A $25 Boat Ticket To Australia Got Me Hooked On Sea Travel

Why it’s always better to arrive by water

Sailing up the Amalfi Coast. Photo by author

My love of travelling by sea began early. At the age of 1, my parents uprooted me from Scotland, the country of my birth, and took me for an adventure on the high seas. It was the early 1970s and we were ten pound Poms.

“What the heck’s a ten pound Pom?” I…