“How do you do it? How do you just go?” A friend asked me this after I returned from nearly 10 years of world travel. It was then I realised that travel was not an easy decision for everybody to make. Leaving friends, family and a good job with no fixed date of return can …
One thing I love about travel is the modes of transport offered in different countries, which give you an entirely fresh perspective on life. Of course, being a photography enthusiast, I’ve managed to snap a few of these experiences – where I’m literally bouncing, navigating, drifting or just hanging on from behind the camera to …
“If one doesn’t talk about a thing, it has never happened. It is simply expression that gives reality to things.” ~ Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray You’ve got things you want to accomplish right? Things in the back of your mind that one day you’d like to achieve? Well, perhaps unsurprisingly, I do …
I’m sitting here typing at Guapa Pecera – a local café – sipping a strong, clove-scented coffee on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain. I’m tucked away in a forest alcove above an abrupt cliff face, peering down at the bronzed flecks of swimmers and sailboats in the turquoise waters …
Stavros made tracks across the ivory-coloured sand as the scent of sizzling sardines tickled our nose hairs. He returned under a sultry sky, briskly – an eager waiter, he offered us a second carafe of wine as the sound of the Bee Gees drifted through the olive trees. Um, no. How about: The breeze felt …
The thriving international city of London: here, as with life in general, your experience is largely determined by your perspective. Certainly one way to get a different look at this grand old city is on a bicycle. Cycling in London can transport you to places you wouldn’t see in a car, or on foot, in …
I was slouched on the floor of my tiny London bedsit, with very little to my name, when I decided to head to Switzerland. My friend read out the first sentence in the Lonely Planet guide book before letting out a snort of laughter. “Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in the world.” …
A culturally significant region of Scotland, the Scottish Highlands is a sparsely populated world of rolling hills, haunting lochs, glens and mountains. A wander through any part of this region is sure to put some fire in your kilt, or perhaps just a smile on your face, provided the weather holds out. One particularly handsome …
Speeding on a train from Paris, I was headed toward what’s been a place of communion for travellers since the 12th century. Tall skinny ones (like me), round ones, grumpy ones, happy ones and more often today, secular ones too. Being a traveller myself, I felt an urge to head to this old adventurer’s den …
Montmartre, Paris, is a bit of a rock star as far as Parisian towns go. Attractive and famous with a rebellious past, it lured me, I admit, because it was the setting for the movie Amelie. However, a visit with my local friend Carole revealed a very different world (unsurprisingly) than the one created by …
“It’s like a dream”, a girl told me in Mexico prior to my highly anticipated sojourn to Barcelona city, in Spain. While I later understood what she meant, my initial impression of the city was how much faster the Spanish was than in Mexico. In fact, the whole city is pulsating – an international, cultured …
Having lived in Totnes, Devon, for six months, I know its laneways, meadows, hills, smells, its taverns and even some of its residents rather well. When my dad came to visit, he described the place as being like something out of a Charles Dickens’ novel. Perhaps it was because we lived at the top of …