So, you’ve decided to go on a safari for your next holiday. It’s a fantastic, exciting time for you and anyone else who will be joining you on your trip. This might be for a honeymoon, a long-awaited visit you’ve spent months (or years) saving for, or the latest in the many tours you’ve made in Africa. No matter why you’re going, you want to make this a holiday to remember. … [Read more...]
Book Review: Ghosts of the Past
Author: Tony ParkISBN: 978-1-76078-211-5RRP: $32.99Publication Date: 23 July 2019Publisher: Pan MacmillanCopy: Courtesy of the Publisher This is, I believe, Tony Park’s seventeenth thriller set in Africa, but somehow it’s the first I’ve read. It’s a strong story, with an unusual take on an exotic setting, and interesting characters. It’s no wonder his novels are popular … [Read more...]
The Best Australian Train Journey: The Ghan
It has often been said that Australia is the last inhabited continent yet to be fully explored. Due to the sheer size of this land, there are indeed many locations that are rarely experienced by humans. However, modern technology is beginning to challenge this assumption. Trains are dissecting the country into various sections and some of … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: The Honourable Thief
Author: Meaghan Wilson Anastasios ISBN: 978-1-76055-252-6 RRP: $32.99 Publication Date: 31 July 2018 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Copy: Courtesy of the Publisher Dan Brown meets Indiana Jones, now that's an awfully big call to make if ever I heard one. I have enjoyed a couple of the Dan Brown novels, and movies, and I loved the early Indy movies - though how much of that … [Read more...]
New Movie: Mortal Engines (Coming Soon)
There is something to look forward to next summer, because Academy Award winning filmmakers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens have a treat for you. It's called Mortal Engines and is based on a book series by Philip Reeve. It is set thousands of years in a steampunk version of London, long after humankind has had to adapt to a previous destruction. Giant cities … [Read more...]