Whizzing over the Okavango Delta in a helicopter with the doors off is a truly memorable experience: Flying low over elephants drinking in clear lagoons and Sitalunga leaping over the reeds, the landscape a patchwork of emerald greens and vibrant blues.

I certainly felt very lucky when I arrived on the island of St Barth.  Firstly, my propeller plane had landed safely after a near vertical dive over mountainous terrain onto the infamous short runway, the wing tip almost touching the turquoise waters of St Jean Bay.  And secondly, I was ticking off a place that had been on my bucket list for a very long time.

My 7am wake-up call was the gasp and splash of hotel guests jumping into the Brosundet canal beneath my window. At 6 degrees Celsius, a cold plunge certainly wasn’t getting me out of bed at that hour - welcome to Norway!

first visited Sri Lanka over 25 years ago.  I fell under its spell then and I continue to be enchanted by it each time I visit.  It’s a country where you truly can get under its skin in just 2 weeks.  I have recently returned from my latest trip and here’s why it should be on your bucket list to visit soon.

It took me 20 years to return to Australia.  I guess the long flight always felt daunting and I thought I’d already ticked off the highlights: Sydney, Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef, the Gold Coast.   But after five incredible weeks and five states, exploring from north to south and east to west, I realised how wrong I was.  Australia is bursting with new experiences, even for those who think they’ve “done it all.”