I was thrilled to be a winner in the annual Australian Society of Travel Writers Awards for Excellence in Travel Journalism this month. The awards were presented in Cape Town, South Africa, at the ASTW annual convention. Unfortunately due to other work and travel commitments I was unable to be there. My story “Traversing the long […]
OCTOBER 30, 2014: Very excited to be named as a finalist in two categories of the Australian Society of Travel Writers Awards for Excellence, which will be presented on Saturday night in Fiji. A Glass Half Full & Other Travel Stories is a contender for Travel Book of the Year, and I’m also a finalist in the […]
OCTOBER 25, 2014: The official launch of my new book, A Glass Half Full & Other Travel Stories, was held at my local bookshop, Books@Stones. So wonderful to have so many friends and supporters turn up, to listen to a Q&A session hosted by former editor Julie McGlone. We talked about travel and travel writing, […]
07 JULY, 2014: My latest book, A Glass Half Full and other travel stories, is out now. This collection of my work – published and previously unpublished – relates some of my travel experiences (both good and bad) over the past few years. It’s very exciting to have it in my hand at last – […]