Travel

Desert flowers

A botanical garden in Alice Springs (3 minute preview, 6 minute read)

Sep 7, 2025 • Melanie Newfield

Trespassers

Donna and I enjoy the forboding beauty of a beach where we don't belong (3 minute preview, 6 minute full article)

Jun 22, 2025 • Melanie Newfield

Fountains of corruption

Indulgence and innuendo at the Villa D'Este (4 minute preview, 7 minute full read)

Jun 8, 2025 • Melanie Newfield

The poisoner's garden

Botanising one of ancient Rome’s most magnificent paintings (8 minute read)

May 25, 2025 • Melanie Newfield

Breathing space: part two

Revisiting the ice (2 minute read)

May 4, 2025 • Melanie Newfield

Dirty laundry

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome (3 minute preview, 6 minute read)

Mar 2, 2025 • Melanie Newfield

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