Growing Up in Balmain: A journey to my childhood home

The ferry boat pushes me out into the harbour with a mechanical grunt and churn followed by a thrash of whitewash from pushy propellers. With a blow of the horn, we bob awkwardly out into the open bay, fighting the current as the large boat Read More …

The cosmic change of Spring

I feel the earth spin beneath my feet. Churning a cosmic rotation, it sets off change. Observing the movement of the Andromeda galaxy,  I’m caught in the wake from its delicate spiral arms dragged through space, pulled towards a black hole centre. I hear the Read More …

The Grampians One Day Adventure Itinerary

Flat plains sprawl far and wide, west of Melbourne. Grassy paddocks and bald hills, peppered with woolly sheep relentlessly stretch to the horizon, sliced perfectly by the divided highway. Just two hours out of Melbourne, the landscape starts to shift as massive wind farms appear Read More …

Travelling after Graduation is Good for your Mental Health and your Pocket

Travel, in general, is good for your mental health, according to Jean Kim, M.D., an expert in cultural psychology –  but it can be good for your pocket too. However, with news reports saying that 30% of Australian undergraduates leave university without any job prospects, the idea of Read More …