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Four Days in Beijing
It doesn’t seem to be common knowledge that since 2024, but only until the 31st December, 2026, tourists travelling on an Australian passport can spend up to thirty days in China without a visa. We were in Beijing in early December. By surviving flights with Air China, travelling with lots of people toting rice cookers…
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The Power of Storytelling: Turning Inner Struggles into Character Arcs
Writers love to write plot twists; we revel in the next jolt of excitement. We are always searching for that spark to keep readers leaning in. But even the wildest plot falls flat if the main character stands still, untouched by the storm swirling around them. The stories that linger aren’t just a string of…
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There ain’t no cure for the Summertime Blues
I hate the story summer tells, and the way I never seem to belong in it. The time it represents. Those months always seem to come, and linger, for me. They don’t just pass through like any other part of the year; they arrive with a weight, like they know something I don’t, like they’ve…
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The Power of Storytelling: Turning Inner Struggles into Character Arcs
Writers love to write plot twists; we revel in the next jolt of excitement.…
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There ain’t no cure for the Summertime Blues
I hate the story summer tells, and the way I never seem to belong…
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The Arctic’s hottest spot: Reykjavik—36 hours in the coolest season
36 Hours in Reykjavik: The Cool Capital “Greenland is actually white because it’s full…
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Insights gained on a Trafalgar Tour of Christmas Markets
It isn’t safe to visit Bethlehem in December, so the next most Christmassy experience…
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A Sacred Sanctuary in the Mountains: The Essence of Real Japan
It is early spring in Japan. We are to the west of Mount Fuji,…
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The Cusp between the years in Tuscany
After Rome, the most bucket-listed part of Italy is probably Tuscany. I spent New…
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Lenses on Lilac: Jacarandas in Ipswich
Where I live, in South East Queensland, there’s a saying that when the Jacarandas…
Margaret R Kelly 