Don’t Get Me Wrong
or: Selling ice to eskimos or watches to the Swiss One of the 974 things I like about life is the randomness of conversations that I seem to find myself in that somehow link to other things or people in […]
World in Motion
or: Bringing the Past to the Present for a Better Future It’s been an interesting few days in Berlin. It’s a city of contrasts, that’s for sure. According to those that live here, this is the most sunshine they’ve had […]
Glycerine
or: What Happens When Personal Care Products are Similar Colours Some of the full size bottles I had been traveling with are now down to less than 100ml so I thought it would be a good idea to transfer them […]
We Didn’t Start the Fire
or: How security is changing My first trip to Paris was not long after the Charlie Hebdo killings and the subsequent march through the city streets led by the leaders of the G7 in early 2015. I remember seeing a […]
Cruisin’
or: Tips for Cruises Many people are reluctant to go on a cruise for various reasons. Some even tease those that do, mistakenly believing they are only for “old people”. I had been one of those. After going on three, […]
The Way It Was
or: Dubrovnik for GoT Fans AND Those Who’ve Never Watched It Question – What do you get when you cross two people who are avid Game of Thrones (GoT) fans and three people who have never watched an episode, all […]
People Are Strange
or: Smoking Areas Are An Interesting Spot to Meet People One of the 974 things I like about travel is meeting new people. Everyone has a story with some more willing to share theirs with random strangers than others. This […]
Go Your Own Way
or: Ten Life Lessons from the Fringe Festival I’m experiencing the Edinburgh Fringe Festival first-hand this year rather than through an ABC Comedy Reporter in Australia or online. I’m having a ball. The nearest I can explain to the feeling […]
Circles
Stonehenge or: What is a henge? There are a lot of words in the English language that I still haven’t heard and others that I have no idea what they mean. Until yesterday, ‘henge’ was one such word. Sure, I’ve […]
I Know What I Like
Or: Scones – Cream or Jam First? The experiment is over. Scones with jam and cream or scones with cream and jam. Over the greater period of my life, I was blissfully unaware this could be quite a contentious issue. […]