Summertime in Queensland. It's stinking hot. Even here, in the relatively cooler hinterland, the thermometer records a stinking36°C (97°F). Waterfalls...Read More

There's always a queue for the loo on a long distance flight as soon as the air slaves have finished clearing away...Read More

My mother's nickname at school was Froggy because of her long legs. Now she's in her eighties but she still attends school reunions where former classmates call her Froggy....Read More

The jungle was small but perfectly formed. Surrounded by opium poppy fields and hill tribe villages there wasn't much left...Read More

Though I can’t remember the name of the town or ruins I was going to visit, the journey is imprinted in...Read More

"We're rich!" said Rich announcing the news that our precious travel money had magically doubled overnight. It was a stroke of personal good ...Read More