Three years ago I bought the domain name Get In the Hot Spot.com and started to take my travel blogging seriously. Since then it's morphed froma travel ...Read More

I love this funny travel photo of my dear old mum and a Turkish waiter because: a. It's hilarious. I think my mum secretly loves it too, although she...Read More

"If I've learned one thing it's that when things go wrong, your trip starts getting interesting!" Peter Moore, travel writer...Read More

This is a list of books that I've read and that I'd heartily recommend. I'll be adding to this as I read more and rack my brain for those old favorites. Please add...Read More

I love funny travel stories, don't you? So here's a funny travel tale about my experiences with the toilets of Japan. Apart from fine food, great scenery...Read More

Hello Hot Spotters! It's so good to see you here again. It's been a while and this post is overdue but I'll make no apologies for that because...Read More

We've all stayed in bad hotels but some are worse than others. Here's how to know if the bad hotel is just bad or truly terrible......Read More

It's the school holidays here in Queensland and I'm looking forward to a couple of mini vacations. I've planned a three night family...Read More

I'm following Chris Guillebeau's lead and by writing a review of last year and a plan for the year head. My plans are ambitious (hence the Grand Plans headline!) but better to...Read More

"You're really interesting!" I met heaps of new people when I was in Sydney andtwo of them surprised me by saying that, probably because I've lived in so...Read More