Boulder Mall is a beautiful place to wander shops, taste delicious food, and be entertained by buskers. Busking is entertaining solely for tips given by spectators. Seriously, if you want an excellent experience- stop and engage a street entertainer. Tip them well, they make their living taking you out of your world and into a … Continued
Picture Perfect Australia Two months. Two whole months just for me and my surroundings. Had I done the right thing, leaving all behind and going off on my own? I arrived at Perth Airport utterly hassled by the overrated busyness of an everyday life everybody seems to live these days. After a couple of days exploring … Continued
I share the edge of the paved road with looming sand dunes as I find myself walking slowly towards my destination. Usually, I ride my bike to work, but today I wanted to wander along at a slower pace to take in the beauty of my surroundings. The field of blueberry bushes quickly demands my … Continued
Grand Canyon of India – Gandikota “I am your child,” the words escaped my mouth involuntarily. “Ssssss,” came back the answer with the wind in approval. A sense of freedom settled in my heart. I was freer than free. I was at eternal peace. It was as if I had left behind all the woes … Continued
Freedom Is Within Me: A Place I Rather Be More than Anywhere Else As I contemplate my life story; I realize I am unraveling a mysterious place I have woven within my own life’s tapestry. A place I have endured unweaving the threads with perseverance and patience, acknowledging the tattered seams. A place I go … Continued
The chill of the early morning bites through to my bones like starving dogs tearing savagely at a discarded piece of meat. It is incredible to contemplate that within just a few hours I’ll be craving shade and gasping in exhaustion, as the midday sun strikes out with the abruptness of a wronged woman. Easing … Continued
If you have ever heard obnoxious birdcalls and seen a girl zip by dressed head to toe in rainbow paraphernalia—well, that was probably me. Art college. It happens. We called ourselves the Bird Flock, a band of oddball college girls who blasted glitter pop on the way to Publix, contemplated life goals on moonlit … Continued
My mum once said that I take after her grandfather, whom she thought of as being very adventurous. Over a hundred and thirty years ago, he left China and set sail for Singapore to start a new life. As the middle child who marches to her own drum beat, it took me a while to … Continued
I rarely stray from my workout routine, even when on vacation. I am by no means a “gym rat”; I actually loathe gyms, but I do like adventure and thrive on physical challenges. Having grown up with eight brothers (3 of whom competed in natural bodybuilding) and having participated in competitive sports since the age … Continued
En Quito Jonathan Litten In Quito, in that shivery black, sierra dawn, the birds begin their chorus around 5:00 a.m. You awaken, not abruptly from repetitious alarm of the birds at home, but rather in a gentle yawn tickling some sleepy part of the unconscious. Gradually, the complexity of sound creates a desperate curiosity, … Continued