My last trip to Italy was to study Italian in Bergamo. I’ll backtrack: I’m a part-time student (just 3 hours per week), studying Italian at the University of Western Australia (UWA), one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious tertiary institutions.…

Study Italian in Bergamo

Formula 1 Driver (the best 7 mins of my life)
The best seven minutes of my life was, without doubt, in the F1 simulator at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello near Modena, in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. I’m a huge Formula 1 fan and my favourite team is…

Ten things you need to know about Truffle Kerfuffle
Truffle Kerfuffle from 22 to 24 June celebrates one of the world’s most luxurious ingredients, fresh black truffles and will be held just minutes from where they are unearthed in Manjimup. Here are ten things you need to know about the…

Ten moments of greatness during the Margaret River Pro
Now, if you’ve been living under a rock you might’ve missed that the Margaret River Pro 2018 was cancelled by the World Surf League (WSL) on 18 April 2018 after two shark attacks happened 15km north of the event. With…

Emotions and elation at inaugural Margi Gras
I have spent the better part of the summer working on a beautiful event called Margi Gras. Emotions were high and the 700-strong crowd elated at Margaret River’s first Margi Gras proudly sponsored by The River Hotel. Attendees witnessed the…