Before the Coronavirus Pandemic brought air travel to a screeching halt, in a normal year, over 300 million passengers flew over 6 billion miles on long-haul flights each year (source: Qantas airlines) That’s a lot of people and a lot of miles. 5 months on from the initial travel restrictions…

As the coronavirus pandemic raged on around the world, forsaken by our airline and Government, we remained stranded in this tropical enclave; hidden away on the most remote island chain in the world. — Last week, The Times in the U.K. reported that the Government has admitted over 20,000 British travellers are still stranded abroad. I know that that’s probably true, and I’m one of them. When we left the U.K. on the 1st March, there were no travel restrictions in place. We seemed…

The virtue-signallers think luxury should be put on hold — Soon after the U.K. went into lockdown, I was scrolling through my instagram feed, when my thumb paused to “like” a photo. It was a mirror selfie posted by a 30-something fashionista I follow. …

The pros and cons of lockdown 8,000 miles from home — As I write this from a very quiet lanai, overlooking beautiful gardens somewhere in Hawaii, it’s strange to think how much the world has changed in the past two weeks or so. It’s strangely quiet here. The wind rustles the palms, a bright green gecko is stalking along the wall…