When I was a kid, I was a little obsessed with learning about other country's flags (and currencies and stamps and languages and ... I guess you could say I was a geography nerd!). I always thought Libya must be a place with particularly happy school kids because their all-green flag was so easy to …
Australia
Pining for the Pinnacles and pink and grey galahs
The Pinnacles, north of PerthWhen people come to Perth as tourists, they're often "instructed" to visit the Pinnacles. This means you have to drive north of Perth for about three hours, turn left towards the tiny town of Cervantes, and then come across this yellow desert full of strange …
Around Australia in a van: The road to Gundagai
If you've been waiting for the next instalment of Around Australia in a van, here it is. For some reason (perhaps the sun is in our eyes?) my sister and I both don't look entirely thrilled to be sitting here, but ignore us, and try to look closely at the dark lump on top of those concrete blocks. …