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travel October 28, 2023
Memory, Mafalda and the ESMA Museum in Argentina
Argentina’s unequivocal approach to confronting its recent dark history sets an example for countries more reluctant to discuss their shameful past.
travel September 16, 2023
The Nullarbor Plain is more than a long road trip – for the author it was a chance to re-establish a family tradition and reconnect with the Australian landscape.
travel August 12, 2023
It’s all about the journey, not the destination, when you travel with a friend who likes to chat.
travel July 22, 2023
A journey by rail across Scotland’s north and west takes in the deep traditions and volcanic beauty of the Highlands. A notable omission is any talk of independence.
travel July 8, 2023
The long road learning to drive in China
Learning to drive in China seemed the best way for the author to explore the country – along with its bewildering bureaucracies and terrifying motorways.
travel May 6, 2023
Hiking Tasmania’s Bay of Fires
Tasmania’s Bay of Fires is an alternate reality – a wild coastal walk characterised by orange lichen-covered boulders, crystal-clear water and white-sand beaches.
travel March 11, 2023
A journey to a remote Tasmanian island brings the writer tantalisingly close to the world of the magnificent and tormented seabird, the albatross.
travel November 26, 2022
Sounding out Tokyo’s underground
As Tokyo’s street life rebounds from two years of pandemic border closures, the tiny restaurants and listening bars offer moments of shared solitude in one of the world’s largest cities.
travel October 1, 2022
Many travellers may see nothing of Singapore beyond its famously pristine airport – but this visitor ventured slightly beyond for a special local dish.
travel September 24, 2022
Revisiting Tasmania’s Overland Track
The challenging, immersive journey through forest, mountain and water on Cradle Mountain is a rite of passage that can be relived through all the stages of our lives.
travel August 6, 2022
A walk through history on the Larapinta Trail
Hiking the Larapinta Trail is like being transported into the foreground of an Albert Namatjira landscape.