2018 Travel Stories
July Entries
A Weekend on the River by Robyn Boswell JULY WINNER
The Day I Disappointed the Queen by Apple Gidley
Through Their Eyes by Lindsay de Feliz
The Best Little Bank in the World by Helen Bing
Gelato - as it once was by Julie Watson
Timeless by Anisha Johnson
Typhoid; or, a prosaic illness in India by Philip East
A Trans-Atlantic flight (in 2016) by Mary Mae Lewis
The Skelligs, 13/6/93. By Mike Cavanagh
Stonemason by Ronald Mackay
AYE AYE CAPTAIN by Malcolm D. Welshman
Metaphysics in the mountains by Celia Dillow
THE ROAD HOME by Syd Blackwell
Walking Mdina to Valletta by Lee P. Ruddin
Mexican Apples by Cat Jenkins
THE AMAZING TOURISTS VIEWS OF “OBU GAD” by Anierobi Maureen Ogechukwu
Of bicycles, maps, and mail drops by Dede Montgomery
No Take Away from Cuenca by Valerie Fletcher Adolph
A City on Pretty Waters by Parishka Gupta
The Cape St Vincent (Portugal) by Angie Clifford
How to Get Kissed by a Wolf in Northern Norway by Emma Yardley
Bali Ha’i by Roger Knight
A Weekend on the River by Robyn Boswell JULY WINNER
The Day I Disappointed the Queen by Apple Gidley
Through Their Eyes by Lindsay de Feliz
The Best Little Bank in the World by Helen Bing
Gelato - as it once was by Julie Watson
Timeless by Anisha Johnson
Typhoid; or, a prosaic illness in India by Philip East
A Trans-Atlantic flight (in 2016) by Mary Mae Lewis
The Skelligs, 13/6/93. By Mike Cavanagh
Stonemason by Ronald Mackay
AYE AYE CAPTAIN by Malcolm D. Welshman
Metaphysics in the mountains by Celia Dillow
THE ROAD HOME by Syd Blackwell
Walking Mdina to Valletta by Lee P. Ruddin
Mexican Apples by Cat Jenkins
THE AMAZING TOURISTS VIEWS OF “OBU GAD” by Anierobi Maureen Ogechukwu
Of bicycles, maps, and mail drops by Dede Montgomery
No Take Away from Cuenca by Valerie Fletcher Adolph
A City on Pretty Waters by Parishka Gupta
The Cape St Vincent (Portugal) by Angie Clifford
How to Get Kissed by a Wolf in Northern Norway by Emma Yardley
Bali Ha’i by Roger Knight
June Entries
Tambo Viejo means The Old Inn in Quechua by Mark Boyter
Andanza in Andalusia by Laurel Casida
Bucket List: Number 1 – Slieve League by Mike Cavanagh
Terror in the Desert - Egypt 1991 by Alison Galilian OVERALL THIRD PLACE
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island by Colleen MacMahon
An Unfortunate Event by Zahra Makda
The Long Way There by Ronald Mackay
DREAM CATCHER by Susmitha Subramanya
Lost in Transition by Lindsay de Feliz
Into yourself by Aleksandra Krysik
Valley Of Flowers: A walk to remember by Swarnabha Dutta
A Jungle River in Darkness by Delores Topliff
Himalaya – Retellings by Sourabha Rao
TO MARRY A MOCKINGBIRD? by Valerie Fletcher Adolph
Riding a Shikara by Swatilekha Roy
THE LAST FLIGHT OF AIR SIAM by Syd Blackwell JUNE WINNER
Tackling the Tanami Track by Robyn Boswell
BOOTS by Mary Mae Lewis
For the love of cities by Parishka Gupta
Pago Pago by Helen Bing
A Travel Story in Poems by Madeline Sharples
Travelling: Mishaps and All by Joe Dodkins
Stubborn to a Point by Andrew Klein
