Category Archives: travel
Searching for Turkey in Manhattan
While we all know that the experiences of one amazing place cannot easily be transferred to another, accepting it is another thing – and this is New York after all. If the taste of Turkey can be transplanted anywhere in … Continue reading
Sojourn to Samos
The Greek Island of Samos is only an hour’s ferry ride from Kusadasi on the Turkish west coast – an excellent alternative to island hopping from Athens, especially when your priority is just to dive into that aqua green water … Continue reading
Selcuk and the Goddess of Abundance
After four intensely enjoyable days we departed Istanbul, taking the ferry to Bandirma, the train to Izmir ( Alsancak station ), a taxi to Izmir’s Basmane station, and from there another train to Selcuk. It was somewhat convoluted and a … Continue reading
On the road in Istanbul
We departed the rush and bustle of NYC and traveled to Turkey via Zurich, a small peaceful interlude between two huge cities. The airport was set in the midst of canola fields and countryside, and had the quiet high tech … Continue reading
Rod Quinn in NYC
When I met up with Rod Quinn on the weekend I discovered I had been stomping through hallowed ground without even realising it. All over New York there are scenes from movies and album covers that are, if not the … Continue reading
The road to Port Lincoln
Going back to Australia is always a much anticipated journey, with the patient people at Qantas revising my itinery time and time again to accommodate my greedy juggle to see special people all over the place. My schedule was to … Continue reading
Lost Vegas
Our 10 days in Vegas were not typical. We didn’t get to the poker tables, Sean used an aqualung to swim in a three and half foot swimming pool, and at least 2 days were spent in a window washing … Continue reading
Getting certified in Miami
It may seem a little crazy to go all the way to Miami to become a certified scuba diver, but at this time of the year it would have been crazy not to. Apart from the temperature dipping to 4*C … Continue reading
The road to Vegas
‘Going to Vegas’ has long been synonymous with ‘I feel lucky’ and Sean & I were certainly feeling lucky when we flew off to Vegas last week. We had just been awarded a fantastic job shooting photography and film for … Continue reading
The road to Maine
To give our Australian party the best chance of finding some autumn colour on the trip to Maine, I planned our route to go directly north from NYC through the Berkshires and then across to the coast. This meant we … Continue reading
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