At this very moment, I work the ‘front office’ at a hotel made solely with old authentic teak, a destination you may not be aware on a crater-like mountain range in Indonesia. In other words, I am a receptionist at a hotel but I always like to say “going to the office now” to my … Continued
Surfing Lessons in Costa Rica A few years back, I vowed to learn to surf before turning 50. Then in a blink of an eye, there was only 6 months left to make good on my promise. ‘One day’ phrases start to sound sad instead of inspired if not acted on. At almost 50, ‘one day … Continued
It’s 7 a.m. and the metal bus outside my house rumbles to life. Drenched to the bone with sweet, sticky sweat, stiff and nervous, I arrived in a little Nicaraguan village called La Ceiba. I mulled the words over in my mouth like a smooth caramel, “La…Ceiba. La Ceiba.” The sting of diesel, the unsullied … Continued
A wall of sand fills the windscreen, rising higher than my neck can crane and blurring into the heat-hazed horizon on either side. I swallow the grit sticking in my throat and give a pathetic cough. I don’t want to do this. I’ve said it several times but no one seems to be listening. My … Continued
I needed an adventure. At the age of 28, with two daughters ages 9 and 3, I told my husband I was going away for a few days. I had never traveled alone; and in fact was beginning to feel that I’d never truly been alone besides small moments here and there. I needed to … Continued
Mabilla you are the rose of Sharon, the lily of your heart. As a lily among the thistles, so is my beloved among mountains. As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my love among mountains. In his delightful shade I sit, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. She … Continued
Sometimes too much of stability can take your life to an edge, thats what happened to me. Five years and ten months of a fancy corporate job, brain storming sessions within those immaculate white walls and a fancy pay cheque was enough to get me there. I was restless because life was too easy, predictable … Continued
I’ve always dreamt of traveling; whether it was backpacking through Europe, driving cross-country…anything really. But the rational, responsible side of me always stood in the way. First, I had to get through college, then it was law school, next I had to get a job, then build a career, etc. As my 30’s approached, things … Continued
Surfing the sparkling waters off the far North Coast of Australia, or getting lost amongst the colourful wares of vendor boats floating on the murky waters of the Mekong in Thailand. Perhaps it is the glorious smells of the spring time air and the march flowing Orchids of Godavari in Nepal that makes you feel like … Continued
I couldn’t sleep. Jetlag was my new best friend and no matter how many sheep I managed to count, he wouldn’t let me go. So I indulged him. I asked him what he wanted to do and he told me he wanted to see the city. He wanted to see Washington D.C. at three in … Continued