Living off the land and sea by Roger Knight
Tambo Viejo means The Old Inn in Quechua by Mark Boyter
Andanza in Andalusia by Laurel Casida
Bucket List: Number 1 – Slieve League by Mike Cavanagh
Terror in the Desert - Egypt 1991 by Alison Galilian OVERALL THIRD PLACE
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island by Colleen MacMahon
An Unfortunate Event by Zahra Makda
The Long Way There by Ronald Mackay
DREAM CATCHER by Susmitha Subramanya
Lost in Transition by Lindsay de Feliz
Into yourself by Aleksandra Krysik
Valley Of Flowers: A walk to remember by Swarnabha Dutta
A Jungle River in Darkness by Delores Topliff
Himalaya – Retellings by Sourabha Rao
TO MARRY A MOCKINGBIRD? by Valerie Fletcher Adolph
Riding a Shikara by Swatilekha Roy
THE LAST FLIGHT OF AIR SIAM by Syd Blackwell JUNE WINNER
Tackling the Tanami Track by Robyn Boswell
BOOTS by Mary Mae Lewis
For the love of cities by Parishka Gupta
Pago Pago by Helen Bing
A Travel Story in Poems by Madeline Sharples
Travelling: Mishaps and All by Joe Dodkins
Stubborn to a Point by Andrew Klein
Living off the land and sea by Roger Knight
May Entries
LOST IN TRANSLATION by Rob Johnson
The Forgotten People by Anu Devi
Old Hand by Lu Barnham
All the World is a Stage by Amy L. Bovaird
Life on the Ocean Wave by Helen Bing
An Arctic Adventure by Emma Yardley
What happened to the corn on the cob? by Lindsay de Feliz
Teetering on the Edge by Robyn Boswell
Sunday Sevilla by Alan Passey
Escaping a Gulag (Part 2) by Ben Stamp
Ellan Vannin by Susan Mellsopp
Bear Necessities by Alyson Hilbourne
Breakfast In Paris by Sunny Lockwood
ONE DAY IN CANADA – A JOURNAL EXCERPT by Syd Blackwell
Padrón by Ronald Mackay
Downhill on a Bike in Bali by Brigid Gallagher
The Fox of Fire Island by Martha Graham-Waldon
A Koh Samui Shirt by Mark Boyter MAY WINNER OVERALL WINNER
Birthdays and Borders by Kristen Caven
LOST IN TRANSLATION by Rob Johnson
The Forgotten People by Anu Devi
Old Hand by Lu Barnham
All the World is a Stage by Amy L. Bovaird
Life on the Ocean Wave by Helen Bing
An Arctic Adventure by Emma Yardley
What happened to the corn on the cob? by Lindsay de Feliz
Teetering on the Edge by Robyn Boswell
Sunday Sevilla by Alan Passey
Escaping a Gulag (Part 2) by Ben Stamp
Ellan Vannin by Susan Mellsopp
Bear Necessities by Alyson Hilbourne
Breakfast In Paris by Sunny Lockwood
ONE DAY IN CANADA – A JOURNAL EXCERPT by Syd Blackwell
Padrón by Ronald Mackay
Downhill on a Bike in Bali by Brigid Gallagher
The Fox of Fire Island by Martha Graham-Waldon
A Koh Samui Shirt by Mark Boyter MAY WINNER OVERALL WINNER
Birthdays and Borders by Kristen Caven
April Entries
A DREAM COME TRUE by Neyda Bettencourt
Seaspray by Robyn Boswell
Gifts for the Great by Logan Wood
Escaping a Gulag by Ben Stamp
Giving Grubs A Go in Mexico City by Emma Yardley
The coldest winter, the warmest hearts by Wenlin Tan
The Temples of Angkor in Cambodia by Tom Czaban
Portals by Claudia Crook
The market in Dajabon by Lindsay de Feliz
Snake in the Grass by Dolores Banerd
Bearing Witness by Piyumi Kapugeekiyana
