Dorian Mode

Words by Dorian Mode Photography by Lydia Thorpe I am in my early 20s. I am drinking a beer at a party at my next–door neighbour’s bohemian warehouse in Redfern. …

Words By Dorian Mode Photography By Lydia Thorpe I do like the cold. It’s a novelty for us living on the Coast, isn’t it? I don’t know about you but …

Words by Dorian Mode Photography Lydia Thorpe I’m flying from Perth to Sydney, sitting in a metal tube at 30,000 feet. Unlike the Indian Pacific, none of my fellow passengers …

Words by Dorian Mode. Photography Lydia Thorpe Canberra is mostly associated with pollies and public servants. But it’s a relatively short drive (or train ride) to what feels like Australia’s …

Words by Dorian Mode Photography Lydia Thorpe Recently a senior confessed to us that she and her husband were “over travelling” since the lock down. “That’s it for us,” she …

How did we recycle in the 1970s? Words Dorian Mode No weekend would be complete in Sydney in the 1970s without ribbons of smoke billowing from backyard incinerators. Each weekend …

Words by Dorian Mode With NSW in lock down, for this travel column, I’ve been reflecting on how we used to entertain ourselves in the backyard the 1970s. Yellow Brake …

Words by Dorian Mode. Photography by Lydia Thorpe The NSW town of Hay is so flat that if you stand on a milk-crate you can see Mudgee. But this makes …

Words by Dorian Mode. Photography Lydia Thorpe With international travel impeded by lockdown, seniors are choosing long driving holidays. Sometimes these holiday destinations allow you to bring your best mate. …

Words by Dorian Mode. Photography Lydia Thorpe Driving north on the M1 is dull. Like the Hume, there are no pretty towns along the way to grab a coffee or …