Two is enough — I love planning my own trips — the full itinerary — researching where I want to go, how to get from point A to point B, and booking my accommodation. Bus travel is my least favourite form of transport. I love trains! …

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…

Starting with Aracena, Spain — I didn’t come up with this idea myself. Thank you, Sam Millichap for the inspiration. I love reading about Sam’s favourite places. I’ve decided I’m not going to choose any of the same ones as Sam, so that might be a challenge. I’ve only been travelling these last ten years…

Road trips from every corner of the globe — Globetrotters, you’ve broken all records this week. Congratulations! So, it may seem strange that I’m asking you to limit the number of stories you submit for publication each week to two. Also, could you please try to limit the length of each of those two stories to ten minutes maximum…

…and it was 50 years ago! — When I first started teaching way back in the dark ages, I lived in Townsville — 1350 kilometres from Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. Two or three times a year, my husband and I drove to Brisbane to visit my grandmother and to attend educational workshops, or “summer schools”…