It’s amazing how quickly a person can familiarise themselves with a city, and although this is our third visit to Ho Chi Minh City, it is...

After a day of sailing across the seemingly flat sea (it’s not), which results in me walking around like a drunk, the ship comes to a...

We are centrally located at the Grand Park City Hall hotel, an area I have not stayed in since 1997, when Dad and I stayed at the...

I think of Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now as QF35 nears its destination of Singapore. From my window seat I view the fluffy white...

And so, we embark upon a new journey into both the known and unknown with excitement and a sense of wonder...

I'm going to tick off another UNESCO World Heritage site today as we travel two-and-a-half hours from Calgary in an easterly direction. I...

Have you ever wondered how places are named? One of our destinations today has the most unusual name, which is more of a description, and...

Québec City, the capital of the province of Quebec, is probably the most French-inspired place outside France. Unlike Montreal, which is...

I will always be grateful that Captain Arthur Phillip arrived in Australia with the First Fleet just before French explorer Jean-Francois...

After leaving Boston, we drive towards the Canadian border through the states of New Hampshire and Vermont. Although we are primarily...

It takes nearly one hour to leave Manhattan, and it is not long before our Mexican driver, who is delightful, thinks she is driving in...

Is there a more dynamic or exciting city than New York City? Probably, but the words New York conjures images of hustle bustle, yellow...

I find myself entering a tunnel. Bowing trees with bright green early summer foliage dance on the breeze and a weird mist, caused by the...

And now, I want to tell you about Abby.

Arriving in Nashville is like coming home. That is how much I love this city. It is vibrant and noisy and dynamic. It is fun. But it is...

I leave the horrors of the Battle of Franklin behind me as I head towards Nashville on the freeway, then follow the signs and the GPS...

On 30 November 1864, The Battle of Franklin took place, and it was the Confederate Army’s worst disaster in the American Civil War. The...

I come full circle today – in reverse. I had started at the middle and end of Elvis’ life in Memphis, Tennessee and visiting his home,...

To be honest, many of the America’s southern states are undervalued and therefore are under-visited. The best part of taking this road...

Have you ever watched the 1989 classic movie ‘Steel Magnolias’? If not, I think you should watch it. If you have seen it, then watch it...