Taking a leaf out of nature’s book // 20 April 2013
Written in 2010 but never published, I don’t think… Timely again, as the Dreamliner lifts back into the skies, with any luck. Taking a leaf out of nature’s book The new Boeing Dreamliner has barely taken to the skies and Dr Julian Vincent of Bath University’s department of mechanical engineering is nonchalant. According to Vincent, … Read more
A love letter to the old Syria, Sydney Morning Herald // 2 August 2012
My piece from the Sydney Morning Herald, today. Another time … memories of Syria and Damascus. Photo: from the Dumas archives. Many faces of a troubled land In a corner of the old city of Damascus, along the Street Called Straight and beyond Bab Sharki’s backgammon set hawkers, lies a convent. There’s no diplomatic immunity, … Read more
Bogans, bashing, rorts and stoushes // 20 June 2012
My piece for Daily Life, 20 June 2012… —— So, bogan is actually a word. A bona fide, fully certified, 100 per cent pure, paid-up, proper word in the actual Oxford English Dictionary. Well, it’s about bloody time. Deliciously peculiar to Australia, the word is a sublime moniker for a social stratum of a nation … Read more
MailOnline, the last 8 or so months // 11 May 2012
It’s taken a while to get ’round to compiling the second of my inventories from my time at MailOnline in NYC. Here is my August to March stint, detailing hundreds and hundreds of features, all written by me (even where bylines may not hint at it)… Productivity levels were evidently teetering towards Mach Five status … Read more
The rise of local guiding, CNN // 3 May 2012
Read my latest for CNN here. Or, here… The rise of ‘local guiding’ How travelers are turning to real locals over tour agencies to get the most out of their trip By Daisy Dumas 23 April, 2012 At the risk of offending professional travel agents, I’m going to ask: has your time gone? From Tripbod.com … Read more
The Underwater Project – the book’s out // 10 April 2012
Mark Tipple’s name is no stranger to these pages. The Sydney-based photographer has mastered – if that term can be so brazenly applied to art – underwater pictures, and his beautiful images have deservedly graced far wider-reaching publications than these. Savvy to the end, the young Adelaide-born snapper is now selling collections of his Underwater … Read more
Gourmet Traveller – and the Lower East Side // 22 September 2011
My reviews for the Gourmet Traveller Guide are out now – Australians can pick up a September issue of the glossy mag and the indispensable little gastronomic guidebook, complete with my two cents’ worth, should be attached. Mine are a handful of Brisbane joints – some great, some not quite so. I would reveal to … Read more
MailOnline: the first three weeks // 31 July 2011
New York’s been a steep learning curve so far – in three weeks I’ve written and edited nearly 40 features. Here they are… 11 July – 29 July 2011, MailOnline, by Daisy Dumas: Kirsten Dunst tells Elle about her broken heart James Hotel has a tanning concierge Petra Ecclestone ‘is privileged, not spoilt’ Snail slime … Read more
Sydney’s best fish and chips, CNN // 7 July 2011
Read my piece over at CNN, or stay here and read on… Here’s a catch. Sydney and fish go together like piping hot chips and a piece of freshly fried fish. It’s worth leaving the beaten track of the Sydney Fish Markets to the tourists and trying some local favorites. From the get-go, the essential … Read more
