Kate Allman

3 days ago | snowsbest.com | Kate Allman

When it comes to injuries, three letters spell disaster for skiers. The ACL – anterior cruciate ligament – keeps your knee stable when pivoting or moving sideways. When I tore mine skiing in the USA in 2024, I knew immediately. There was the unmistakeable “pop”, a buckling leg, and my crying crumple to the ground. A banana boat ride downhill and an emergency care visit confirmed my worst fear. “You’ve ruptured your ACL,” the doctor said with the empathy of an unbranded cereal box.

1 month ago | stuff.co.nz | Kate Allman

1 month ago | mensjournal.com | Kate Allman

The cradle of Western civilization birthed democracy, philosophy, theatre, and the Olympic Games. It’s a place that has captured the imagination of travelers for millennia. And yet for all that humankind has documented about Greece, there’s nothing quite like experiencing this storied nation in person. The best places to visit in Greece go beyond Mykonos and Santorini. Greece spans islands, seas, and mountains.

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Kate Allman

By Kate Allman March 26, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Finland consistently tops lists of the world’s happiest countries, including just last week. Why? A visit to the pretty capital of Helsinki goes a fair way to explaining. Architecturally blessed, on the doorstep of nature and refreshingly easy to navigate, it’s a city with a surfeit of delightful surprises.

Feb 8, 2025 | smh.com.au | Kate Allman

By Kate Allman February 9, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Charcoal smoke lofts above Chevrolet and Dodge utes with side mirrors the size of flat-screen televisions. Beer, barbecues and bass-heavy music stifle the air in Santa Clara. A tent city has sprung up between vehicles.