My five favourite places on my 2021 Australian road trip I finished a 63-day road trip before succumbing to the ongoing lockdown in NSW, which has sadly lingered on longer than my four-wheeled sojourn. For the most part, I was living out of my 2003 Honda CRV. I filmed a…

The tiny archipelago of the Faroe Islands rises above the North Atlantic, almost precisely between Scotland and Nordic neighbours Iceland. The Faroes are 53,000 strong, a population that would fit into Celtic’s own Parkhead, and they have been fighting above their weight division on the football field since joining FIFA…

“He is a great player, a great human being,” is how Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær described Cristiano Ronaldo after his club secured the Portuguese’s return to Old Trafford after 12 years away. It’s a curious choice of words, considering he is more than a great player, but more…

The West-induced collapse of Afghanistan has been horrific to watch. First of all, I am not an expert on the situation, so if you want an in-depth breakdown of it all you’ve come to the wrong place. But, I know that with the Taliban taking complete control of the capital…

To most, Alice Springs is known for what’s around it rather than what’s in it. Uluru and Kata Tjuta are just next door and the spectacular Larapinta Trail and MacDonnell Ranges can be seen from the back porch. Of course, there’s also the famous waterless boat race and a beanie…

Kangaroo Island lives a stunning yet rugged existence. It’s also an isolated existence despite there being only 120 kilometres between Adelaide and Kingscote — the de facto capital of Australia’s third-largest island. While the ferry from the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula to the island’s port in Penneshaw is a…

The tiny town of Mallacoota, nestled in the far eastern corner of Victoria, welcomed back the world game for the first time since 2019. The draw saw the mighty Mallacoota Blues host Eden Killer Whales in what can be considered a local derby with just 80 kilometres separating the two…

Earlier this year I interviewed James Charles Mack III, the captain of the 207th-ranked US Virgin Islands. Mack had recently signed with the Albion Park White Eagles in Australia’s Illawarra Premier League for what is the latest chapter in an eclectic career which has seen him ply his trade in…

The Illawarra Premier League has been blessed with an influx of Japanese talent over the last five years. Some of these players have starred in the region’s top flight, helping their respective sides to silverware as well as claiming individual honours. Albion Park White Eagles recently re-signed one of the…