Stories behind the stories. By Travel Writer, Amy McPherson
The smell is never as imminent as they say, and lunch at the Sydney Fish Market is always a treat for me. “Fresh fish doesn’t smell”, is the tip I got from the man behind the counter at Peter’s, one of the larger fish mongers here at the market. I select a few prawns, freshly …
It is our natural urge to want to be part of the action, and as much as we may morally disagree with it, we just can’t help ourselves to want to stop and check out the accident scene, or point out sites where certain disaster had happened. It’s our curiosity with the morbid and the …
The husband looked up at me from his plate of breakfast and said “do you want to do some outdoor activity today?” The question was sudden but not entirely random. It was a beautiful day today in Sydney and it was hard to ignore the great outdoors. So out of the doors we went and …
I can’t find my family. They are only a few steps in front of me, yet all I see is the dense white fog. I keep walking and find myself pushed against metal railing that separates me and the cliff yonder. I am at Echo Point and I can’t even find my fingers, let alone …
There are fantastic destinations for cat lovers. I want to shout about it! People are inspired to travel by many things. Some want to see the biggest and tallest things of the world, some want to see the oldest things of the world. Some just want to sit down and relax on a beach and …
The past two days have been… busy. My itinerary was packed with visits to Te Papa Tongarewa (Museum of New Zealand), an interview with the concierge at Rydges, a night tour of Zealandia, a Capital Tastes Tour with Zest Food Tours, a ride on the cable car up to the Carter Observatory then back down …
The hype is coming to Wellington again. With the world premiere set for 28 November and the release of the first movie set for 13 December this year (with the second movie to follow on 13 December 2013) the city is preparing for the estimated 250,000 people that will gather – with and without costumes …
After having visited Kuala Lumpur many times, we were running out of things to do. I do love Kuala Lumpur, and make sure that I try to stop over on all our westward international trips. However there is only so much eating and shopping you can do after you’ve seen the sights, and one must …
