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Fancy yourself as a bit of a photographer? Do you like to take photos of things in their, erm, natural state? Great Eastern Ranges in partnership with my *friends at Australian Traveller Magazine have just launched a photography competition with four different categories: My Community – People who live a...

Foreign Correspondent: Tennille Duffy

Posted on November 29, 2009 Tags: , , ,

Name: Tennille Duffy                     Age: 27 Occupation: Lawyer/Consultant for Human Rights NGO (non-government organisation) Where do you live?: New Delhi, India. Why did you move there?: For this job.  I applied for the experience and the adventure of living overseas. What do you...

Around the world in 80 drinks: Paloma

Posted on November 25, 2009 Tags: , , ,

The Paloma from Mexico By Dan Kaufman When it comes to Mexican cocktails most people think of margaritas – yet according to Christophe Lehouz, the owner of Pocket Bar, in Mexico it’s the Paloma cocktail that’s arguably more popular. It could be because the teaming of grapefruit soda with tequila makes t...

Hungry in Hanoi

Posted on November 24, 2009 Tags: ,

Hungry in Hanoi By Maggie Videan Hanoi is a wonderful city, busy and bustling, with a feast of fabulous local eateries that are well priced and boast wonderful fare. As such, my short sojourn in Hanoi was enhanced by the fact that I am such a ‘foodie’; I was in my element out and about savouring the deli...

Fashion must-haves for non-tragic transit By Tess Anderssen Airports are the worst. Getting on the plane, enduring your flight, getting off the plane and doing it all over again. Don’t even mention stopovers; transit is always painful, boring and usually made all the worse by having to pay $20 for a stale s...

Books: a traveller’s best friend

Posted on November 18, 2009 Tags:

A few weeks ago a friend of mine interviewed me about what books I take with me when I travel. I have been thinking about this ever since and, upon further consideration, it turns out that I really do have a system. At the moment, I am reading the Ladies’ No 1 Detective Agency series by Alexander McC...

Win a trip to Thailand

Posted on November 17, 2009

Singha beer is one of the many wonderful things about Thailand. I loved the elephants (when you feed them bananas, you get trunk snot on your hands which is both gross and cute at the same time). Then there are the beaches, the waterfalls, the jungles and the incense-scented temples (the best part of which ...

I have a dream

Posted on November 15, 2009 Tags: , , ,

I dream of a community that shares information, resources and inspiration. Because of this dream, I am calling out to you to get in touch if you need help or, alternatively, whenever you have something you want to share or give. Do you need information on a specific destination? Ask away! I will send your qu...

Twenty years after the wall

Posted on November 11, 2009 Tags: ,

Can you believe it’s been twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall?  One of my friends, photographer Enzo Amato was there the night the wall came down. Here is his story; ‘One night, while wandering around the eastern part of Berlin, I witnessed that very moment that would change our worl...

Fair citizens of SheGoesica, Something very exciting popped up in my Twitterfeed yesterday. Check this out - http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholarships/post/35985.aspx Oh mon dieu! *squeals* *claps* You can WIN a job as a travel writer for Rough Guides. First assignment: Tokyo, Japan. All you need to do is ...