Kyoto
On the face of it, nothing but moss grows in the Ryoanji rock garden. But when you consider the play of light and the river-flow of pebbles, you realise the garden is alive.
Read MoreTokyo haiku
No time for long-form travel journalism? Here’s Tokyo in 17 syllables.
Read MoreThanks Mum
My mother, Doreen Eleanor O’Grady (née Doherty) died 18 years ago today.
Read MoreThe cars that ate Paris
Peter Weir got his idea for The Cars That Ate Paris while driving through France in the ‘70s.
Read MoreThe Perspective Gallery
Perspective is one of Rome’s gifts. It’s something the city offers as entertainment and instruction.
Read MoreChristmas in Bellingen
Have you ever travelled because of a book? Peter Carey’s Oscar and Lucinda sent us to Bellingen a mere 30+ years after first reading.
Read MoreVenice, Italy
The Grand Canal turned the colour of bruised kiwi fruit soon after we arrived. Who’s to blame?
Read MorePella, Lake Orta
I want to sacrifice my retirement savings and turn this abandoned building into a writer’s retreat.
Read MoreVon Himmel Auf Erden
We laughed, we cried, applauded loudly. It ended with a sublime version of Silent Night.
Read MoreThe Zelen Consortium
If you don’t hear from me again, you know I’ve joined the Zelen Consortium.
Read MoreFor whom the oars row
The oarsmen are like Venice’s gondoliers. They’ve seen it all before.
Read MoreOtočec, Slovenia
Snowflakes add the finishing touch to this Slovenian fairytale.
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