My Number #1 Royal Wedding Fantasy
Are you sure you are ready for this? This is the first time I’ve been in this country for a big royal wedding. I was in New York when William and Kate…
Category: My travels
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I learn a new skill
It’s amazing where book research can lead you… and what new skills you can develop along the way. On my recent trip to Australia, I was in the beautiful Hunter Valley, checking…
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Painting people
One a recent trip to Morocco, I decided it was time to give in to a long held desire – and get myself a tattoo… not a permanent tattoo of course. A…
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Squirrels have their special day
Did you know that January 21st was/is World Squirrel Appreciation Day? I certainly didn’t. I grew up in a country that doesn’t have squirrels. When I say that, it startles many of…
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Balloons, berths and butterflies
This week, I travelled half way around the planet in 22 hours. Well – 22 hours in the air plus quite a few more hours hanging around airports. But when you say…
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Driving in the Outback
When I first came to live in England, one of the things that amazed me was all the conversation about roads – or more precisely routes. I’d listen to people saying –…
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Looking into my own past
When I travel I love going to museums – but recently I found myself going to a museum near my old home town in Queensland. It was like looking back into…
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The PM and the painting
I met an old friend at London’s Royal Academy the other day … a friend who caused a million dollar controversy in Australia when I was still at school. I remember it…