Lara Dunston
I had to hold back the tears upon hearing the news of the death of legendary Australian journalist Peter Harvey who died on the weekend. I remember first hearing his beautiful booming voice as a child when I watched the six o’clock news with my nan and pop during summer holidays in Sydney in the … Read more about Reflections on Remembering Loved Ones From Near and Afar
Clear skies, crisp light, sunny days, cool nights. Marrakech has long been one of my favourite winter destinations, since my first visit to the terracotta city from our home in Abu Dhabi almost fourteen years ago. Back then the appeal was partly the respite from the sweltering Arabian Gulf heat – along with the spicy … Read more about Cool Travel Guide to Marrakech
I was recently asked by a reader for tips as to how to find cheap flights and I prefaced that advice with this post over on Grantourismo about how to decide which airline to fly because cheap flights might not always be what I’m looking for. In fact, for long-haul flights, my priority will always be … Read more about How to Find Cheap Flights
I find that a lot of hotel and travel apps are not all that compelling and not very useful, but the Small Luxury Hotels of the World iPhone app makes a good case for using an app instead of the website. When searching the web I continually get notifications on my iPhone telling me that the … Read more about Find Luxury Hotels on Small Luxury Hotels of the World iPhone App
When I blogged here more frequently I’d occasionally post an Update from the Road, a pretty poor excuse for not posting that would make apologies and feeble excuses, like, well, you know, we’re a tad busy working on a book. Now, I’m quite pleased to be giving you an Update from the Sea… sort of… … Read more about An Update from the Sea