The World Expo came to Dubai in 2021/22 showcasing ideas of ‘Connecting minds and Creating the Future’. This post has been written well after the giant gates of Expo 2022 have closed, but there will be other Expos coming, and they are well worth a sport on travel or event bucket lists. World Expo History Over the years there have been a lot of … [Read more...]
New Zealand – a Tour with Cricket
Did you hear that New Zealand is beautiful? Did you watch Lord of the Rings and couldn’t quite believe that this place actually existed? On a whistlestop tour from Auckland to Dunedin, this far flung country is incredibly beautiful, quirky, fun and easy to get around. Cricket - the disclaimer In the southern summer of 2022, New Zealand hosted the … [Read more...]
Wheatbelt Tour
I grew up in the wheatbelt in Western Australia. I recently spent a week long road trip there, partly to visit family and partly to spend some quality time in my back yard during Covid restrictions. It is the ‘sheep and wheat’ area to the north, east and south of Perth. The wheatbelt has space, wildflowers, horizons, rocks, national … [Read more...]
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
Pobitora is one of the safari parks in India where you can get up close and personal with some pretty wild animals. We went on a day trip from Guwahati, in the north eastern state of Assam. The State of Assam is and was a tea growing area. Much of it is hilly and forested. Two hours north from Guwahati is the border with Bhutan, and a bit over 8 hours north east … [Read more...]
A Clean Sweep in India
Sustainability and India are not two words that you expect to hear in the same sentence. But in Bengaluru cricket circles it is a subject that unites the community. And by community we mean the Karnataka Cricket Association, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the Municipal government and the Indian Premier League (IPL). All heavy hitters, if you’ll pardon the pun. … [Read more...]
