Indian Pacific – a name, like ‘Orient Express’ (but possibly not ‘Woodhead’) which evokes a nostalgia…
Category: Rest of the World
Here you’ll find my travel blog content for the rest of the world.
Perth & Fremantle: 1st & 2nd Impressions
I went to Perth and Fremantle in my ‘year of travelling’, when I took a career…
Rottnest Island Day Trip
On my first visit to Western Australia, I took a day trip from Fremantle to Rottnest…
Pink Lakes, Stargazing, and Wildflowers
In a previous post, I talked about places you could visit within day trips from Perth.…
Podcast #026: Apartheid
Welcome to Episode 26 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This week’s podcast…
The Sani Pass
Bloody obvious with hindsight, but let me just reiterate the point, so no other backpacker tries…
Apartheid and discrimination in South Africa
When I mentioned about Apartheid on my Twitter timeline, I assumed it was a reference that…
Perceptions of Soweto
Soweto. South West Township. Somewhat boring name, but those six letters encompass so much about recent…
Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe is the largest ruined civilisation you have never heard of. Part of the ruins…
The Matapos and Cecil Rhodes
It’s hard to talk about Africa and not mention colonialism; its effects down here in Southern…