Part of Australia’s magic is that while snow nestles against rocky peaks, and dripping jungle throbs with life, desert sands could grill a T-bone steak. But the distances are great: you can’t have it all at once. Last week
Bumbling Among the Bungle Bungles
Piccaninny Creek in the Bungle Bungle range of Purnululu National Park, on the easterly edge of the Kimberley Plateau – names to tickle the imagination and natural landforms that outwit fantasy. You will find the Bungle Bungles – for that
Venice Lagoon: Murano and Burano
Unsure which makes glass and which makes lace? The way I remember is that ‘M’ is for millefiori (multicoloured glass) as in my gorgeous little jug pictured here. I might have associated ‘B’ with bobbins for lace, except that traditional
The Key to Inverness
Come back with me to stroll through my favourite city. There’s plenty of accommodation, but a special treat in Inverness is to stay with a local family in a B&B. Years ago, signs outside Bed and Breakfast establishments would boast
Inverness: reading novels in church
Inverness is one of my best loved cities anywhere. For many years the place where I worked and played, and got stuck in the wrong traffic lane. And on my recent visit, I made straight for my favourite spot.