What’s New in New Guinea?
From the Sepik’s woodcarvers to Highland gatherings and Madang’s coast, a journey into the people, traditions and ingenuity of Australia’s near neighbour.
Read the feature →FEATURE & TRAVEL WRITING
A life in words.
A world of stories.
I’m Jeff Lancaster, an Australian feature and travel writer exploring people, places and the stories that connect them.
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GQHarper’s BAZAARChicago TribuneMen’s HealthTHE WEEKEND
AUSTRALIANmarie claireISLANDSPittsburgh
Post-GazetteThe Kansas City StarThe Providence Journal
AUSTRALIANmarie claireISLANDSPittsburgh
Post-GazetteThe Kansas City StarThe Providence Journal
01 / OUT IN THE WORLD
Features & travel
People worth meeting. Places worth understanding. Stories that begin with curiosity.
SEA KAYAKER / PROFILE
Roy Grabenauer: Inventor of sit-on-top kayaks
A lost prototype, an improbable ocean journey and the man behind a different way to explore the water.
Read the feature →Roman holiday, two wheels at a time
Explore Rome by Vespa, from cinematic landmarks to hilltop panoramas and gardens worth lingering in.
Read the feature →Follow Melbourne’s festival trail
From comedy in civic halls to Greek cooking on Lonsdale Street, discover the city through its festivals.
Read the feature →Quiet Aussie achiever who beat Tiger twice
A profile of Nick O’Hern: routine, self-doubt and the victories behind his quiet confidence.
Read the feature →Success is winning tournaments
An interview with Adam Scott on success, pressure and the pursuit of improvement.
Read the feature →Beyond the familiar.
Travel and adventure writing for publications including Islands, Porthole Cruise Magazine, Hemispheres, Hyatt Magazine and The Road Ahead.
From the water to the road, an interest in the people and experiences that give a place its character.
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Chicago Tribune
Kansas City Star
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Providence Journal
The Weekend Australian
The Sunday Mail
The Courier-Mail
GQ
Men’s Health
Harper’s Bazaar
Marie Claire
Golf Magazine
Australian PGA Championship Magazine
Better Homes and Gardens
Sea Kayaker
Departure Lounge
Islands
Porthole Cruise Magazine
The Road Ahead
Hyatt Magazine
Hemispheres
Sydney’s Child
Melbourne’s Child
Brisbane’s Child
02 / ON THE HORIZON
Upcoming Stories
Florida stories
Full throttle in Key West
Powerboats throw up curtains of spray, engines roar across the waterfront and race crews prepare for their next run. International powerboat racing brings a competitive edge to Key West’s saltwater life. Beyond the spectacle, there’s an island to explore—and racers, boatbuilders and waterfront locals whose stories reach well beyond the finish line.
Into the Everglades
An alligator’s eyes above the waterline. A heron poised in the shallows. Sawgrass stretching towards an enormous sky. Florida’s Everglades invites a closer look, from its open wetlands to its tangled mangrove waterways. Exploring alongside people who know and care for this landscape reveals its extraordinary wildlife—and the delicate relationship between the water, the wilderness and those who live here.
The long and winding road
The Overseas Highway offers a simple proposition: keep driving and you’ll reach Key West. The more interesting journey lies in the stops along the way. Across bridges and through island communities, a road trip in search of the people, everyday rituals and small discoveries that give the Florida Keys their character.
Michigan stories
The town that changed breakfast
A familiar cereal box leads to an unexpected Michigan story. In Battle Creek, the histories of breakfast, health and the sanitarium converge. A journey through the town’s past and present, meeting the people who can explain how a local pursuit of better living helped change what the world eats in the morning.
The other arrivals lounge
As the light fades over Michigan’s wetlands, a different set of travellers comes in to land. Following the autumn sandhill crane migration, this story meets the volunteers and conservationists watching over seasonal gathering places—and discovers the rewards of standing still while the birds continue their journey south.
Lake to lake
From Lake St Clair near Detroit to South Haven on Lake Michigan, a road trip through the places between the shorelines. Travelling via Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, this story follows local food, small-town history and the people who give each stop its character—an Australian traveller’s introduction to Michigan beyond the familiar names.
03 / THE WRITER
People. Places.
One curious mind.
I’m an Australian feature and travel writer based on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. My work has appeared in international newspapers and magazines, from GQ and Harper’s Bazaar to the Chicago Tribune and The Weekend Australian.
My focus is on the people in the places: their lives, their stories and the everyday details that give a destination its character. Whether I’m writing a profile or a travel feature, I’m interested in how people see their world—and what we discover when we take the time to listen.
For feature commissions, travel stories and editorial enquiries:
jeff@jefflancaster.com.au ↗