I began writing this as a letter to the participants on my last Sea to Sahara Tour of Morocco, after we spontaneously started chatting on...

A luxury, curated art holiday

My special places for finding food in Negombo during lockdown

My Dad's postwar emigration through documents recovered from the archives working with a genealogist in Poland

A Sahara reccky with The Three Mohammeds - with a pretty awesome soundtrack!

Even in Singapore, Sri lanka's famous laggon crabs are known as 'Ceylon Crab' - here's where they come from

Sri Lanka's signature dish? Here's an authentic Negombo crab curry

How did an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean became the epicentre of a European battle for dominion of the costliest spice on Earth?

Filled with island spiced-fruit and made with semolina, this flourless cake is dense, rich and delicious!

What does Remeberance Day, King's Park, Girl Guides and my Dad's wartime memories have in common ?

Travel takes a new turn as I'm caught out in Sri Lanka as the first Covid-19 curfew is impsed from one day to the next!

What first comes to your mind when you imagine Morocco? Exotic cities with legendary names? Remote and mysterious Atlas mountains?

I journey to the volcanic heights to take a purification ceremony in sacred springs on The Island of The Gods

Textiles and Bali are a natural fit. Here's The Creative Living Textile Retreat with Roberta Leary at Villa Ni;aya Bali.

8 years on and still going strong - my dream to create a nurturing space by the sea, where everything one needs is taken care of whilst...

Perth designer Robert Leary comes to Vila Nilaya Bali to teach Textile Techniques at Creative Living Retreats

To visit Seville at any time other than during feria is both a blessing and a loss. What was originally a livestock fair in 1846, became,...

Accepting an invitation to volunteer at a remote desert school without knowing exactly what would be expected of me was an act of faith,...

(This blog was first published in February 2019 ). Latest Jaipur Literature Festival News for 2021 ; HERE January is a big month for...

In this age of FOMO*, my greatest fear is missing out on the best version of me, so a secluded forest retreat offering traditional...

We're heading off to the Sahara on a private 5-day camel trek. Before we start, how about some soulful desert-inspired music to set the...

My Morocco-At-Home exhibition this year on Sunday 9th December includes a special collection of original paintings by Cate Edwards, who...

You're invited to a bazaar of Eastern delights My Secret Souk MOROCCO AT HOME OPENING NIGHT DRINKS Tuesday 28 November, 6-8pm at my...

Morocco abounds with hammams - oriental steam baths - and over many months here I've tried a range of them: from inexpensive communal...

If you're wondering about the rumblings of Mt Agung in East Bali, this is a quick local update from my neck of the woods. I've been here...

I was expecting the worst when I arrived in Bali 2 weeks ago, having seen an early TV report by an Australian journalist describing...

This old Jaipuri family recipe for mouth-watering Chicken Biryani is dedicated to the little NUTMEG, the world's costliest spice in...

Ethiopia, the ‘cradle of civilisation’, legendary birthplace of the Queen of Sheba, and the words of veteran Irish adventurer, Dervla...

Saddhus Gathering 5 February 2013, Maha Kumbh Mela, Allahabad. Just a day before one of the auspicious bathing days in 6 weeks of ritual...