

Tips for keeping a travel journal
Travel diary writing is a fantastic way to mark and remember your escapades overseas. If you’re a little old fashioned like me, and...


A little piece of London
It takes a while to get to London from Melbourne but I got there in the end, flying with Qatar Airways and the stopover wasn't too...


For the love of travel
A wise person once wrote "travelling is the only thing you can buy that makes you richer". And it does, my friends. Truly, it does. Each...


Travel tips: Preparing for a long-haul flight
Living in Australia, I can tell you first-hand that a far off adventure for us antipodeans, more often than not, involves embarking on a...


San Francisco in a heartbeat
My time in the city of San Francisco was brief, partly due to a delayed American Airlines flight which cost us a day and because of a...


Getting close to nature in North America: Part II – California
After a 12-hour ordeal due to a delayed flight, I was utterly exhausted and in no mood to embark on a 14-hour day trip across regional...


Getting close to nature in North America: Part I – Ohio
My journey in North America is nearing its end and I cannot believe how the months have flown by in such whirlwind fashion. I’ve walked...


Crossing the Canadian border – Road trip to Toronto
Having been based in Ohio for a while, I've often wondered what it would be like to travel from the US to Canada. An afternoon spent on...


Travel tips: Taking the stress out of a short trip away
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt from falling asleep on a New York City tour bus, it’s that while many of us possess an unquenchable...


A weekend in Chicago
Or, to be more specific, St Patrick’s Day Weekend in Chicago. I should mention that when I organised our travel dates I had absolutely NO...