Tag Archives: travel
Essential Films and Books for Understanding India
ndia is such a vibrant, colourful, chaotic and exciting country, with tons of different languages and ethnic groups, a deep and complex history and culture. Before you dive into the mayhem, I thoroughly recommend taking the time to watch and read a few books, movies or documentaries as it will give you a far better understanding of this incredible country.
Ego Tourism and the Selfie Generation: A Cultural Reflection
This week I was sitting on a beach on the sophisticated and swanky Isle of Capri in Italy, watching mostly young women pose like models for selfies, then checking the pictures, deleting, and retaking to get the perfect shot. I found it quite bewildering, all this “me me me” behaviour. I asked myself what social […]
Easy ways to make your travels sustainable
Let’s face it, travel is not sustainable. All that gallivanting around the globe, gobbling up fossil fuels is really not helping. There is a constant stream of news showing out-of-control bushfires, horrific floods, heatwaves, polar ice melting etc. It’s all a bit depressing really! Yes, I know you have a bucket list and you missed […]
Reclaiming our senses: navigating the disconnect from nature.
We have lost touch with many of our five senses. How can we reclaim them and be more in touch with nature in a modern world?
16 easy planet-saving ideas for the new green normal
We are in our second lockdown in a year and a half now, and I am rather enjoying it, having changed down a couple of gears to life in the slow lane, and ticking a few jobs off my list. I’m enjoying the peace outside and the chance for the earth to breathe again. One […]
Covid 19 news from my guides around the world…
In April I wrote to my guides in different places around the world to get an on-the-ground-perspective of what was happening in the world. One day we will look back at this post as a piece of history, and a reminder of what we went through. Here is what they said: NEWS FROM MARCELLO IN […]
Revisiting Ethiopia 10 years on…
It had been a few years since I had been to Ethiopia, so I was curious to see the changes. Sometimes things change for the good, sometimes for the worse. But I think what I had forgotten is that it’s how Ethiopia changes you. Unlike most other countries which you visit, learn about the culture […]
HOW TO TAKE TIME OUT FROM LIFE
Ever worked like a madman? For years I had a ridiculously manic work life, working 6 days a week in tourism and up to 12 hour days. At the end of my “paid work day” in an office, there was all the shopping, cooking, cleaning, socializing, emails, and hobbies (if there was any time for […]
Adventures of Venus 