Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
Orkney, Scotland, UK; June 2009 The series on stone-age Orkney was one of my favourite things I did on the blog last year. But the day or two I spent playing tourist came after several days working on a story that is very much rooted in the modern era. The real reason I went to [...]
The latest post in my series on sustainable food in partnership with Chris Perrin of Blog Well Done. It’s time to buy groceries. You are armed with a shopping list, cloth bags and the best of intentions to buy food that is sustainable in every way. But the organic apples in Whole Foods are from [...]
The latest post in my series about driving California’s scenic Highway 1. The stretch of Highway 1 in California from San Simeon in the south to Monterey in the north has to be one of the most scenic road trips in the world. At every bend of the road we were treated to views of [...]
This is an exceptionally strong year for food blogs in the annual Weblog Awards, or Bloggies. There are no fewer than 17 food blogs in the finals. Yes, 17 – and some of them are nominated for multiple awards. Pretty impressive! Two years ago, there were 11 food blogs in the finals and no travel [...]
Travel blogs have made a fantastic showing in the finals of this year’s 2010 Weblog Awards, also known as the Bloggies. Food blogs have been popular in the Bloggies for some time and remain so, but the profile of travel blogging has really leapt ahead in the last couple of years. The Bloggies is one [...]
Recently HomeAway Holiday-Rentals announced a major new foray into the world of social media. The holiday home rental company has hired husband-and-wife team travel writer Lara Dunston and photographer Terence Carter for a year-long project called Grantourismo. The idea is that Lara and Terry will travel around the world – 24 locations in 12 months [...]
One more day to get your nomination form in – please consider a vote for Roaming Tales! 2010 Bloggies The Weblog Awards, or Bloggies, are on again and accepting nominations for one more day. I finally got my form in this afternoon, nominating a few of my favourite blogs, including several great food and travel [...]
A chance encounter in Santa Cruz transports us to the set of The Lost Boys in Santa Carla. The Lost Boys – classic 1980s teen movie Have you ever seen the 1980s classic teen vampire movie, The Lost Boys? It features a Who’s Who of ’80s actors – Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Keifer [...]
Welcome to the second week of the series on sustainable food that I am writing with Chris Perrin of Blog Well Done. What is sustainable food? Food is what sustains life. For millions of people, this is the primary function of food. If you don’t have enough to eat, you’re not going to turn your [...]
I have many goals in 2010 but I have ticked one of them off already. It’s something that will help me with being a California-based travel writer. It’s something that most people do before they reach their early thirties. And it’s something that is harder to do in Australia than here. Can you guess what [...]
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