Albany, on the south coast of Western Australia, is not a place I usually visit as a tourist - my mother's side of the family come from around there and my uncle still fishes there. But this is not my uncle, and I was a tourist at the time, in a sense - I took this photo when I visited …
Australia
Around Australia in a van: Canberra, our nation’s capital
I'm a big fan of Canberra. In fact, I'm quite a fan of the non-ostentatious capital city in general - you know, those capital cities that are actually a lot smaller than many nearby cities and just quietly go about doing the job of running the country (Brasilia, for example, or Bern).Parliament …
Tasmania with a toddler: Our itinerary and other tips
I've been meaning to wrap up my "Tasmania with a toddler" series for ages - and here it is. Before I went to Tasmania last year, and even while I was there, I was constantly googling phrases like "Tasmania with a toddler" to get some good advice on great places to take a small child, and I didn't …