All roads lead to Rome - proverb My own journey to Rome began almost 12 months ago after I went for a light run while on holidays' in Vietnam. I spluttered, struggled and staggered along the path for 5km like a breakdancing snail, during which I managed to tear my right Achilles. What had happened to my fitness? I'm supposed to be a runner? Argh! Limping back to the hotel room cursing my aching calves, I announced to Marco that there was no way this was how I ...

"Paris is always a good idea." Audrey Hepburn. Our visit to Paris was always going to have two main focuses of our attention; running and food. Paris offers both on a platter. Ce Bon! It's the 40th year I have been on this planet, and 40 years since the first Paris Marathon was first raced in the stunningly beautiful city in 1976. The 40th anniversary Paris Marathon had been burning a hole in our families' calendar for almost 12 months, so the build up was inte...

I am supposed to be writing this post from Tokyo while sipping sake and nibbling on sushi. But as is becoming the pattern of my family's life in 2015…never assume things will go the way you plan them. Taking our change in holiday dates as a 'sign' it was out with Japan and in with a trip I like to call; "All the places we always wanted to visit while living in Timor but thought we would run out of time to visit…!" Maybe this trip is meant to be? I never lik...

I had wanted to visit Vietnam ever since my days as at University student in Melbourne where $5 could buy me a noodle soup (Pho) and a plate of Spring rolls down Victoria St Richmond. The food was always so memorable and fragrant, how good must the country be to visit? I came close many times and somehow something always got in the way, so finally landing in Saigon I was quite thrilled to be in a car from the airport while motorbikes screamed past me down busy r...

Hong Kong is everything I love about Asia wrapped up for me like an early Christmas present that looks so interesting and full of colour I need to tear it open quickly! Our friend Andrew, who had lived in HK for over 8 years, warmly greeted us at the airport. Now, many tell me that I am a 'high energy' person who never stands still - well next to Andrew I sometimes feel like I am motionless while he moves on a super charged treadmill. Andrew led us down to a bu...