May 1, 2025 | australia

The magic of Kings Canyon

I'm sitting outside our van looking over the ensuite toilet block and the canyon range that makes up Kings Canyon in Watarrka national Park. It's almost peaceful...

April 6, 2025 | australia

Finding outback gems and opals in Coober Pedy

Our adventure in Coober Pedy starts early. Somewhere between the massive, almost dry salt lakes, the brush and the red dust along the Stuart Highway we hear a conversation...

April 5, 2025 | australia

Taking in the beauty of Uluru

It's an image we have seen countless times - the iconic image of the rock rising up out of the flat barren landscape. And yet in reality Uluru is...

April 1, 2025 | australia

Popping skies and stars in Flinders Ranges

At Wilpena Pound we walked to Hills Homestead, through the tall River Red Gum and pine trees, jumped a puddle and stopped to admire the watering hole with its...

March 29, 2025 | australia

Finding the quirky in Broken Hill

Our first stop in Broken Hill was a visit to the Pro Hart Gallery. It set the scene for a city that thrives on the quirky and eclectic, from...

March 20, 2025 | australia

Feeling the beauty in Mungo National Park

Well that escalated quickly. Day two of our trip around Australia and we were headed for Mungo National Park. It all started well enough, we stopped...

March 18, 2025 | kenya , uganda , youve-been-where

Finding travel magic in Africa

Imagine looking into the eyes of a gorilla, or seeing leopards and lions in their natural environment. As Julia Morgan says, it's a magical experience that you'll never forget.

March 17, 2025 | sri-lanka

The tea fields of Kandy

It could be one of my favourite views in the world - certainly in Sri Lanka - the tea plantations at Kandy took my breath away. The drive up...

March 16, 2025 | kenya

Laughing our way through Kenya

Two brothers, two sisters, ten friends, four weeks, one grand adventure through Kenya and Uganda. It all starts at Tullamarine airport, where Donna tries to smuggle...

March 16, 2025 | sri-lanka

The sacred city of Anuradhapura

It was a long way, but from Sigiriya we went straight on to Anuradhapura for the afternoon. Anuradhapura is a Sacred City built around the cuttings from the 'tree of...