Los Angeles County Museum of Art
One of the most impressive art museums, in a city full of art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) stretches over 20 acres. Even with large parts of the…
Exposition Park – Space Shuttle Endeavour, California Science Centre, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Across the road from the University of South California Exposition Park is a huge green space, home to the children infested Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and California…
The Broad
One of the best modern art galleries I’ve visited, The Broad opened in 2015 after a $140m development, to house part of the extensive collection of Eli Broad. He is…
Downtown Los Angeles
Much maligned, but definitely improving, downtown Los Angeles still feels like a work in progress, with grand architectural statements sitting next to vacant or derelict lots. In a relatively small…
Getty Center
A castle of art perched on the slopes of Brentwood, the Getty Center is understandably one of the top destinations in Los Angeles, with interesting architecture, lovely gardens, and an…
Sketching in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea was the perfect place for one of my favourite travel pastimes, sketching. There’s no better way of really looking at things than by trying to draw them,…
Swimming with dolphins in Papua New Guinea
An unexpected highlight of my time in Papua New Guinea was the number of dolphins seen, on trips from the Duke of York Islands and Kokopo. Unlike many people swimming…
Kokopo
Kokopo was a small town until the 1994 volcanic eruptions (and the looting that followed) led to a mass migration of people from Rabaul, and relocation of the regional capital…
Matupit Island & St Francis Xavier ‘Kuragaga’ Cathedral
In the shadow of Tarvurvur volcano, Matupit Island was badly damaged by the eruptions in 1994, after which much of the population moving to Kokopo. One benefit of the eruption…
PNG National Mask Festival day three
The third day and last day for me of this five day festival celebrating the cultures of New Britain in northeast Papua New Guinea. After two days of mask dances…