The Giingan Gumbaynggirr Cultural Experience provides an unparalleled opportunity to learn about the culture, people and language of the traditional custodians of the Coffs Coast. The smoke wafts over us like a blanket, its loud and constant hum providing a soundtrack to the low rolling screen of silvery smoke. Dancers snake out in a line […] Read more…
Written by Raff – Aged 11 This Australian summer has been a bit of a shocker. Mostly because of a horrific fire season that’s been made worse by an ongoing drought and unusually warm conditions that expert research suggests are the result of climate change. While there are fires still burning, I can’t help […] Read more…
Australia’s National Capital was established on the traditional land of the Ngunnawal peoples and was also a significant meeting place for neighbouring clans, including the Ngarigo, Wolgalu, Gundungurra, Yuin and Wiradjuri people. Artefacts and oral histories tell us that these clans gathered here for ceremonies, trading and marriages, for well over 20,000 years. Canberra’s very […] Read more…
Who’d have thought that a visit to an Aboriginal dance performance would lead to one of the most authentic and incredible Indigenous experiences of Raffles young life? Certainly not me. But that is exactly what has happened at Katoomba’s Waradah Aboriginal Centre. We find ourselves at the centre after stopping to wax philosophic with Katoomba’s […] Read more…
Junior journo Raffles has a passion for Aboriginal culture that is matched only by his fervour for stuffing his face. This cultural hunger is one we’re more than happy to indulge and one of our favourite places to do just that is at Sydney’s Blak Markets. This incredible market is dedicated to Aboriginal crafts, skills, food […] Read more…
Given their mother’s rampant “bleeding heart hippie” tendencies and outspoken belief in the need for an egalitarian society, there was never a chance our kids would grow up without at least a little respect and recognition of Australia’s First Nations people. But Raffles has surprised me with his passion for Indigenous culture. We’re more than […] Read more…
I’ll never forget my first time. I was just 17. It was in the back of a car, my body glistening with perspiration from the heat, my heart beating with excitement. It was everything it had been cracked up to be and more. My first sight of Uluru. One moment ochre-brown, the next blazing red, […] Read more…
There’s not much about Sydney that hasn’t been written about. But this city still has secrets, and if you think that you’ve seen everything it has to offer, think again. I could start by telling you about tranquil secret gardens and pristine Harbour beaches left largely untouched by visitors. I could tell you about Sydney’s […] Read more…
Raffles is pretty excited when we tell him we’re going to explore a real fort. When we add the bit about him making his very own weapon while he’s there, he’s just about ready to sign up for a job with Border Protection. I’m not sure he’d last long in the job though as he […] Read more…
Do you know the muffin man? I do. Turns out he’s about four-ft tall, blonde, extremely cheeky and only six-years old. Inspired by our recent bushtucker adventures in Jervis Bay, Raffles asked me if we could hit the kitchen for a little experimenting with some of the native flavours we’d learned about and tasted in Booderee National Park. Three-year […] Read more…
I bought my first beaten up jalopy before I’d learned to drive – such is my love of hitting the road. By the time I had my P plates I knew my way around its V6 engine so well that I could practically repair it myself. Mind you cars were pretty simple when I was […] Read more…
To those who ask me (and I am asked, with astounding frequency) what the point of travelling and exposing my children to different cultures and people at such a young age is? Let me tell you a little story. The EatsWorlds and a giant plastic pineapple named Johnny (don’t ask) are visiting the National Capital, […] Read more…
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Hey, I’m Aleney! A mum, award-winning travel writer, magazine editor and gallivanting glutton. He’s Raff, the “boy” in boyeatsworld, and a fearless foodie, adventurer and eco-warrior. Along with his all-singing, all-dancing, all-adventurous sister, Sugarpuff, we’re exploring the world’s colour, culture and cuisine on a food safari for the junior set.
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