‘Excuse me. We are trying to take a photo here.’ The bikini-clad model’s face purses into a scowl as she points at my daughter while she tries to Instagram Esperance. Ruby is making mischief at Esperance’s Twilight Beach, stopping the model’s photographer/boyfriend from capturing #beachbliss. ‘You’ll just have to wait,’ I say, and try to […]
It’s hard to enjoy paradise when you’re in pain. I’m sure those were Dave’s thoughts as we lounged on a beach on the tropical island of Lombok, not far from Bali. The water was pristine – a deep blue – and as the sun reflected off the white sand, I lazed with a coconut in […]
Today is our last day in Ubud, Bali. It’s our last day of travelling for a long time because of our baby on board. But we couldn’t be more excited. In a few hours we’ll be picked up and whisked away to Seminyak on the coast where we’ll do some last minute shopping, settle into […]
We are having a baby! After eight years together, four of them married, and too many adventures to count, we are excited (and somewhat nervous!) about growing our family.The ayurvedic astrologer looked up from the paper he’d been scribbling my future on. “You’re going to be very healthy, except for your fertility. I can see […]
Lonely Planet called for submissions of travel writing to its annual anthology and Carmen and I had a go at putting together long articles for entry. Unfortunately, we weren’t selected – but it’d be a shame to waste all that work, so here’s my entry, about the Gascoyne River and the WA wilderness. (Carmen’s will […]
