I openly declare that I was a back seat driver. I was also a pedestrian, a keen observer, a commentator, photographer and note-scribbler. The idea of taking up the wheel behind a hire car in Sicily filled me with fear. Fortunately, our travel plans altered the last minute and we were no longer required us [...]

If you find yourself in Paris for a week or more and you’re a frequent traveller on the fast and efficient Métro, a Passe Navigo Découverte is a worthwhile investment. Replacing the old weekly carte orange in February 2009, the pass is available to tourists and residents and is valid for one week’s unlimited travel, [...]

When you return home from travels abroad, you are often faced with challenges to your mental state. Life beckons you to settle back into the mundane but you try to retain the spirit and outlook which have carried you throughout your journey. You scour through photographs you’ve taken, sort out restaurant receipts, leave some memorabilia [...]

If your travel agent slips you a €500 bill among smaller currency and you find yourself short of change in Paris, you’ll be stuck with a hefty note that nobody wants to break. Just to set the record straight, that’s $800 AUD or $750 USD sitting pretty in your wallet as you roam the streets [...]