– With Dr Susan Merrell
Before I left Australia, there had been rumblings of discontent in the media about how Qantas was emerging from the Covid crisis … It had been a long time between drinks (so to speak) by the time I boarded the plane from Sydney to London aboard a Qantas Dreamliner. Covid had kept me grounded in […]
Congratulations Melbourne The siren has sounded in Perth (of all places – thanks Covid-19) and the 2021 Premier of the Australian (Rules) Football league is Melbourne – the Demons. In a game that saw the lead change many times, Melbourne was finally victorious against the Western Bulldogs. It was their first premiership in 57 years. […]
We arrived at Bannisters, Port Stephens, the location of international chef and raconteur, Rick Stein’s, newest Australian venture after a rainy three-hour drive from Sydney. Beautiful Soldier’s Point, where the hotel sits, is a stunning location just footsteps from the waters and beaches of Port Stephens: the venue bills itself as “Barefoot Luxury.” Rick Stein […]
As a journalist, I’ve learnt to guard against stereotyping. So on arrival in New York (my first time there) I had not given a thought to the loud, brash New Yorker of legend. I wasn’t expecting to encounter clones of Eddie Murphy, Sylvester Stallone or Jerry Seinfield. Yet, they were all there, en masse. New […]
I was going to call this article “The Hapless Traveller” until I realised that although he certainly is that, he’s so much more besides. I mean, how does a man who’s normally, calm, reasoned, intelligent, polite and often charming becoming a loud, demanding (but nevertheless totally incompetent) individual as soon as you add an airport […]
Life has changed in the past year, as much for me as for anyone. In particular, life has become smaller – my world is no longer vast. I cannot travel overseas and we’re even unable to travel interstate – well sometimes. And that’s the rub – there’s no use planning ahead because, if the borders […]
