writer. traveller. life unraveller.
The first time I drove a motorbike in South East Asia I was robbed. I had just learned to drive a scooter during a holiday on the island of Lombok, next to Bali and one day I was scooting along one of the main roads, in the middle of a beautiful day, and boom–two local... Continue Reading →
This past weekend I went to Taman Dayu with a friend, a large park about an hour and a half drive from Surabaya. We had registered to participate in a 12 km run/hike race at my friend’s suggestion. Funny actually, because he hates running and hiking and getting up early. The race started at 6:30... Continue Reading →
Once you’ve seen the other side of something and it’s good, returning to the familiar can be difficult, even when it feels like a relief. Peeking over the fence or flying across the pond in search of something to rattle your bones and shake your worldview might actually do yourself a disservice, but that doesn’t... Continue Reading →
Click here to see a beginner's burpee demo... Late last year I started working out with a trainer. I felt I needed to step up my game a little bit. I had hit a plateau in my regular routine because that is what was: a routine. Like anything in life, once something becomes routine... Continue Reading →
Thinking of making 'The Way' to Santiago de Compostela in Spain? Hundreds of thousands of people have made this spiritual journey over hundreds of years. Read on for some information, insights, and recommendations if you are considering embarking on this life-changing walk...
Ugh. This best describes how I feel about the dating game, because in all seriousness it is a game. There are guidelines, rules and penalties for those who don’t play “properly” (however ambiguous that word is). There is the right time to text and the wrong time to call. There is a proper amount of... Continue Reading →
“It is perfectly natural for the future woman to feel indignant at the limitations posed upon her by her sex. The real question is not why she should reject them: the problem is rather to understand why she accepts them.” – Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex. I’m not oppressed. I love being a woman.... Continue Reading →
Living abroad can be much like travelling for an extended period of time, especially if you are a serial “liver-abroad” like me. You take a contract for a few months or a few years. Perhaps you settle permanently somewhere along the way, somewhere that has some pull, or not – you continue moving, from... Continue Reading →
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