Bushwalking in Sydney by Stephanie Dagg
Making Allah Happy by Gabrielle Chastenet de Géry
The Ladies of the Lake by Bonnie Jean Warren
Meeting the man behind my nightmares by Rasa Puzinaite
NAVAJO SALLY and KOKOPELLI by Patricia Steele APRIL WINNER
Fair Exchange is No Robbery by Ronald Mackay
Carry on walking by Louise Groom
A Beach Walk in Phuket by Syd Blackwell
A DREAM COME TRUE by Neyda Bettencourt
Seaspray by Robyn Boswell
Gifts for the Great by Logan Wood
Escaping a Gulag by Ben Stamp
Giving Grubs A Go in Mexico City by Emma Yardley
The coldest winter, the warmest hearts by Wenlin Tan
The Temples of Angkor in Cambodia by Tom Czaban
Portals by Claudia Crook
The market in Dajabon by Lindsay de Feliz
Snake in the Grass by Dolores Banerd
Bearing Witness by Piyumi Kapugeekiyana
Bushwalking in Sydney by Stephanie Dagg
Making Allah Happy by Gabrielle Chastenet de Géry
The Ladies of the Lake by Bonnie Jean Warren
Meeting the man behind my nightmares by Rasa Puzinaite
NAVAJO SALLY and KOKOPELLI by Patricia Steele APRIL WINNER
Fair Exchange is No Robbery by Ronald Mackay
Carry on walking by Louise Groom
A Beach Walk in Phuket by Syd Blackwell
March Entries
A TETE A TETE WITH A TORTOISE by Malcom Welshman
Big Island Hawaii – Beauty off the Charts by Delores E. Topliff
Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls by Claudia Crook
Panda Eyes by Robyn Boswell
La Camioneta de Cerveza by Amy Bovaird
One Last Adventure by Emma Yardley
Crystals For Sale by Ben Stamp
The Cold and Rainy Mountain City of Nostalgia by Jesus Deytiquez
A Rendezvous with Dalhousie by Ria Chakraborty
I had a Dream by Brigid Gallagher
Magical Venice by Jules Clark
“BEING SEEN” by Nancy McBride
Tent Pegs and Poles by Susan Mellsopp
Dr. Rap: An Unexpected Encounter by David Greer
Consequences by Lindsay de Feliz MARCH WINNER OVERALL SECOND PLACE
The River is listening by Aditi Nair
Canberra, In A Roundabout Way by Mike Cavanagh
Poor Economy by Frank Kusy
To Italy and back by Andrew Klein
Words of Magic by Ronald Mackay
FLOTEL by Syd Blackwell
Solo Snorkeling in Paradise by Sunny Lockwood
A TETE A TETE WITH A TORTOISE by Malcom Welshman
Big Island Hawaii – Beauty off the Charts by Delores E. Topliff
Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls by Claudia Crook
Panda Eyes by Robyn Boswell
La Camioneta de Cerveza by Amy Bovaird
One Last Adventure by Emma Yardley
Crystals For Sale by Ben Stamp
The Cold and Rainy Mountain City of Nostalgia by Jesus Deytiquez
A Rendezvous with Dalhousie by Ria Chakraborty
I had a Dream by Brigid Gallagher
Magical Venice by Jules Clark
“BEING SEEN” by Nancy McBride
Tent Pegs and Poles by Susan Mellsopp
Dr. Rap: An Unexpected Encounter by David Greer
Consequences by Lindsay de Feliz MARCH WINNER OVERALL SECOND PLACE
The River is listening by Aditi Nair
Canberra, In A Roundabout Way by Mike Cavanagh
Poor Economy by Frank Kusy
To Italy and back by Andrew Klein
Words of Magic by Ronald Mackay
FLOTEL by Syd Blackwell
Solo Snorkeling in Paradise by Sunny Lockwood
