I am not a religious person. I consider the existence of god with an agnostic shrug and struggle to understand the conservatism of my church-going…
Jason*, our Hugh-Grant-lookalike Airbnb host, was prone to wild sporadic fits of weeping. It was the kind of animal uncontrollable wailing that you often hear…
I’m standing in a carriage on the Tokyo subway, scrolling through my newsfeed. A familiar place pops up, Mallacoota. When I was there a few…
It’s strange. You arrive to a new land, there are people to greet you. At first you don’t understand; in fact, you don’t understand for…
No one leaves home unless Home is the mouth of a shark No one puts their children in a boat unless The water is safer…
Corona have long enticed us with unspoilt paradises shared with good looking friends and a slice of lime. From where you’d rather be, they’d entreat,…
It’s quiet outside, a little too quiet. There are meant to be 17 other people here but I haven’t seen any signs of life. Tired,…
You might remember in the month after Donald Trump was inaugurated back in January 2017 the thousands of protesters who turned out at airports across…
A screech of, “GET ME IN THAT FUCKEN POOL!” rattles the oven air. Through the haze of red wine fumes baking off my body and…
“You’d be more attractive if you smoked and were less of a feminist,” he slurs, sloppily, arm slung like a dead weight over my shoulder…
You’ve all seen it on TV. Shows like What Happens in Bali warn of the dangers of travelling to the Island of the Gods, a…
“Fuck it,” I said as I clicked book. The decision was final. I was going on an adventure. When travelling, especially as a young person,…
