Finding Banksy on a Melbourne street art tour
I’M STANDING in front of the 7-Eleven at Federation Square looking for Michael Fikaris, my Melbourne street art tour guide. I have his number but, rather than take the easy option and simply call, the challenge is to try to pick him out of a …
Kissed by Sungai Gold
THE rooster seems to have forgotten that I am on holidays and sleeping in at the luxurious Sungai Gold villa. Every morning as the sun peeps through the darkness, Mr Rooster is up, strutting his stuff for the village to hear. He is Cepaka’s wake-up …
Time to fly to the Great Barrier Reef
It’s 7.30am in Port Douglas and the Great Barrier Reef awaits. Just for today, I’ve deliberately bypassed the buffet. It’s not that I’m worried about the consequences of what might happen if the flight is bumpy, it’s got more to do with another weighty issue. …
Walking a fine line through Maligne Canyon
THERE’S a feeling of terror when you are walking through Maligne Canyon and hear the ice shudder beneath your weight. You can see a thin line, much like a crack in the windscreen, that just keeps getting longer and longer. Wider and wider. Below me …
Muscat loves its Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
THE Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat is a modern-day wonder. As a traveller I’ve often walked through Europe’s magnificent old churches and commented that they just don’t build monuments like this any more. Well, they do. But most of them are Middle Eastern mosques, …
No wiggle room in GoCar around San Francisco
You don’t have to be a Wiggle to drive a little yellow GoCar around San Francisco. Just beware of those cable cars, warns Brian Crisp. AMERICANS love parades. The streets are closed. Police officers, firemen and paramedics march behind bands to the cheers of the …
Local guide to Hong Kong
Who better to ask? Here’s a local guide to Hong Kong from five people who know the city better than most. Olivier Moies-Delval Manager, Novotel Hong Kong Nathan Road, Kowloon OLIVIER Moies-Delval is from Belgium, married to a Dutch woman and has two sons. He has …
5 things to do in Paris
Brian Crisp finds 5 things to do in Paris – the most romantic city in the world. Move in style IT’S a mode of transport for those of us who like to be noticed. When you tour Paris in the back seat of a Citroen …
Meet Geoffrey Kent – the man behind A&K
GEOFFREY Kent is a storyteller. If you ask a question, prepare to be taken on a journey of twists and turns. He rarely answers with a yes, or no. There is always an anecdote to illustrate, add colour to, or bring to life a story. And …
Riding high in WA’s Kimberley region
Horsing around can’t hide an almost spiritual side to Western Australia’s magnificent Kimberley region “I’M BACK in the saddle again. Out where a friend is a friend . . . ” I can’t get Gene Autry’s signature tune out of my head as we jokingly …
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