Richard Asher's Travel Writing

Also includes motoring, opinion, environmental, spa and business writing. Editors, please click here for a handy map of my travels!

DIY airport check-in fury (The West Australian, April 2015 - newspaper and web)

Cruising from Portugal to Lanzarote via Morocco on the MS Europa 2 (Great Golf Magazine, December 2014)

Winter War history on the freezing Finnish-Russian border (Flight Time, Flybe Finland magazine, January 2015)

Shops that bear soul (Australian International Traveller, October 2014). Web version of the story here.

A visit to a micro-nation (Australian Traveller, February/March 2014)

My life as an Outback truck driver (Australian Traveller, October 2013)

Travels in Brunei (PGA Escapes, Summer 2013)

Travels in New Caledonia (PGA Escapes, Summer 2013)

Ferrari FF and Maserati GranCabrio Review (China Eastern Airlines Higher View Magazine, November 2012)

Who's the greener sex? (GQ South Africa, July 2012)

Following the Tintin trail in Brussels (Getaway International, May 2012)

'Maverick' column in Internet Shopping (Reader's Digest UK, April 2012)

'This page has timed out' (Column in GQ South Africa, March 2012)

Taking a stand against chamber maids (Sunday Times Travel Weekly, November 6, 2011)

The reluctant GPS user...and getting lost (Topcar, November 2011)

A visit to Schengen (The Sunday Times, October 2, 2011)

The South African approach to public transport (Topcar, October 2011)

Taking to the streets...in a golf cart (Topcar, October 2011)

Column in Go! Magazine (September 2011)

Sustainable Energy Options in South Africa - a layman's overview (Life In Balance, May 2011)

Client Profile - Wayne van der Vent (Auction Alliance Magazine, May 2011)

Column in Go! Magazine (February 2011)

Column in Go! Magazine (September 2010)

Column on plastic pollution (AA Traveller Magazine, June 2010) 

Column in Go! Magazine (June 2010) 

Feature on SA luxury game lodges (Explore South Africa, April 2010) [Hi-res PDF will take time to load]

Column in Go! Magazine (March 2010) 

Exploring Finland's famous rally stages (Topcar, February 2010)

Trucking column in Topcar Magazine (December 2009)

Column in Go! Magazine (December 2009)

Column in Go! Magazine (November 2009)

Column in Go! Magazine (October 2009) 

Road trip to the Top of Europe (Golf Punk, July 2009)

Macau Grand Prix experience (Golf Punk SA, November 2008)

Spa review (Golf Punk SA, November 2008)

Events diary (Golf Punk SA, September 2008)

My Russian racing adventure (Autosport, September 2007)

Driving Range motoring column (Golf Punk SA)....and a second example