I desperately needed a break, so when a friend invited me to join her in Bali, I jumped at the chance. The only problem it was a yoga retreat in Ubud and I don’t do yoga!! Before I came away, I joked that I was going to spend the week avoiding yoga; however, I decided to embrace the experience. I do believe an open mind, is a young mind! Day 1, … Continue reading
Papua New Guinea is not your typical holiday destination, but being a country I had never visited, I was very excited that my job, even if just for a few days, took me to its capital, Port Moresby. Carjacking, assault, bag snatching, robberies… Port Moresby has the dubious honour of being the most at-risk location for Australian business travellers. When I told my parents I was going to Papua New … Continue reading
Day 3 I arrived in Zubiri, exhausted after my day’s Camino. I found the local municipal albergue and checked in for the night. Outside there was a shoe rack, where all the pilgrims had to leave their shoe, to prevent smelly feet fumes stinking out the rooms. Pretty tired I didn’t think much of it and placed my walking boots on the rack. That night I had one of my … Continue reading
The Camino day starts at 5am when the first pilgrims start to stir. I HATE mornings, so every morning I stubbornly refused to join the early risers. I hid my head under the pillow desperately trying to ignore the rustling of bags, the lit mobile phones acting as torches, and the not so quiet whisperings, for one more hour before reluctantly leaving the comforts of my bunk bed. About 10 … Continue reading
The Camino de Santiago is a walk that I have always wanted to do. Not quite sure when or how the Camino seed was planted in my mind; whether it was from someone I had met on my travels or from reading “The Pilgrimage” by Paulo Coelho many years ago; but, finally this year I decided to start my journey on the Camino de Santiago. When I told my friends … Continue reading
