As I packed our worldly belongings into boxes in preparation for our great adventure I discovered many reminders of just how fortunate we are to be travelling in this day and age. Old lonely planet guides weighing slightly less than…
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Arashiyama, on the banks of the Katsura river, is a peaceful district on the outskirts of Kyoto. An easy journey from the city centre by train, it is filled with temples and shrines and is home to the famous Arashiyama…
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From the minute we step into the streets, it is obvious that Kyoto is a whole new world compared to Tokyo. For a start, the pace is much slower than I expected for a big city. The main street…
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My heart thumped through my loose fitting T-Shirt. If I could have squeezed my eyes closed and dreamt of London until it was over I would have. But I couldn’t. My eyes were clamped open, and the apparatus pressing down…
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In the beginning, Kate and Colby boarded an airplane bound for Adelaide. On the first day, Kate said, “Let us ride up Norton Summit for last year I missed the fun.” And so Kate sat in behind Colby, eyes…
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The sun bit into my forearms with ferocity and something trickled off the end of my eyelashes. I couldn’t be sure if it was sweat or tears, but either way, I didn’t dare lift a hand from my handle bars…
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I’ve come a long way from the avalanche on skis who took two hours to crash my way down the Austrian Alps, taking out other skiers and striking fear in the hearts of small children with my out-of-control squealing and…
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After one of the most memorable new years eve celebrations of my life in Vienna a year earlier, I spent a lot of time researching the best way to welcome in 2014 in Japan . . . and making the…
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