Standing at the foot of Mt Ijen contemplating the steep sides of this mighty colossus, rising some 2,800 meters above sea level I find myself weighing up the pros and cons of a steep 3 km trek to the...
On one of England’s hottest days on record it was perhaps fortuitous that I had a ticket to see Shakespeare’s “As You Like It ‘at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford thus allowing me to escape...
Recently, I was compelled to visit Australia’s Gold Coast to attend a wedding of a dear friend meaning I once again found myself in a city that I called home for over two decades. To those unfamiliar...
Its just after 3.00 am when a voice outside my cabin door calls softly, telling me that its time to go. I make my way gingerly up the internal staircase from below decks in pitch darkness, careful not...
