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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COCONUTS, COELACANTHS AND MOONSHINE

by Travels with My Hat Posted on September 14, 2021

“When I hauled the net in…I saw the strange fish and realised it was different from anything I had ever seen before…It lifted its lip and snapped its mouth shut…I told the crew to put it on the wharf and … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Photographs, Travel | Tagged Africa, Anjouan, archipelago, coconuts, coelacanth, Comores, Comoros, fish, Indian Ocean, Islam, islands, marriage, Moheli, Moroni, mosque, Muslim, palms, wadaha, ylang-ylang | 2 Comments

Coelacanths, moonshine and the scent of ylang-ylang

by Travels with My Hat Posted on February 4, 2012

“When I hauled in the net… I saw the strange fishtail sticking out and realised that it was different from anything I had ever seen… the fish was a coelacanth believed extinct for millions of years.” wrote Captain Hendrik P. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged coelacanth, Comores, Comoros, dancing, Grand Comore, hat, Indian Ocean, islands, lava, pandanus, photos, scent, travel, volcano, ylang-ylang | 5 Comments

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: ylang-ylang

COCONUTS, COELACANTHS AND MOONSHINE

Coelacanths, moonshine and the scent of ylang-ylang

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