What to do this summer in the Philippines? Here are 101 choices

There is absolutely no better time than now to wonder and wander around the Philippines. Trust me – I’m a veteran of the travel and tourism industry. Related posts: 7,000 summer jobs for poor kids & out of school youth Philippines featured in History Channel’s ‘Hidden Cities’ UK travel website says Philippines as Asia’s undiscovered jewel

ABC climate doco producer fights back: ‘climate deniers aren’t mad, they’re human’

Climate deniers are not mad, they are human. And the sooner you begin to engage with them rather than dismiss them, the better chance you may have of bringing a few along with you, writes Simon Nasht, producer of ABC doco I Can Change Your... Read more on the blog...

Old ladies who didn’t love me

“Isn’t it soon for me to be getting arthritis?” I asked my orthopedist. I assumed I had a young person’s pain: an injury, or maybe a cyst. “No,” he said, then checked my chart again for my age. “No, not at all.” At 36, I had been preoccupied by my age, and this didn’t help. I’d been looking at every woman’s neck to see when the accordion stretch of the chin would kick in. Could I stave it off a ...