I was in Bali from 15 to 20 February, Maureen was having an important birthday and we’d convened a family get together in Ubud to celebrate. We were paying for it so during our visit there were assorted ATM withdrawals, nine charges to my Visa credit card and two to my Diners Club credit card,...

Way back in 1973 Maureen and I published the first Lonely Planet guidebook. We were living in a basement flat in the Paddington, a suburb of Sydney. That’s Maureen 37 years ago at the kitchen table where we put together that first book. She’s still a Dylan fan.   Across Asia on...

Way back in 1973 Maureen and I published the first Lonely Planet guidebook. We were living in a basement flat in the Paddington, a suburb of Sydney. That’s Maureen 37 years ago at the kitchen table where we put together that first book. She’s still a Dylan fan.   Across Asia on...

My laptop on the table at the place we stayed, the view out the window The year’s travels for Maureen and I kicked off with a trip with some friends to Bruny Island. Go to Hobart, the capital city of Australia’s island state Tasmania. Drive south from Hobart for 32km to Kettering, jump on...

I’ve been posting some ‘end of 2009′ lists in an assortment of categories, starting with Aerial Views , then Hotels , Other Transport , Music , Cars & Drives , Galleries & Museums , Books ,  Animals & Wildlife  and Photographs . Today’s is my final end of...

I’ve been posting some ‘end of 2009′ lists in an assortment of categories, starting with Aerial Views , then Hotels , Other Transport , Music , Cars & Drives and today it’s Galleries & Museums. One of the pleasures of life in any big city is the museums, galleries and...