It is a difficult thing for me to sit still. To remain grounded. To be flightless. To be confined to my immediate surroundings. As the global pandemic hit, however, this is a situation we all found...
Anyone who knows me knows I always have something to say. These are my thoughts, opinions, experiences and ramblings when travelling – be it from my house to the local beach or to far-flung places in the world.
It is a difficult thing for me to sit still. To remain grounded. To be flightless. To be confined to my immediate surroundings. As the global pandemic hit, however, this is a situation we all found...
Like many people around the world, I was horrified at news out of Christchurch, New Zealand, this week. Yet another racial attack on innocent people. I mourned for the deaths of people I don’t know...
Having deterred from our original course due to Cyclone Lusi, the possibility of us getting to the Yasawa Islands as planned seem as distant as the horizon. Instead we set sail for the town of Levuka...
The small ship cruising experience of Captain Cook Cruises on-board the Reef Endeavour was a first for me.I have cruised on the bigger ships before, but was not sure what to expect with a smaller...
There may be a cyclone lingering off the coast, but this has not deterred Kate from getting into her swimmers, grabbing a towel and enjoying the best of the island paradise that is Fiji. Starting...
So your trip to South Africa is booked with an itinerary full of exciting destinations and experiences, but if game driving is on that itinerary, then you need to be prepared. Â Once you are out...
 Just two and a half hours drive from the land locked city of Johannesburg, you would not expect to find a resort complex surrounded by the expansive wildlife reserve of Pilanesberg National Park...
I have been lucky enough to visit South Africa many times, and what I have learnt is ones’ perception of the country changes dramatically when you get there. Locals do not have pet cheetahs, nor does...
Have you ever found that place where you feel you’re home when you’re not at home? That place where every muscle in your body relaxes, your heart rate slows to a pace of ultimate calm, where...
The sun is just peaking over the horizon.  Its warmth filters across rolling waves that lap the white sandy beach like a rhythmic heartbeat. I wriggle my toes in the cool water as sand particles...
After a week of game viewing in South Africa, it was rather extraordinary to be sat down ordering a meal that consists of the very animals I had just seen roaming wild and free. But with the...
A creation of husband and wife team, Megan and Troy Rhoades-Brown, and opened in March 2009, Muse Restaurant is not about dinner, it’s about dining.  The perfect mix of contemporary Australian...
There is something about stepping off a boat onto a resort island that just makes you relax and want to kick your shoes off. Having a shell necklace placed around my neck on arrival, I saunter up the...
Touching down at Proserpine Airport in Queensland’s tropical north, a warm breeze engulfed me in a sense of adventure. Holiday vibes filled the air with chitter chatter from offloading passengers...
He stands tall in his coat of plated armour with eyes fixed forward in an expressionless stare. He stands amongst thousands of other warriors just like him. His job is to guard the first Emperor of...
Wild and unconquered attitudes waft inside 798’s free and rambling atmosphere and I am excited about what I have stumbled upon, hidden amongst Beijing’s towering buildings. The area oozes...
An hour and a half drive out of Beijing city, I reach the foot of the Great Wall of China, just as the heavens opened and the rain fell. I was determined to climb the Wall, so it was on with the rain...
Stepping off the plane in Beijing, China I am greeted with a sense of conflict. The old world meets new. It’s antique yet up-to-the-minute. The architecture holds history of an era past, mixed...
Nestled away from the bustling vibrant streets of Siem Reap in a tranquil tropical setting is the intimate Khmer-style hotel, La Résidence d’Angkor. In keeping with its Orient Express brand...
A perfect setting from the moment you arrive, the Sunshine Coast boasts 13 beaches stretching over 100 kilometres of pristine sand. This playground offers fun for the whole family, young and old...
I am a beach girl. I like the feel of the sand between my feet, the warmth of the sun and the rolling waves. So a visit to the snow at Falls Creek for a few nights was an idea that excited me...