After years of bearing the 22+ flight between Australia and Europe, I am now an advocate of the stop over. Not only do you get to stretch your legs and break up the journey,… 24 Hours in Singapore (My story in Provincial Living Magazine)
While Paris is known as the City of Light, it’s often the City of Light Meals for vegetarian travellers. Travellers looking for a vegetarian meal may find their best, if not only, option on a… Tips for Eating Vegetarian in Paris (My story for the Wayward Post)
Want some tips on where to listen to Jazz in Paris, how to appreciate Bordeaux while working off the cheese and wine with a bike tour or insider information on navigating the stunning (and delicious)… Paris Jazz, Bordeaux Bikes & Amalfi Coast Tips
Having been out of the country more often than not in the past years, I had not yet discovered the Sound Lounge, the Seymoure Centre’s cabaret room. While a room redesign of better floor, sexier decor… The Vagas Lounge- Review (Screamers at The Sound Lounge)
You are busy and you want to get all your favourite blogs in one place – including this one. Here is a handy tool to help you organise all your influencers and writers and producers.… Bloglovin’
Fashion designer Rym Menaifi draws on the wealth of her Algerian heritage to dazzle on the runway. Read my story in The AFRICA REPORT by clicking HERE.
Berlin. 1939. When broke aspiring American novelist Clifford Bradshaw arrives in town, life and politics are at a turning point. While struggling to get active on the typewriter in his cheap room, he gets swept… Review- Cabaret starring Paul Capsis opens in Sydney
I saw the second part of Otto and Astrid’s act back a the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009 with filmmaker Yanni Kronenberg. We were filming a 24 hours in Edinburgh piece for ABC Arts and Ruby… Astrid & Otto Eurosmash The Sydney Festival
After saying that Christa Hughes’ 60 minute wham bam terrific Magic Mirror Sydney Festival show could have been stretched a tad, perhaps because of the intensity of that one hour sensational blast, it felt that… Tomboy Survival Guide (Ivan Coyote- Sydney Festival)
CHRISTA HUGHES IS OZ ROCKIN’ THE LADIES LOUNGE 24–26 JANUARY Christa Hughes. Sydney. Spiegeltent. How can one resist? I first met Christa backstage at the Spiegeltent in Melbourne between feathers, sequins and acrobats. Then she… Christa at the Sydney Spiegel (Sydney Festival)
Memoires of the opening and closing nights of the 2017 Flickerfest Festival at the Bondi Pavilion. The Best of the Flicks tour Australia January- May 2017. Details on fickerfest.com.au.
There are worse ways to spend a Friday evening than at the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney watching 100 minutes of short flicks under the stars followed by a reception at the festival bar with its… Flickerfest 2017
Despite the weather turning more than fresh, we took to the Paris streets with videographer Olivia Rutherford to make you a musical from Paris!
18 months ago, Paris based English singer Sarah Tullamore felt that there was something fundamentally shifting in her life. Itchy feet? Mid-life crisis? Unfulfilled professional ambitions? All three? She wasn’t sure, but began writing. With… London-Paris-Roam! … in Edinburgh!
Whatever your religion, you can appreciate the sweet side of Ramadan! I recently discovered the wonderful rue Poncelet, in the backstreets from the Arc de Triomphe, with its markets of cheeses, foie gras , chacuterie,… The sweet side of Ramadan
The first Aboriginal Film Festival is in mid run in Paris. Artistically directed by Greta Morton, the festival provides Parisian audiences with another take on Australian cinema with films from talented Australian indigenous storytellers and… The Sapphires to wrap the 1st Aboriginal Film Festival, Paris
Dancing in the streets of Paris? Oui. Tap dancing? Bien sur! I made this clip with videographer Olivier Rutherford to explore how place and movement combine in a city that begs to be danced in.… Paris Tap Crew Clip
Byron Bay Film Festival director J’aimee Skippon-Volke experiences paranormal activity in Cannes as she plunges into the future of Virtual Reality. 1. How many times have you been attending the festival and for what reason?… 5 Questions for J’aimee- Festival de Cannes 2016
On her 11th trip to the Festival de Cannes, Paris based Australian writer/director Elise McLeod confirms that anyone who’s anyone in film is here- including one of her favourite French actress Juliette Binoche with whom she… 5 Questions for Elise- Festival de Cannes 2016
While immensely appreciating being able to catch the 2016 official competition films from the likes of Pedro Almodovar and Jim Jarmusch, Australian/Italian director Ruth Borgobello points out that Cannes is also about the amazing contacts made… 5 Questions for Ruth- Festival de Cannes 2016