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Club Med Phuket: Our Full Week in Review

Club Med Phuket: Our Full Week in Review

by Christopher O'Keeffe August 06, 2025

Whether you’re a family chasing a balance between togetherness and independence, a couple craving peace and cocktails, or simply someone ready to trade routine for ritual—this is your place.

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Where the Sun Never Sets: A Glorious History of Geochron World Clocks

Where the Sun Never Sets: A Glorious History of Geochron World Clocks

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 17, 2025

The Geochron, whether mechanical or digital, offers more than information. It offers perspective. It reasserts the idea that we are part of a rotating story—lit by the sun, divided by clocks, and unified by the gentle ticking of planetary rhythm.

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Tracks, Trails & Tassie Tales: A Rambler’s and Rover’s Guide to Tasmania

Tracks, Trails & Tassie Tales: A Rambler’s and Rover’s Guide to Tasmania

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 15, 2025

Tasmania doesn’t just offer adventure. It insists on it. It pulls you into its wilderness, tests your knees and diff locks, and then offers you a view that resets your understanding of beauty.

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Greenland for Sale? A Gall–Peters Perspective on Cartographic Ego and Arctic Aspirations

Greenland for Sale? A Gall–Peters Perspective on Cartographic Ego and Arctic Aspirations

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 13, 2025

The next time someone proposes to buy a country, they’ll pause. They’ll consult a different map. One that doesn’t overstate the icy or understate the equatorial.

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Of Bearings and Bravado: A Guide to the Baseplate, the Mirror, and the Lensatic Compass

Of Bearings and Bravado: A Guide to the Baseplate, the Mirror, and the Lensatic Compass

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 12, 2025

Today, we examine three time-honoured tools: the baseplate compass, the mirror sighting compass, and the lensatic compass.

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To the Tip: A Journey Through Cape York

To the Tip: A Journey Through Cape York

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 11, 2025

To undertake a trip to Cape York is to commit an act of joyful madness. It’s a journey of over 1,000 kilometres from Cairns to the Tip, with side roads, detours, and watery diversions that double the adventure.

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The Gibb River Road: A Pilgrimage Through the Kimberley’s Wild Cathedral

The Gibb River Road: A Pilgrimage Through the Kimberley’s Wild Cathedral

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 09, 2025

There are roads, and there are rites of passage.
And then there’s the Gibb River Road.

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How to Read a Map —A Guide to Finding Your Way Without the Sat Nav

How to Read a Map —A Guide to Finding Your Way Without the Sat Nav

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 08, 2025

Reading a map is not just about knowing where you are—it’s about appreciating the land beneath your feet and understanding your place in it. It is geography as art. Navigation as narrative.

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The Colours of a Continent: A History of the Aboriginal Flag

The Colours of a Continent: A History of the Aboriginal Flag

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 07, 2025

It began with an artist and a vision. It was born of protest, became an icon, weathered legal wrangling, and emerged—fifty years later—as one of the most enduring symbols of modern Australia.

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How to Honour the Flag on ANZAC Day - Flag Protocoles

How to Honour the Flag on ANZAC Day - Flag Protocoles

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 06, 2025

ANZAC Day flag protocol is not simply a list of instructions. It is, in every sense, an act of respect.

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How to Treat a Flag: A Guide for the Properly Patriotic

How to Treat a Flag: A Guide for the Properly Patriotic

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 05, 2025

To treat a flag well is to honour more than just colour and cloth. It is to respect those who walked before us, those who carry the banner now, and those still to come.

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A Grand Week in the Emerald Isle: The Ultimate 7-Day Itinerary for Ireland

A Grand Week in the Emerald Isle: The Ultimate 7-Day Itinerary for Ireland

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 30, 2025

Let Ireland seduce you slowly. And let the Collins 2026 Road Map be your guide, your muse, and your perfectly crumpled souvenir.

