Ann-Marie Cahill

Writer Ann-Marie Cahill

Ann-Marie Cahill is an Australian writer who knows a little about a lot of things and is always looking for more. She packs light, travels hard, and takes her role as a travel geek very seriously. When she’s not traveling, Ann-Marie is reading about travel, writing about travel, or encouraging everyone else to travel. It’s her thing.

Articles by Ann-Marie Cahill

Bust of George Washington Carver. Photo: Tonya Fitzpatrick

Travel Beyond Black History Month

By Ann-Marie Cahill

During February, there is an influx of travel stories for the “Best Places to Celebrate Black History Month”. It’s great and there are so many places I want to visit! However, the same list almost disappears into the ether as soon as March 1st arrives.  

The World Insights History Social Responsibility
Cabarita Beach photo by Ann-Marie Cahill

A Trip Through Tradition on the Tweed Coast

By Ann-Marie Cahill

Wollumbin is not the first site to be ‘renamed’ in Australia, and it certainly should not be the last.  

Oceania Landscape Indigenous
christmas-in New York

Holiday from Home with Virtual Tours

By Ann-Marie Cahill

Virtual tours have been a massive hit in 2020, thanks in a large part to the COVID-19 lockdowns. When lockdowns first started in early 2020, many popular venues and institutions were offering virtual tours via social media.  

United States Technology
Empty bench on the beach

Opinion: Is “No Travel” the new Responsible Travel?

By Ann-Marie Cahill

It’s the statement no traveller wants to hear: “Please Don’t Come Here”.  

The World Insights Social Responsibility
The Oxalis Morada is indigenous to the Galapagos Islands and many regions of South America. Photo: Brent Cahill

Indigenous Food Travel: A Culinary Postcard

By Ann-Marie Cahill

While many of my friends have turned to books or television documentaries, I have been exploring the world of culinary travel — but not just for cooking recipes. I found inspiration in the preservation of Indigenous food. And that has me planning my next adventure.  

Oceania Food & Drink Indigenous Preservation Social Responsibility
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Let Your Children Soar: Teach Your Kids Responsible Travel

By Ann-Marie Cahill

Travel is the greatest educator. It provides the greatest opportunity to open our minds and give practical application beyond anything we could ever learn in a classroom. However, it is a complete package. With great travel comes great responsibility… or something like that. As travel-loving parents, that responsibility includes teaching … Read more  

The World Family Travel Social Responsibility
Backpack

Adopt a Backpacker: Seeking Refuge During the COVID-19 Crisis

By Ann-Marie Cahill

You know you’re living the travel-dream when you don’t have to go home *sigh*. But what happens when you can’t go home? When the option is taken from you? When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, nations all around the world called for their citizens to come home. Not everyone could afford the … Read more  

Oceania Backpacking & Camping
bushfire ravaged bush land regrowing after the fire

Is it safe to travel to Australia after the bushfires?

By Ann-Marie Cahill

The Australian bushfire season for 2019/2020 has been the worst on record. Globally, news reports have tried to capture the enormity of the situation, often falling short. Red, orange, and black smother the traditional Australian green-and-gold. And yet, from the ashes, there is a sprout of new growth; as a … Read more  

Oceania Social Responsibility
Ayers Rock, Uluru, Australia

Uluru: Why Climbing is Bad for Australia’s Heart

By Ann-Marie Cahill

Over the last few months, there has been a mad rush of tourists to the heart of Australia: Uluru.  The majority of tourists are eager to see the giant rock and soak in the spiritual atmosphere of the heritage around them. Others, however, are determined to climb atop and stake … Read more  

Oceania Preservation
The 2019 Sydney Festival (SydFest) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. Photo: Ann-Marie Cahill

Sydney Festival 2019: Out of This World

By Ann-Marie Cahill

Sydney comes to life in summer. It is a glorious city, no matter what time of year but in the summer, we have long days, warm nights, hot beaches, and the biggest party in all of Australia: The Sydney Festival. Sydney Festival – Everyone, Every Year Every January, over three … Read more  

Oceania Family Travel Events & Festivals
The proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey, is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey. It is endemic to Borneo.

Sustainable Tourism Trumps Palm Oil Plantations in Borneo, Malaysia

By Ann-Marie Cahill

Our guide on the Kinabatangan River in Borneo in Malaysia has been pointing out wildlife at every turn. Crocodiles sulking near the water’s edge. Proboscis monkeys lazing in the top of trees. Hornbills flying overhead. The only thing missing is the elusive pygmy elephant. The elephant’s absence hints at the … Read more  

Asia Sustainability
Kaikoura, New Zealand

Rebuilding Wildlife Tourism in Kaikoura, New Zealand

By Ann-Marie Cahill

New Zealand is one of the most wildlife saturated tourist destinations in the world, with an abundance of native flora and fauna. Most notable is Kaikoura, on the South Island’s East Coast, which has always been ‘The Place’ for marine mammals and amazing birdlife. But an earthquake in 2016 risked … Read more  

Oceania Preservation