About a cat…

This is Ludo. If you’re wondering, the location is HIS decision. My daughter (who’s always alert for cats) noticed him … More

Storm dragons

After a hundred days of sunshine in southern Europe – it rained today! I never thought I’d be glad to … More

I went to Crete because of a book and a puzzle. The book was Mary Renault’s The King Must Die/The … More

Old bodies. Naxos has got me thinking about them because, well, they’re all over the place. Back in Oz, older … More

Two stories. In 1982 a thin, brown, scantily dressed Australian girl stands by the roadside in Delphi, her thumb out … More

Why is it always sunny in travel photos? Why – I call this the Instagram Effect – is it necessary … More

Suppose you went to Belsun, two thousand five hundred years after World War 2. What would you expect? Would the … More

Go south. Clearly the Brits have long recognised this, despite their traditional cries of ‘But yer get betta fish n … More

So here’s a coincidence… I’ve been writing a book about a woman who decides to pursue her dead husband into … More

So, We’re being tooled round in our own personal houseboat, complete with king-size bed, deck lounges, thrones (in case we … More