Does anyone know? — I’ve been writing on Medium for almost two years. I’ve written 814 stories. I’ve had no goals, no agenda, I just write when I feel like it about my life experiences — mostly travel tales and all true. Sometimes I’ll read someone’s story and that will spark something in my…

How? — Pene Hodge prompted me to write how I fly overseas so frequently on a tight budget. The Qantas Frequent Flyer Program Here is why I don’t pay for overseas airfares — well, actually I pay the tax, not the flight. I joined Qantas Frequent Flyers in 1994 even though I was anything but a frequent…

Basic Rules of Travelling — I’m not usually one to give advice but some people obviously need it — not you, dear readers. Number One: Don’t lose your passport as soon as you enter the country. Number Two: Plan how you are going to get from the airport to your accommodation. Don’t expect your host…

Believe it or not — it’s my real name. G’day. I thought I had better start with that although I never actually say g’day in real life. But at least you know I’m an Aussie. Yeah, we do say Aussie, not Australian. I have been described as “a riddle wrapped…

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — Well, stories are coming in to Globetrotters at a great rate of knots… I’m struggling to keep up… well done, writers. An early round-up this week — I have a busy day tomorrow, babysitting tomorrow night, and two Christmas parties on Saturday — my normal day to publish the weekly…

One outta two ain’t bad. — I won Brett Jenae Tomlin’s last This or That challenge and thought I’d give this one a go too, but I really think I’m gonna come last in this one. This or That? Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Oh, I think I like the anticipation of Christmas Eve more. Christmas Day always seems…

Any man, any age! — Well, not quite any age — just older than my oldest son who’s almost 52! Yes, I know — I was a child bride 😉 (Just looking for a photo of a clean-shaven man was like looking for my ideal man. Even this guy has a little bit of facial…

Business Class or Europe? — Remember how I flew Business Class to Europe in September 2019? I booked it a couple of months before I left Australia — I had to change my flight by three days — not a problem. Business Class, Baby! How I flew business class from Brisbane to Bratislavamedium.com Remember this one? I think my claim has come back to bite me on…