The Return Of The Prodigal Bag

Two days after my bag was declared officially lost by Tiger Airway’s underwriter, I got a call saying my bag had been found. What the XXXX, Tiger? Very late.

47 days ago

Tiger Airways’ Massive Customer Service Fail

It’s official. My luggage is lost. It’s only taken Tiger Airways 41 days to let me know. Given how frustratingly uncommunicative Tiger has been up until now, the email.

61 days ago

The Great Mums-Only Surfing Adventure

I had intended to arrive at the beach early so I could lean on the hood of my (mum’s) car and feel the sea breeze ruffle my hair. I.

71 days ago

The Great Koala-Cuddling Expedition (At Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary)

There’s a faded old photo of me, aged four, cuddling a koala at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane. It was my first excursion without my parents, who had.

85 days ago

The Great Piglet-Feeding Duck-Cuddling Sheep-Racing Expedition (At Trevena Glen Farm)

It was yet-another dreary wet day in Brisbane, capital of Australia’s sunshine state. The trees were dripping, the grass sodden, the birds unusually quiet. In the calm between the.

90 days ago

The Great Kangaroo-Spotting Expedition

“We need to see a kangaroo while we’re in Australia,” I told my mum when we arrived at her place on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. “Miss M is Australian and.

92 days ago

I Sleep, You Sit: A Toddler’s Perspective On International Travel

“Tonight we are going to sleep on the plane,” I reminded Miss M this morning. “No,” she said forcefully. “I sleep. You sit. And then we see Nanna.” And.

102 days ago

Tell Your Dad You Love Him Day

My dad would have turned 65 today. He didn’t mind having a birthday just before Christmas. Even as a boy he didn’t mind people telling him they’d just get.

518 days ago