Travels with My Hat

A Lifetime on the Road

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Travels with My Hat is a memoir of my adventures as a travel writer in Africa, South Asia and the Arab world. Beautifully designed, it is lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps and includes poignant correspondence with my mother who had never left Australia.
GREAT MOMENTS IN TRAVEL

When I would think, well this is what I've come for and the physical and psychological demands of the effort to get here, are now worth it...
MY MOROCCO

When I first set foot in Morocco as a young backpacker in the 1960s, I was captivated by the ever changing desert and mountain scenery, its colourful peoples and fascinating souqs. My book Collins Independent Travellers Guide to Morocco was published in 1990.
WORLD WATER DAY

Some 1.3 billion people in the world lack access to clean water. Women and children spend an estimated 200 million hours a day hauling water, often over great distances from the source. Here Somali refugees in the Horn of Africa, one of the driest places on earth.
Photo Library Collections

Thousands of images covering travel, culture and religions can be found in Christine Osborne Pictures and the World Religions Photo Library

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SPEAR-FISHING IS FOR BONEHEADS

by Travels with My Hat Posted on August 10, 2009

Sorry, for the spear fisherman drowned off Sydney, but … those who would protest at the indiscriminate shooting of native birds, seem not to object to the ugly activity of spear-fishing in Australian coastal waters. I recall as a child, … Continue reading →

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BOYCOTT RESTAURANTS

by Travels with My Hat Posted on July 16, 2009

SERVING ENDANGERED SPECIES OF FISHThe stocks of several species of fish are seriously endangered due to overfishing caused by demand from unscrupulous restaurants. While these are located mainly in Asia, notably in China and Japan, several well known London restaurants … Continue reading →

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Travels with My Hat

A Lifetime on the Road

Buy the book

GREAT MOMENTS IN TRAVEL

MY MOROCCO

WORLD WATER DAY

Photo Library Collections

Tag Archives: cruel

SPEAR-FISHING IS FOR BONEHEADS

BOYCOTT RESTAURANTS

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