I scan the radio like I know what I’m looking for. I settle on a channel, and sounds of Portuguese pop music fill the car with intermittent announcements of a man with a low voice and a laugh that completely contrasts his deep tenors.

The vivid red dirt of the Kimberley doesn’t just get under your nails and stain your clothes – it gets under your skin and has a mystical force that keeps drawing you back.

Inspired by John Wolseley’s intimate observation of nature?

I’ve walked the loudest streets of India, I’ve seen the wonders of Vietnam and taken the obligatory Bali trip, but I have never experienced streets like this before.

Leave early, Come late. Venture often. The Aoraki (Mt. Cook) Valley and the rest of the southern alps fade behind us.

With a day to spare to see the sights of Los Angeles, our Art Director Lila Theodoros took a 10 minute Uber ride down the road from sterile, tourist-ready Santa Monica Pier and found a wonderland of energy, sights and experiences – Venice Beach.

Erupting out of the rocky hills and sandy valleys of central Arizona lies Arcosanti.