Phil Brown
Going it alone? Here’s your go-to guide to travelling solo
Flicking through the chapter headings in Lee Mylne’s book Solo Travel For Dummies, one immediately caught my eye. Chapter 7 is called...
Cakeholes? Crikey! Is it any wonder the sheilas are going crook
Some Aussie slang just doesn’t work any more, according to a new survey. The recent study by Preply, an online language learning...
Why Hong Kong is far more than just a stopover destination
Hong Kong is pumping again after a few rough years. The transition back to Chinese rule has not been without its speed...
Oh Miriam! The extraordinary Margolyes is at it again
There are things you expect in a Miriam Margolyes interview that wouldn’t normally come up in polite conversation. Which is part of...
Why slow travel makes sense in a fast-paced modern world
I’m sitting on the Great Southern train reading The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches. It’s the ultimate...
The green side of Singapore you probably don’t know about
Singapore is for shopping, eating and knocking back Singapore slings, right? Well, sure. But this vibrant Southeast Asian city state also has...
Boy Swallows Universe: Adaptation of unique Australian story is everything fans hoped for
Boy Swallows Universe takes to the small screen this week and if author Trent Dalton ever writes a sequel, he should call...
Big appetite for screen version of Boy Swallows Universe
Brisbane’s outer suburbs will soon be on the cultural tourism map once the world watches the Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe –...