Inspiring Travel Writing from Campbell Jefferys
Originally from Perth, Australia, Cam spent several years travelling and working as a journalist in North America and Europe. During those years, he also contributed to Rough Guides to the USA, Europe and Germany. In 1999, he moved permanently to Germany where he worked as a teacher and continued to write freelance articles when inspired. He has published stories with the Sunday Telegraph, the Globe and Mail in Toronto, and the West Australian in Perth. His passion for history is a theme running through all his writing.
Cam's first novel, The Bicycle Teacher, has recently been published by Janus Books and is available on Amazon.com. When not travelling and writing, Cam puts his body through hell competing in triathlons.
Cam's first novel, The Bicycle Teacher, has recently been published by Janus Books and is available on Amazon.com. When not travelling and writing, Cam puts his body through hell competing in triathlons.
Articles by Campbell Jefferys
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Kiss the Flesh Goodbye
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Campbell Jefferys
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United States
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Louisiana
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New Orleans
The tension is building, construction underway. Viewing stands have been erected and banners advertising ‘Clean Bathrooms $2’ hung. The city is awash with gold, purple and green. The final touches are being added to colourful floats and...
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Winter in Yellowstone National Park
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Campbell Jefferys
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United States
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Wyoming
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Yellowstone National Park
The world’s first national park (est. 1872) is also one of the most diverse. Towering peaks and dense forests go together with half of the world’s geysers, while hot pools bubble next to ice cold rivers. Bison share the plains with elk...
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Crazy Horse, Carhenge and the Corn Palace
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Campbell Jefferys
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United States
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South Dakota
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Mt. Rushmore
Like everyone in the region, I’d come to see Mt. Rushmore, but South Dakota has a lot more treasures than just the ‘Shrine of Democracy’. America’s mid west conjures up a lot of cliches: dirt roads, one-horse towns,...
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Architecture on the Baltic Riviera
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Campbell Jefferys
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Latvia
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Riga Region
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Riga
Brisk is putting it mildly. The arctic wind blustering over the Baltic Sea is biting, teeth-chattering cold. It’s messing up hair, disconnecting men from their hats, and causing umbrellas to flutter and shake, and then turn inside out. Far...
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Prophets, Pilgrims, and Profits
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Campbell Jefferys
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France
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Midi-Pyrenees
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Lourdes
Hosting more than five million visitors a year, Lourdes in southern France has been the most frequented centre of pilgirmage in Europe for over 140 years. Curiosity or calling? It doesn’t matter as long as they come. This is how the story goes: In...
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Looking For Wolfgang
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Campbell Jefferys
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Austria
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Upper Austria
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Salzburg
He uttered his first cries here, stumbled his first steps, tinkled his first ivories and plucked his first strings; Salzburg can truly claim to be the home of Mozart. In 300 years from now, what music will stand the test of time? Which of our post-...
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Australia’s Other Reef
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Campbell Jefferys
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Australia
But then, out of the marina, the lurch and sway, the stomach summersault, the muesli burps, and the droning reminder, ‘Just look at the horizon.’ Well, I’m looking at the burnt orange haze and I’m not feeling better, while...
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Germany's Christmas Markets
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Campbell Jefferys
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Germany
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Saxony-Anhalt
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Dresden
The snow glistens with the array of coloured fairy lights. The smell of fresh gingerbread and grilled bratwurst wafts over the stalls. Carollers can be heard singing Christmas songs in the original German text. It is a winter wonderland where every...
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Exploring Berlin's Underground
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Campbell Jefferys
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Germany
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Berlin Region
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Berlin
In the Berlin underground train station, Gesundbrunnen, there is a green door which thousands of people pass everyday, completely ignorant of the treasures that lie on the other side. The lights are out, but with the luminous paint that marks the...
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Escape to Colditz
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Campbell Jefferys
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Germany
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Saxony-Anhalt
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Colditz
On September 9, 1942, six officers were found to be missing. They had sneaked into the office of Sergeant-Major Gephard, where they had cut a hole diagonally through the back wall to the store room a few nights before. The hole was right under the...