The Spectator

I was recently accused by a cousin of being a “media flirt” - I appreciated the restraint in her language.
It was not long ago that I was described in a feature article in a national paper as “lacking the physical attributes of an Olympiad.” Whilst I could argue that it is true - I don’t [...]

We’ve all done it a hundred times - it’s the annoying fire drill. Even at school when it meant 20 minutes out of class chatting with friends on the oval, I still found fire drills annoying - the having to get up, make my way outside in whatever the weather of the day was and [...]

I seem to be making a habit of leaving a country of residence in the week of high drama. Whilst I was technically still in Fiji for this coup (can you call it a coup if it is the same guy taking over again?), I was ignorantly finding Nemos among the brightly coloured coral of [...]

Maybe not, but I’ll do my best.
I’m heading to Fiji at the end of February for my next adventure. Despite having the word “Olympic” in my job description, Captain Straya will be staying home.
I’ll be replacing the Captain’s uniform with my serious cap to spend the year as the Media and Communications Officer for the [...]