THERE has been a lot of reading done at our place these past couple of weeks.
09th Jan. 2017 5:01 AM
The people are programmed with the fun gene, and it's what makes the country so appealing.
08th Jan. 2017 6:01 AM
It was a typical Parisian traffic mess with much horn honking and arm waving but our driver kept battling his way...
10th Dec. 2016 10:12 AM
IT'S one thing to be called "Aunty" by nieces and nephews, it's another thing when an entire country starts on with it.
07th Dec. 2016 12:12 AM
It was with surprise that I was invited to attend a church service when I was in the Cook Islands recently.
05th Dec. 2016 5:12 AM
SENIORS newspaper travel writer Ann Rickard has been hosting tours in Provence for 10 years.
22nd Nov. 2016 12:11 AM
ANN Rickard laments the rise and rise of self-service
31st Oct. 2016 9:10 AM
I am as guilty as the next person in throwing hackneyed expressions about without thought - shame on me.
17th Oct. 2016 6:10 AM
OBLIGED to watch the footy Ann Rickard couldn't helped but feel moved when the Bulldogs won.
10th Oct. 2016 9:10 AM
THE joyful freedom of living in a smaller space with modest belongings can't be overstated.
06th Oct. 2016 5:10 AM
LISTEN up ladies. And you men too. Let's talk about eyebrows.
05th Sept. 2016 11:09 AM
COLLECTING "stuff" can be harmful to your relationship.
04th Sept. 2016 11:09 AM
The closest you'll ever want to be to a bear in the wild
04th Sept. 2016 7:09 AM
Marksburg will make you want to rush back to the modern comforts of your ship after a castle visit
31st July 2016 5:07 AM
There's more to Strasbourg than the Notre-Dame
17th July 2016 7:07 AM
All that’s missing in this magical landscape is the wolves
10th July 2016 9:07 AM
If you haven't been to Birsdville, you're missing out.
03rd July 2016 5:07 AM
Nice surprises await the unenlightened traveller. When you stumble on something great, you feel proprietorial towards...
19th June 2016 9:06 AM
I WAITED with more held breath and more expectation than a MasterChef contest- and for the appearance of Nigella last week...
30th May 2016 8:05 AM
Travel site Luxury Escapes announced today the internship was up for grabs. It is open to anyone aged over 60 and from New...
09th May 2016 4:05 PM
"I was lamenting to a mate recently about flying Economy when I travel."
06th May 2016 1:05 PM
Rudd is one senior who just keeps on keeping on. Love him or hate him, you have to admire his capacity to push on.
06th May 2016 11:05 AM
IF EVER there was a holiday designed specifically for us mature folks, it would have to be river cruising.
06th May 2016 11:05 AM
WHAT are the chances? You discover a tiny taverna on a Greek Island, so hidden it is invisible.
21st April 2016 6:04 PM
Jayne Keogh is known to so many Brisbane locals. For more than three decades she’s been seen skipping around town in her...
18th April 2016 9:04 AM
If I read another popular author writing a memoir (or essay or column or even just a paragraph in a newsletter) about the...
04th April 2016 1:04 PM
WHAT do you do when your aging dog can’t make it for his daily walk but yearns to go outside to sniff the air and enjoy...
19th March 2016 5:03 AM
THE most fun I’ve ever had on my travels in one day was the day I met Tom Cruise. And David Beckham. Not to mention Patsy...
14th March 2016 5:03 AM
AS much as I’m tempted, I’m not going to join in with almost every other columnist in the land and urge you to make a fresh...
11th Jan. 2016 7:01 AM
THE world’s longest train tunnel, connecting the north and south of Switzerland, even Germany and Italy, has just...
03rd Jan. 2016 11:01 AM
SINGAPORE is known for its stunning architecture, its botanic gardens, its vibrant ethnic centres, green spaces, myriad...
06th Dec. 2015 6:12 AM
DID you know a crocodile can live until it is 100 and keep growing for all of its long lifetime?
08th Nov. 2015 2:11 PM
IN 1970 there were no messy crowds sitting on the Spanish Steps in Rome. Just a few hippies making little crocheted bits...
24th Oct. 2015 4:10 PM
Should I eat Italian in Canaletto restaurant? Or go for Asian at the Tamarind? A steak would work, and they don’t come any...
11th Oct. 2015 6:10 AM
FAMILIARITY, especially with food, is comforting and reassuring, but foreign food adventures are something not to be...
14th Sept. 2015 8:09 AM
IN recently weeks I’ve made reference in this column to my threats to my husband not to die before me.
24th Aug. 2015 7:08 AM
IT HAS come to light I am not the only financially illiterate person around here.
17th Aug. 2015 9:08 AM
WHILE train travel is simple and restful, getting in the right carriage is not. Unless you know what to do.
08th Aug. 2015 11:08 AM
I’VE just come to the realisation I am financially illiterate.
03rd Aug. 2015 8:08 AM
NOW I’m back in Australia after a month away in France, it’s time for me to settle down, dammit.
20th July 2015 11:07 AM
I’VE just come back from a big trip, although you wouldn’t know it.
13th July 2015 9:07 AM
DO WE all feel better after visiting a shop where someone obviously loves their job very much and seems honoured to have...
24th May 2015 8:05 PM
SAILING serenely along inland waterways flanked by a kaleidoscope of constant changing scenery is completely different to...
24th May 2015 12:05 PM
THERE were very few travel writers in the late 60s, early 70s and even less outlets for their photos and stories.
16th May 2015 8:05 AM
HERE’S a subject to ponder.
11th May 2015 7:05 AM
I BLAME it on Rick Stein. He started my longing for barge travel through the serene waterways of France.
10th May 2015 6:05 AM
HERE is a question for you and don’t worry, I don’t expect an answer.
05th May 2015 6:05 AM
PERSONALLY speaking (is there any other way?) I am not at all happy about the approach of winter.
27th April 2015 12:04 PM
THERE you are sitting in a big chair, being treated like a princess as someone kneels before you attending to your feet –...
06th April 2015 7:04 AM
FOR the past 22 years I’ve lived in a small regional town – a beautiful one, Noosa, – but a small town.
30th March 2015 6:03 AM
