With my family in Hakuba ski resort, Japan, five years ago (photo taken by a local professional)
About Me
Maybe it was because I was born in Malawi, and lived in England, the Bahamas, Wales, San Francisco, Spain, and Australia, with many side trips in between, that I love to travel.
I can’t quite pin down why I love it so much. Perhaps because life narrows to the essentials on the road and I don’t have to do the washing up. My idea of heaven is to order a coffee in a bustling cafe, maybe with something sweet, and watch everyone. I could do that all day. And I can also spend a long time in museums and galleries, something my kids like to complain about.
As a child, I lived on a very small island in the Bahamas for three years and reading became my life line. If I can find a book about, or set, in a place I’m visiting, even better. In my blog posts, I will sometimes add a “Read” section to suggest relevant books.
I’m not at all intrepid. For me, it’s about sharing. I prefer to travel with family or friends. And I can’t wait to tell everyone about it.
I have in the past reviewed books/plays/films and I include some of those here, along with some older published travel stories. I am, sporadically, working on a memoir about my itinerant childhood and adventures in Mozambique.
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In these Covid days, we’re staying in NSW for the most part. It’s good to explore our home State.
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