An exceptionally vivid rainbow appeared over Perth last week while my daughter was off school ill. It led to an interesting discussion ...

"Reading made me a traveller; travel sent me back to books" , writes Paul Theroux, reflecting on his physical and literary pilg...

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"From the Holy Mountain" is not just an unusual book, it is by any measure, an extraordinary one. The author, William Dalrymple...

Despite the beautiful autumnal sunshine, clear weather forecast and almost perfectly still air, we didn't head for the high mountains. ...

Still learning (teaching myself) how to do these.... having fun with it and have a few ideas of things to adjust for next time.

The Seventies Unplugged  is the follow-up to DeGroot's highly entertaining and thoughtful book about The S ixties (also billed as a d...