It felt as though the day couldn’t get any hotter – but this is India, always ready to turn the tables on you after a cool morning. It had been a short drive from Jaipur…

It doesn’t lead anywhere, but takes you to many destinations along the way – and then you are back on the circle again! Vienna’s imperial Ringstrasse turns 150 years old – 1865-2015 – Bev Malzard takes a stroll . .…

Samoa - so very serene

A postcard of natural beauty, Samoa won the heart…

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Brunei, tucked into the big island of Borneo is the last Malay Sultanate which visibly expresses its proud history through magnificent mosques and traditional water villages. Bev Malzard listed a tourist plan then ticked the boxes as she went along.

1. Land in Brunei after only a six and a half hour flight from Melbourne.
2. Visit a…

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“I have a robe for you’. This short statement left me laughing and engaging with a gentle sense of humour that crossed politics and the equator. The line came from a monk in the precinct where the mighty Shwedagon Paya (Pagoda) gleams and beams across the city of Yangon.



We had been…

BACKWATERS of INDIA

Why: The local slogan for Kerala is ‘God’s own country’. A big statement but, it’s very special. This is south India’s top destination for history, and for pampering and relaxation. The ancient healing art of Ayurveda is available here for devotees as well as stressed out travellers. A bit of pampering in India is a good idea as…

The winter edition (we are in the souithern hemisphere) of Get Up & Go magazine is just about to hit the streets. Check out our beautiful cover. Inside is a lovely story by writer John Maddocks on meetinmg afew creatures from way down south.

We have an almighty train feature, some things to do in Saigon, temples to visit in Yangon, Myanmar, perfume to buy in Oman, and the best view oif the top of Australia by flying in a Dasg 8 across the top end. The Bungle Bungles and Uluru from…

Just finishing writing up a feature story on a journey through the Outback (north) by a private plane in Australia. Bill Peach Journeys is the company and we flew in a Dash 8 plane - holding 28 people. I picked up with the group in Darwin, had two days there including a magnificent sunset cruise on the harbour. We then flew to Kununnura, did a day trip up the Ord River; flew over the most magical part of the Kimberley - the Bungle Bungles then onto the fabulous pearling town of…