The beginning is always a good place ... Since I last blogged I have done unprecedented things. For example, I went to my first rugby league game. This was accidental. I was offered free tickets to the Roosters versus the Bulldogs match on Friday night and got excited about treating DD to watching his favourite... Continue Reading →

I was lucky enough to visit the remote Lacepede Islands, which are about 120km north of Broome, on my recent Kimberley cruise. The islands support over 1% of the world populations of Brown Boobies and Roseate Terns. The breeding colony of Brown Boobies is possibly the largest in the world, with up to 18,000 breeding pairs, while... Continue Reading →

I have been in a VERY bad mood this week. Ferocious. I’ve mainly kept it in check, but it’s escaped a few times … like at the bus stop last night when I ripped into two people for queue jumping. The first jumper was a Scandinavian who pleaded ignorance to the meaning of the word... Continue Reading →

I am a planner. I know where I am going on holidays in 2027. And it’s been booked. DD is not a planner. He only knows where he's going on holidays in 2027 because I wouldn't stop hassling him until he agreed. In my younger days I was also a meal planner. I would pore... Continue Reading →

I dashed into my hairdresser’s salon a few days ago and threw myself into the chair. My hairdresser asked how I'd been. I asked if he'd watched comedian Tanya Hennessey's chaotic friend videos because that's what the next few minutes were about to be like. I suggested he strap himself in ... And I launched... Continue Reading →

How about that fog in Sydney yesterday, eh? It covered the city basin and was so thick it caused ferry services to be delayed or cancelled, flights to be diverted and created hazardous conditions for motorists. Visibility was reduced to as little as 200 metres. Did you see the crazy pics, like the one above... Continue Reading →

Travel is a surreal beast. You start the day eating laksa for breakfast in balmy Darwin and finish it with a flat car battery at cold, rainy Sydney Airport … Noooo! Dammit. But let me go back to the carefree beginning. We woke on Saturday to the most unexpected Darwin weather - a gentle breeze... Continue Reading →

It feels like a lifetime ago that I set off on my final zodiac expedition in the Kimberley. But it was only four days ago that we travelled 14km up the King George River to see its famed falls. We set off just after dawn and the magic unfolded from the moment we reached the... Continue Reading →

I sold my house in 2022 and downsized to an apartment to escape the burden of debt that I had trapped myself under. I was tired of going out backwards financially each month and I wanted to have enough money to travel. Fast forward to 2025 and I feel a little guilty to be raving... Continue Reading →