a new podcast for the Travel Writers Radio show. Travel Writers Radio is […]
Hotels reborn: 10 historic buildings that are now luxury hotels
Where are you sleeping tonight? In a prison cell? A castle? A monastery. A jam factory? I’m talking about rooms inside buildings that have been reborn as hotels – buildings […]
Six of the best historic hotels in Egypt
Fancy splashing out on a luxury hotel for your Egyptian holiday? I’ve been to a few in my time, and let me say that this fabulous country is interwoven with […]
There are 248 phones stolen in London every day: mine was one of them
This week, I published a story in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age about my phone being stolen in London. We’ve all had stuff stolen – what made it […]
High country luxury; The Benev, Beechworth
I love a small hotel with a history, and The Benev, in Beechworth, ticks all boxes for its beautiful restoration For those following along on my instagram account, you’ll know […]
Spend 15 minutes in Sarawak, Borneo
Would you travel for laksa? I would! Come spend 15 minutes in Sarawak, Borneo – as I chat about one of Malaysia’s easternmost states with Phil Clark, of ABC Radio’s […]
Stars of the spa: the best spas in Victoria
Victoria is up to its neck in hot water, and loving it. And our love of balneotherapy – to give mineral-water bathing its scientific name – shows no signs of […]
ABC Radio Monday Night Travel: Langkawi & Penang, Malaysia
Occasionally, I chat with ABC Radio’s Nightlife presenter Phil Clark about travel for his Monday Night Travel segment, and recently we chatted about Malaysia – specifically two of its most […]
Hotel review: cycling holidays at Bright Velo, Bright, Victoria Australia
Those who love cycling holidays in Australia will know that Victoria’s High Country is peak cycle territory. We’re talking lycra on the main streets, ebikes galore, kids’ tagalongs … it’s […]