I’m a journalist, travel writer, editor and copywriter based in Melbourne, Australia. I write pacy travel features, edit edifying websites and fashion flamboyant copy. My articles and photographs have appeared in publications worldwide, from inflight to interior design: I’ve visited every continent, and have lived in three. Want to work together? Drop me a line…
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!
Lisa Gorman: fashion designer, entrepreneur, mother Melbourne fashionista Lisa Gorman takes to the Great Ocean Road. Lisa Gorman’s childhood was spent traversing the Great Ocean Road, so when this stylish […]
Turn the clock back a century, to the era of the tall ships. The 55-meter Lord Nelson (pictured) is sailing the world, arriving in Australia in August. Join the barque […]
Eclectic treasures: Horn Emporium Seminyak’s shopping is a treasure trove of fabulousness, as Belinda Jackson discovers. The girls are clad in a uniform of floaty tunics and kaftans, strappy sandals […]
Whipping up suja for breakfast on the farm. They breed ’em tough in the mountains, so when the mountains in question are the Himalayas, you can expect a level of […]
Go on a Balinese seafood adventure, drink it in the Napa Valley or hit St Kilda, flashpacker style in this week’s international and domestic deals. NSW Learn to love the […]
Ella Hooper: singer, songwriter, musician. “I seem to do more cultural stuff in the country. In the city, it’s overwhelming.” Pop-rock chanteuse Ella Hooper returns to her High Country heartland […]
A Nepali-Bhutanese vegetable market trader. Plummeting chili prices upsets Tsirang farmers: chillis (a national staple) have fallen from Nu 150 to as little as Nu 15. The Bhutanese currency is […]
Punakha dzong It’s been a while between posts, because it’s been a while since internet. Hell, it’s been a while since electricity. But what it lacks in power (ironic considering […]
My farmhouse, Phobjike valley It’s seven o’clock at night and the family has sat down for dinner. I can’t say the Jones family, because Bhutanese don’t use surnames. But to […]
My first night in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, was spent at a glamorous fashion parade. My second night was spent sitting on a farmhouse kitchen floor, eating rice with […]