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Seven Days in Sicily: A Lavish Week of Lemon Trees, Lava, and Late-Night Limoncello

Seven Days in Sicily: A Lavish Week of Lemon Trees, Lava, and Late-Night Limoncello

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 23, 2025

A week in Sicily isn’t long. But it’s enough to lose your heart—and if you’re lucky, to find something of yourself scattered among the lemons, ruins, and songs of the south.

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The Cotswolds Beyond Diddly Squat: A Pilgrim’s Guide to Bucolic Enlightenment

The Cotswolds Beyond Diddly Squat: A Pilgrim’s Guide to Bucolic Enlightenment

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 20, 2025

Ah, the Cotswolds—rolling emerald hills like something from a Tolkien fever dream, limestone villages that seem carved by angels with a penchant for symmetry, and the smell of woodsmoke curling through the valleys.

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The Dram Road: A 2025 Guide to Scotland’s Best Distilleries

The Dram Road: A 2025 Guide to Scotland’s Best Distilleries

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 19, 2025

Whisky is more than a drink—it's what happens when fire and water have an argument in a barrel and time settles it. These distilleries aren't just brands. They're altars to patience, resilience, and story.

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The Rimowa cabin case the epitome of style and design

The Rimowa cabin case the epitome of style and design

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 18, 2025

You don't own a Rimowa because you want to be noticed. You own it because you know exactly who you are, and exactly where you're going. And that, in the end, is the very definition of style.

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The Frequent Traveller’s Guide to the Best Noise-Cancelling Headphones of 2025

The Frequent Traveller’s Guide to the Best Noise-Cancelling Headphones of 2025

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 18, 2025

For the modern traveller, headphones are no longer an accessory — they’re armour. Whether you're chasing deadlines or dreams, these are the sanctuaries worth slipping into at 30,000 feet.

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The Best Travel Hacks for the Discerning Traveller

The Best Travel Hacks for the Discerning Traveller

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 17, 2025

The discerning traveller moves through the world with curiosity, not compulsion. When in doubt, pause. Let the world invite you in rather than barging through its doors.

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The Flying Kangaroo: A Loquacious History of Qantas and the Queen of the Skies

The Flying Kangaroo: A Loquacious History of Qantas and the Queen of the Skies

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 16, 2025

The Flying Kangaroo might be riding Dreamliners now, but deep in Australia's aviation soul, there's always a seat upstairs in the 747 lounge, where the peanuts were salty, the carpet was orange, and life felt just a bit more grand.

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How Not to Get Rinsed Abroad: A Traveller's Guide to Sidestepping Scams

How Not to Get Rinsed Abroad: A Traveller's Guide to Sidestepping Scams

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 15, 2025

Scams are as much a part of travel as delayed flights and overpriced airport gin. But fear not. With a bit of cunning and the right amount of Aussie scepticism, you can navigate the world without getting fleeced.

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Review: Inside the New Singapore Airlines Lounge at Perth Airport

Review: Inside the New Singapore Airlines Lounge at Perth Airport

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 14, 2025

For those who still believe that travel is something to be savoured—not endured.

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A World in the Round: The Glorious, Glossy History of Replogle Globes

A World in the Round: The Glorious, Glossy History of Replogle Globes

by Christopher O'Keeffe May 14, 2025

They are not merely teaching tools. They are cultural artefacts. Tactile oaths of curiosity. And this is the story of how a small Chicago business came to put the world—literally—in the hands of millions.

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How to get an upgrade on Qantas

How to get an upgrade on Qantas

by Christopher O'Keeffe February 07, 2025 9 Comments

Here are 7 new things to know about how to get an upgrade with Qantas that have all worked for me over the years.

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The Beauty of Hang Rails

The Beauty of Hang Rails

by Patrick O'Keeffe February 07, 2025

If you are looking for the most striking finish for any map or print, then our museum-quality canvas and professional timber hang rails are second to none.

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