I disembark from my creaky, old bus. Trucks and bikes groan past, lumbering the steep incline into Daunne. Brakes and horns pump away wildly. Dust clouds around my head. My bus driver has been tearing around hairpin turns along his highway, ferrying travellers through the jungle terrain of Chitwan in an attempt to deliver us […]
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I’ve been working on some freelance writing for Chapel Street Precinct, an online community dedicated to those who reside and run their businesses in the Chapel Street area. Chapel Street is not just an internationally-recognised shopping destination. It’s a thriving community within the inner suburbs of south-east Melbourne, and I’ve managed to unearth some cool
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We were lucky enough to spend a weekend away in Creswick last month. We had actually travelled to Creswick last year, but we spent most of our time in the surrounding towns. This time, we spent a day getting intimate with Creswick so I could research for a new article and snap loads of photos.
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Melbourne’s laneways are synonymous with street art, boutique shopping and decent hole-in-the-wall coffee shops. But it’s the little things that give Melbourne’s laneways tid-bits of character and may not necessarily raise the attention of those wandering the cobblestones. I took a photography tour of some of Melbourne’s iconic laneways at dusk on Sunday. Here is
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Smith Street hugs the suburbs of Fitzroy and Collingwood in Melbourne, offering its visitors an edgy shopping experience. Smith Street has existed in Melbourne’s inner fringe since the city’s first land sub-division in 1838 and has grown into a prime destination for those seeking a decent brunch and quirky shops in which to spend their
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Rickety stalls line a busy road that points me in the direction of Prayag Ghat leading to the banks of The Ganges. Street vendors are crying to the flow of cars, push-bikes, cows and foot-traffic that’s congesting this gateway. They’re hoping many will buy their fresh fruit and vegetables or crispy samosas that have just
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Many cafés are frequented on my journeys throughout the world. However, one teeny little café in particular really summed up the essence of my love of travel and tea. Teapot lies in the heart of Fort Kochi in Kerala, India. Located on Peter Celli Street, Teapot is a cosy and fresh teahouse giving its guests
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Bronzed leaves parachute through the air before softly landing on bricks that form The Great Wall of China, a series of walls located along China’s historical northern borders. Built by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin (Ch’in) Dynasty, the walls acted as a menacing warning to Mongol nomads against an
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Our cosy rickshaw sits at idle beside a grey curb, whispering for us to step aboard; more words uttered than our rickshaw driver. His blank eyes lead us to his wooden workhorse, his rotund face devoid of any emotion or interest in us. As we ease into our share-seat we snuggle together while our driver
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The rhythmic hum of our train rolling along the tracks lightly shakes me from my shallow sleep. Ten hours earlier we boarded our train in busy Cairo. Now, in its early morning hours we’re rolling through the outskirts of Luxor. As the sun rouses dozing train passengers around us, farmers are tending to their lush
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