Covid-19 has brought innumerable changes – We have been shunted onto an unplanned track that is proving to be our saviour – slow-travel in Tasmania
Next Stop – Covid-19… All Change
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Cocooned in a Caravan during Coronavirus, When…
While on a camping trip in Tasmania COVID-19 and lockdown happened forcing us to stay put in NW Tasmania, when… my husband had a stroke
The Big Lap – Not Once, But 50 Times Around Australia
Many Australians dream of doing the “Big Lap”* at some point in their lives – (* a road trip that goes right around Australia, which if you keep to the main highways and don’t deviate, is about 14,000km/8,700 miles) So can you imagine doing it not once, but 50 times? The Big Lap Meet Graham, who […]
Kayak Abel Tasman – Exploring NZ’s South Island NP from the Sea!
Kayaking the Abel Tasman is sublime! Here is a photo account of my two days paddling down the NW South Island coast of NZ.
A Map of Mordor and a Map of Central Australia – Where’s the Connection?
“I’m going on an adventure!” J.R.R. Tolkien I was standing in the British Library in London looking down into a museum cabinet where beneath a layer of glass, lay an original map of Mordor. Hand drawn on graph paper by Tolkien’s son Christopher in 1948. it was used by his father as an aid to […]
The ‘Less is More’ Way of Travel Journalling
“No sketches first, no studies, that’s long past: I do what many dream of, all their lives… Well, less is more… “ Robert Browning (1812–1889) from his poem (1855) ‘speaking’ as artist Andrea del Sarto to his wife Lucrezia Less is More I needed to tidy my studio, but where to start? Why is getting over […]
Inspiration – A Breath of Fresh Air to Start the Year, the Month or the Week
Inspiration not only feels like a breath of fresh air – It literally is a breath of fresh air! While the word ‘inspire’ figuratively means to excite, rouse and inflame: fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. “breath or put life or spirit into the […]
Binna Burra Walk – Lamington National Park – Daves Creek Circuit
I’m a great believer in slow travel – Both when on the road, and when at home! I get a real thrill discovering what’s in my back yard and seeing it through travellers’ eyes – So I’m always taken aback when meeting up with local folk, and the topic of recreation comes up and I can’t […]
Take the Time Out – And See Where it Takes You
Take the time out? Humph – you’ve got to be kidding! I’m way too busy to sit around and study my navel. Working from home is in so many ways a blessing – I love the flexibility and fluidity to my day; but there’s rarely a moment where I feel I have time on my […]
Uluru Facts – The Beginner’s Guide to Visiting Uluru
Uluru Facts – What is Uluru Uluru is Australia’s most iconic landform. Most popularly photographed at sunrise and sunset to capture the rock’s changing hues of rust, crimson and purple, Uluru has way more to offer the visitor than just a souvenir photograph. The purpose of this post is to provide you with all the […]
