There is a wild charm to Andalusia. The vistas feel like film stills where you are equally likely to witness a an impromptu flamenco or a white horse strolling the country side.
All in On the Road
LX Factory, Lisbon
In the arty LX district, inside the loveliest bookshop, right behind the two-storey printing press, Pietro, a 76-year-old inventor, showed us his exhibit of philosophical machines.
Lisbon: Higher Ground
Lisbon leaves a bit to be desired in the accessibility department but it makes up for it with bursting city vistas, or 'miradouros' on every hill and rooftop.
Baby vs. Lisbon
It was time to take our first trip with Lumen. Travelling with a little passenger was a bit of an adjustment: the baby is foreground, everything else is background.
Personal Histories
A couple of weeks ago a devastating reason brought us back to Belgrade a few short months after we last visited.
Meteora, Greece
From the time I was small I've been hearing about a place in the Greek interior, dotted with impossibly high rock outcroppings, each crowned by a monastery.
Sailing the Ionian Sea
Our crew was a mixed bunch: couples, cousins, friends of friends, and a few stragglers—9 in total. Some greeted every day beer and cigarette in hand, others were happier going for cleansing morning swims.
Sailing Lessons
Don't get me wrong, these are not lessons on how to sail (we hired an experienced skipper). These are tips on how to enjoy sailing to the fullest.
Retro Futurism, Belgrade
There are plenty of shiny, modern buildings in Belgrade, but none of them are head-turners. The facades that are steeped in history are the ones that stand out.
Macura Museum, Serbia
"Macura? What's that? Never heard of it." No one I spoke to had heard of the place I was most excited to see—Serbia's newest contemporary art museum.
A postcard for Frankie
During my recent trip to Serbia I had the chance to write for Aussie magazine Frankie about my hometown, Belgrade, a place that isn’t often the subject of wanderlusty travel features.
The joys of the Danish countryside
We rented a rustic cottage a few kilometres from the wedding site in a town called Veddinge—which I assumed meant wedding. Perhaps it would be a little too on the nose if it were true.
Biking Nørrebro, Copenhagen
There are moments when Denmark appears quite homogenous, but all stereotypes are broken in Nørrebro, one of Copenahgen’s most diverse neighbourhoods.
Denmark: Universal Appeal
We couldn’t have had a more welcoming first impression of Copenhagen. Right at the doorstep are a series of lakes—a great spot for people watching—and a main bicycle-path artery across the city.
Quilotoa or The Condor in Love
"Some time ago, a young woman lived in the highlands near lake Quilotoa. One day while taking her sheep to pasture, she saw a tall and handsome man in the distance. He was wearing a colourful poncho and a white scarf."
Baños, Ecuador
The truth is, it was a swing that first got me dreaming about Ecuador. Now it was time to find it.
Cumanda Centre, Quito
In a UNESCO-protected city, packed with breathtaking historic architecture, one of the most inspiring buildings we visited was a newly built rec centre. We stumbled upon it quite accidentally.
Quito's Canines
The hundreds of dogs roaming Quito’s streets can’t really be called stray. Free might be more appropriate. Well-fed and often well-dressed, they seem happy to go about their day’s business.
Quito: Cultural Capital
In the few days we spent in Quito, art was on every corner. In fact most of the painstakingly restored, UNESCO-protected buildings housed exhibitions—from ancient to contemporary to craft.
Hello Quito!
The historic city twinkled by night, stretching way up into the clouds. And by 6am the skyline began bleeding colours from pink to blue like a dripping watercolour.