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
Are you a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ traveller? That is, every country you visit you consider it to be a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience and treat it as such? Do you go to a place thinking you may never get back there again so everything you do is a special adventure? Do you go with the idea that you won’t even … Read more about Are you a once-in-a-lifetime traveller or a creature of habit?
It’s been a tough week. We’re still completing the writing on one book project while we’re researching others, as small assignments continue to come in, and other offers too good to refuse present themselves. It’s hard to say no even though we’re both completely exhausted. Terence appears to be getting the flu, I had an … Read more about Life of a Travel Writer: when the travel writer dreams about taking a holiday
They don’t have to be ocean views to be alluring. The view between those floor-to-ceiling (French?) doors, whether swung wide open or ever-so-slightly ajar (the latter is even more enticing, don’t you think?) could be of a bucolic country scene, majestic snow-covered mountains, or an arid red-dirt desert for that matter. What’s most important is … Read more about Another Room With a View
There’s something about a room with a view, isn’t there? Being able to step out onto a balcony, patio or veranda, however tiny or grand, and gaze out at a bustling street scene, a pretty piazza, a shimmering ocean, sparkling bay, or a still glassy lake. Watery views are my most coveted. I’ll select one … Read more about A Room with a View