Blog posts by Melanie Wynne
travel tip:
- Pack a spare pair of specs, a corkscrew and for crease-free clothing – hang under plastic and pack.
Join Phil in Kenya
on 09/10/2019
Hakuna matata Kenya! We’ve all watched the BBC wildlife documentaries and wondered if it’s possible to get that close to that dazzle of zebra or tower of giraffe and whether lions really do just saunter past canopy-top Land Cruisers with nary a care in the world. As we celebrate 30...
Shanghai Surprise!
on 08/10/2019
There is no better destination than Shanghai to witness the AFL event that everyone will be talking about in 2020. On Sunday 31 May 2020 St Kilda Football Club take on Port Adelaide Football Club at Adelaide Arena aka Jiangwan Stadium in the southern city of Shanghai, China. There’s no...
Cuban Captivation
on 05/07/2019
A loosening of the screws since Raul Castro took office is inciting the dawn of a new era in a country where the crumbling legacy of the heady pre-Revolution days still remains. Think psychedelic Che Guevara murals and antediluvian American Buicks, Hemingway’s old haunts, museums to the exploits of the...
Postcard from Hong Kong
on 04/07/2019
Global connection hub, autonomous country of China, former British possession, favourite amongst travellers, erstwhile haunt of opium merchants and pirates, Hong Kong comprising Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and surrounds is all this and more. Hong Kong Island itself, with its world-famous skyline, is the jewel of this archipelago set in...
Essential Canada & Alaska
on 16/05/2019
Cast your armchair aside and check out the majesty of Canada and Alaska – a region so pristine, breathtaking beautiful and captivatingly cultural. Full of soaring mountains, sublime glaciers and lakes, dense forests, wildlife and unusual pursuits such as dog sledding, not to mention beautiful cities and towns such as...