Petra-fied…

…Was my family with the thought of me being so close to the bombing in Syria whilst being here in Petra – Jordan. If fact, the travel warning by Australian Consulate isn’t needed as ... Read More

Christo’s Canvas

Christo has been a idol of mine since I was young. He was wrapping buildings around the world in his trademark colour when I was wrapping my sandwiches in cling-wrap for school. One event I decided to... Read More

Bay Of A Pig

Ok I am calling it… Cuban guidebooks know as much of the place as Cuba Gooding Jnr after one of his partying sessions…hazy, in denial about the difficult state of affairs and largely talking it up... Read More

The Amalfi Boast

The dream come true – holidaying along the Amalfi Coast. I had come so close last year when I sailed on the beautiful Exotica from Rome to Naples…this time there would be no stopping me an... Read More

The Ponza Scheme

One is always wary of any scheme, but when it is called The Ponza Scheme…bells start ringing.  Thankfully they were the bells of the floating palace that is the yacht Exotica, and the concept w... Read More