Our body and mind are precious, yet so often throughout our days we forget that we even have a body. We become a floating head, a brain walking around on sticks of bone and muscle until we are eventually tired and irritated for “no good reason”. Posture and breathing So much of our life is [...]
What is hygge and why is it important? This Scandinavian word has become somewhat of a legendary myth in contemporary society, in connection to the often-fantasised collective of the “happiest countries in the world”. It’s a word that’s hot on trending scales yet seldom understood as being more than owning some nice furniture, cozy blankets [...]
It's funny when you meet friends out of context. For all of my travels to Europe I have met people who have some element of the past in common. It is always strange to see them living in Europe and it also gives me a great deal of hope that if it makes sense to [...]
In 2016 I completely fell in love with this city - it sings a hum and rhythm that is like hundreds of tiny villages combined. The food is wonderful, the people are friendly and the nature is stunning. Last year, my friend and I had dreamed up an idea and in March 2017 I flew [...]
Hum of the dragonflies - I can see where Ross Edwards finds some of his inspiration! Splendid and peaceful and... hot. Adelaide is unbelievably warm - and the heat incredibly dry. It burns down from the desert before sweeping through the city, rustling the leaves in the beautiful botanical gardens and bouncing off of old [...]
Melbourne is such a wonderful city! It's taken a while for me to travel here and it took an orchestral conducting school to make it happen, but my goodness I really love this culture, the city and the people. So often it is easy to forget about the home when we are travelling. Dreaming of [...]
Sometimes when reflecting on travels I am reminded of the strangest moments and equally the kindness of the strangers. When I was first travelling solo in 2014, the train I was taking from Bologna to Munich was delayed after a tree had fallen over the tracks. Because it was a Sunday (never travel on a [...]
So it began that we found ourselves in a completely non-English speaking village on a mountaintop in Italy. We had all prepared for the hike ahead... but finding where it actually began was the first of a few tricky steps. I know this sounds insane, but I seem to find a lot of donkeys when [...]
The Amalfi Coast in summertime. This is honestly where dreams blend over seamlessly with reality and become hard to separate. The cobblestones are warm, shaded by ancient vines with colourful flowers, the people friendly, the food spectacular and the views... completely out of this world. A treasured memory was arriving in Naples at midnight and [...]
Wow. It's strange how normal it feels to wake up on the day of travel. Bag packed by the door, clothes for the plane laid out and the last meal of fresh food (aka. many mangos!) for the next 24 hours pre-planned and ready to eat. I think I have always been a traveller. Since [...]
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