The Senses of Paris Kindle version is now available just in time for the French National Day on 14 July. Get it here! It’s been a challenge preparing the Kindle version of such a colourful, artistically designed book like this one. The Kindle version doesn’t really lend itself to design elements so it’s not quite …
Category: Travel
Memories of river set the scene for new novel
I was born at the South Perth Community Hospital and grew up on the banks of the Swan River in Parker Street opposite the Perth Zoo. My home was a grand old house that my grandfather bought as a home for his wife and three daughters. On his death, two of the daughters (one of whom …
Senses of Paris now available
Our new release, Senses of Paris, is now available to buy from Amazon. The book launch was held in October at the Bonjour Perth French Festival. It was huge fun and thanks to everyone who came along to support us. Here’s a taste of what we talked about at the launch and what the book is about: …
Senses of Paris — book launch
I’m very excited to announce that we have been invited to launch our literary art book, Senses of Paris, at Bonjour Perth on Saturday 22 October 2016. Senses of Paris is a collaboration of words and illustrations by two old friends inspired by Paris. Using the five senses as sections in the book, myself as author, …
Natural reserve in suburban Perth
A walk in the park
Inspirational six-word stories — four
Creating inspirational six-word stories is a great way to exercise your brain, and squeeze it into a tiny space. This is a fun website where you can choose a topic and get those six words into the right order to make a story. You can read what others have done. Have a try and see …
A safe trip? Top tips
What do you think of when I say the word ‘Bali’? You might think cocktails, drugs, surfing, Schapelle, tropical beaches, relaxing…safe trip? You might think, ‘I don’t want to go’ or you might think, ‘Get me there as soon as possible!’ My love affair with Bali began in 1982 when I made my first trip overseas …
Travel — as you like it
On extended travel one year, I decided to spend some time in Bali and had had enough of spruikers and people selling me everything from massages to surfing lessons to belly button rings. I was sick of the people, the noise and the traffic. To get away from the marauding tourists I decided to head …
How real is your smile?
I am walking along real marble floors surrounded by towering pillars. The rooms of this former palace are peopled with statues centuries old, created by artists long dead, but still living in our consciousness. On the walls hang works of art, each more beautiful than the one before, and the following more brilliant yet. I …
The view working overseas
I looked down over the ancient Italian city of Vicenza. The helicopter was flying over the outskirts of the old town, where the dense street of cobbles and hills stretched out to spaces filled with green fields, grand old homes atop hills, and churches with steeples reaching to the sky. It was so close, I …