Feature Journalism

Feature Journalism

“The best places to see Autumn leaves” – The Weekend Australian Travel & Luxury

If you’re in any doubt that autumn colours can inspire poetry, look no further than the names we give to deciduous trees. Sweet gum’s...

“Life on the farm” – The Weekend Australian Travel & Luxury

Photo credit: Ricky French The ability to understand the varied latching mechanisms of any farm gate has long been the measure of a city slicker’s...

“On the timber trails” – the Weekend Australian Travel & Luxury

In his 2016 book, The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben introduces these magnificent plants as social creatures, communicating through scents, electrical signals and...

“On your bike, take a hike…” travel feature for the Weekend Australian Travel &...

It’s been the wettest summer in the Snowy Mountains in living memory, or since 1998, depending on who you ask. The last of the...

Sorting the chieftains from the charlatans – The Weekend Australian T&L

Photo: SATC In early November, Murray River Trails was crowned winner in the Ecotourism category at the 2021 South Australian Tourism Awards, as it has...

Lakes Revival – Outback magazine

Photo credit: Ricky French Bushfires, a pandemic and the closure of industries has hit Gippsland hard but signs of renewal are strong and the welcome...

Winemakers thrive by riding a wave of innovation – The Weekend Australian newspaper

Photo credit: Peter Mathew Tasmanian winemaker Anna Pooley looks over the vineyards at the family-owned Pooley Wines in Richmond, near Hobart, smiles and just shakes...

“America’s original ski town” Steamboat Springs: The Australian newspaper Travel & Luxury

I shed my skis at the top of the gondola on Mount Werner in the Colorado mountain town of Steamboat Springs and scoop up...

“Follow the prosecco road” – King Valley: travel story for The Weekend Australian Magazine

  I pluck a card from the deck of “Brown Brothers Colourful Conversations” found at my holiday home and read the first suggested conversation-starter: What...