A Rainbow Lorikeet in Sydney, Australia
This rainbow lorikeet posed for me at Bradleys Head in Sydney with a confidence I can only admire. It seemed quite unbothered by the camera and willing to …
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When Rising Airfares Shrink Our Travel Horizons
Not so long ago, many of us believed the world had become smaller. Air travel became more accessible, low-cost airlines opened routes that once seemed impossible, and even …
We Brought My Mother to the Philippines — And Two Weeks Ago, We Had to Say Goodbye
Written in August 2026, two weeks after my mother’s death. I have kept this reflection in the voice of those first days of grief. When we wrote the …
Angkor Wat Again: A Quiet Moment at the South Gate
Our 2025 Angkor diary covered the heat, the crowds and the feeling of finally standing among temples I had known from photographs for years. This picture is a …
Talikud: A Beautiful Island Paradise With a Hellish Problem
Update — 18 October 2026: Our hosts have since told us that conditions on Talikud have improved and have invited us to come again. That is lovely news: …
Between War News and Boarding Gates: Our Most Uncertain Trip to Germany via Qatar
This is a diary of our concerns while preparing for this journey. It records how things felt at the time, rather than current flight conditions. For a trip …
Germany in January: Snow, Family Time, and a “Wahlheimat” Pause Button
A note from our January 2026 visit to Germany: these were our plans at the time, with the weather firmly in charge of the timetable. Germany has a …
Sri Lanka: The Substitute That Became a Favourite (in Snapshots)
This follows “Born Restless,” the story of my long-held India dream. Sri Lanka began as another possibility and became one of the places I most wanted to return …
Born Restless — On Wanderlust, Ancestry, and a Dream Called India
I can be perfectly comfortable at home and still find myself looking at a map. The next journey is often somewhere in the background of my thoughts, whether …
An (Un)Expected Journey: A Blitzbesuch in India
Our return from Europe was supposed to follow a familiar route: Munich, Doha, Cebu and onwards to Davao. My 82-year-old mother was travelling with us, so a smooth …