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I work as a freelance feature, travel and grant writer. I've written for The Washington Post, The Australian, The Melbourne Age, The Big Issue, The Brunei Times, worldhum.com, Islands Magazine and others, including a web-based travel guide to Melbourne. I

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Traveling: 5 of 196

I was standing ankle deep in mud, on the corner of Phan Dinh Phung and Hung Vuong Streets, feeling a poor excuse for an adventure traveller. Five hours in Hue and already I had managed to misplace my tour group; worse, my guidebook was back at the hotel. I was lost and alone in Vietnam where I spoke exactly six words of the ...
Relationships & Family > New & Old Friends How to get your neighbors together: 1 of 33

Neighborhoods have changed. They once consisted of people who shared family ties, grew up together, or worked for the same factory in town. Neighbors could rely on each other in times of crisis. They shared gossip, cups of tea, ballgames and cookouts. If someone went away, neighbors would collect their mail, water their gard...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Using public transportation: 1 of 11

For me, riding the number 109 tram isn't just a daily routine; it's also an on-going love affair with Melbourne. Besides running the longest route in the tram network, the new, low-floored, wheel-chair accessible, pram-friendly vehicle, with its great, glass windows and huge, swiveling doors, hosts the diverse pageantry and ...
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) Health and beauty ideas using baking soda: 1 of 10

Baking soda is a versatile, multi-functional product that contains many other benefits for people other than its use in baking. It has cleansing, antiseptic, deodorizing, disinfectant and anti-fungal properties that make it an excellent health and beauty product for the entire family, from babies, to the elderly, to pets. Ba...
Health & Fitness > Cancer How to support a family member or friend with breast cancer: 1 of 10

Breast cancer is one of the most devastating things that can happen to a woman, but it will also impact those around her. Partners, family and friends may suffer a range of stressful emotions, as well as a sense of powerlessness, and anxiety about the future. They often have a strong need for information about breast cancer,...
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Three fast, healthy dinners: 9 of 51

Modern life doesn't allow a lot of time for family dinners, or for cooking them. Here are some quick, easy, healthy ideas for three basic types of family meals that won't break the budget. Many of the ingredients for these simple yet tasty dishes can be stocked in the fridge or pantry ahead of time. STOCKING THE PANTRY AND F...
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Ideas for overcoming writer's block: 4 of 20

Writer's block, temporarily losing the ability to write, is usually a short-lived phenomenon. Most writers have experienced this condition at one time or another in their careers. Stendhal, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Samuel Coleridge and many other famous writers all suffered from it. Modern authors such as Zadie Smith (White Teeth...
Health & Fitness > Fitness & Exercise Tips Why should I consider yoga?: 2 of 8

Yoga is a series of physical postures practiced using certain breathing methods, in either a flowing or a stationary way. Yoga is growing in popularity and many people now make this ancient health practice a part of their daily routine. BENEFITS OF YOGA Yoga can help lift depression and combat stress naturally. According to ...
Travel > Asia Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Singapore: 1 of 4

I stared at the travel agent in horror. 'Let me get this straight,' I said, 'I have a TWELVE HOUR LAYOVER in Singapore. How am I going to spend twelve hours in an airport? That's my idea of hell on earth. Aren't there any other flights available?' I asked. To my amazement, the agent smiled and patted my arm. 'There are no ot...
Travel > Australia & South Pacific Travel Diaries Travel experiences: My stay in Bali: 1 of 4

The name Ubud comes from obat which is the Balinese word for herb, Lilir said. So it literally means 'place of herbs.' This area has always been a centre for healing. I had organised to meet Lilir on the main street in Ubud, busy with the roar of motorcycles and the beep-beep of horns. She led me up a steep concrete drive th...