Santorini

The blue of the sky and the sea as I emerge from below deck to the dazzling sunshine stuns me momentarily. I blink a few times and Santorini is before me.  Can this really be?

The harbour is almost unnoticeable, hidden in plain sight at the bottom of the cliffs.… Read the rest

Queenstown

Lake Wakatipu and The Remarkables

We touch down in Queenstown and it’s snowing.

“It’s summer!” I remark to my friend in disbelief.  Three hours ago we left Brisbane and it was 36 degrees Celsius.  We disembark and Queenstown is, literally, freezing. … Read the rest