Anjana Vasan shrugs: “People can be quite picky about ‘authenticity’ in drama. “Nobody cares if a Danish prince or a duke of Verona sounds like he went to Eton.” However, he notes that more questions are asked when a person of different skin color stars in Shakespeare and Ibsen’s plays. “People talk about the Western… Read More »
Jacqui Fitzgerald bought her home in the seaside village of Woorim two years ago in search of a peaceful lifestyle. He soon discovered that it would be something else. Fitzgerald is at the forefront of Bribie Island’s rapid growth in tourism. His home neighbors the entrance to the national park and four-wheel drive beach at… Read More »
These are works of art rarely seen by the public: private personal portraits that hang in homes, perhaps above a mantel, in a study, or in a bedroom; images of ourselves, our family and other loved ones, sometimes even our pets. In an environment where selfies are available to anyone with a smartphone and professional… Read More »
Aquamarine waters, bone-white sands, bleached driftwood… the stuff of holiday brochures and Instagram posts, designed to lure us into foreign and exotic paradises. But wait; Why should we go abroad? Take a closer look at the house. Britain’s coastline may not offer the bath-hot temperatures and serene palm trees of, say, the Caribbean, but it… Read More »
By the time I got to L’Albereta my body was at breaking point. Workers in the UK had just had Good Friday, the first bank holiday of spring; I should have taken this as an opportunity to relax and recuperate, rather than diligently renaming it “Bad Friday” with a series of messy nights. . I… Read More »
From wartime dance hall to boxing arena and political rally venue, Belfast’s Ulster Hall has a grand and tumultuous history dating back to 1862. Charles Dickens performed here; Protestant loyalist Ian Paisley made impassioned speeches; Led Zeppelin performed Stairway to Heaven for the first time. Since 2009 it has been home to the Ulster Orchestra,… Read More »
We all know the old joke about a tourist in Ireland asking a local for directions to Dublin. “If I were you, I wouldn’t start here,” the native replies. Who knew the same would be true for long-haul air travel from Britain in 2024? If you’re ready to start your long-haul journey outside the UK,… Read More »
Camping trips with a young family can be quite challenging, especially in the UK, where the weather can often switch from sunshine to downpour in the blink of an eye. An extra difficulty for me is that my wife Helen cannot join us for our Easter break (she is away from training for her fourth… Read More »
I wasn’t expecting my first surfing experience in Sydney to involve driving inland. But as I discovered this week, you don’t have to head to the city’s east coast to find the perfect wave; you can find them in a building with whitewashed walls in the Olympic Park, where surfboards are strewn across a manicured… Read More »
It’s not hard to find a little luxury in a city as prone to glamor as Sydney. It may have something to do with the glittering harbor that undulates across the city centre, bringing its infectious beauty from the Central Business District to the genteel suburbs that line its edges. Or the allure of ocean… Read More »