Do you dread the mail as much as I do? Bills and junk and nothing too exciting? Is a picturesque postcard simply a blast from the past? From a time when facebook, twitter and gmail didn’t even exist? Well, it was a good time-as much as technology made communication for travellers easier, the good [...]
Travel is all about experience: taking in new sights, smells and sounds to overload the senses with everything outside of your ordinary. The invigoration is intoxicating and finding the balance of that exciting travel sense and a regular routine back home, is an art form. Glancing at photos and simply letting the mind wander is [...]
Bargain shopping in KL…and ALL of Asia!!
If you’ve read ‘Manic in the Malls’ you’ll know that I’m not a fan of shopping. But here’s where I’ll turn the tables- I LOVE TO SHOP! The variables in a shopping environment are key for both retailers and consumers. I like the relaxed feel, earthy colours if possible, and most importantly, personality in [...]
Manic in the Malls
I was once asked by a women’s magazine street surveyor if I was a die hard shopper. I don’t like lining up to pay, I don’t like paying too much, I don’t like the effect of big brands or corporations, I don’t like consumer crowds, I don’t like malls, I don’t like trying on lots [...]
I sat down to breakfast this morning and was hit with a familiar sight. The tub. It wasn’t just any tub, it’s the long life tub that brings joy to toast and sandwiches in hot climates all around the world. It’s the un-meltable margarine that’s makes a morning meal cheap and cheerful. I first saw [...]
Anticipation is a funny thing. It can lead to such emotional highs and lows that it becomes anxiety even before anything has ever happened. I think all anxieties can be hidden well as I know not everybody fesses up to the uncontrollable heartbeats and sweaty palms. But when it comes to travel anxiety, we all [...]
…yeah yeah I know-kinda missed January! What a way to start off a new month/new year-I’m traipsing around jolly ‘ol London at the moment. Loving every gallery and museum and every building overloaded with history. With several years of living in the UK in my own history, these travels are extra special. Being back on [...]
This is often the week that resolutions get neglected. For me however, this is the week that I am in full swing. Although I haven’t talked to everybody in my life regarding my resolutions this year, I do secretly have a few. And I can’t jinx my own efforts in getting them done by sharing [...]
So here it is folks…I’m actually jumping back into the cyber world. When I first began blog writing, I was living out of a backpack and discovering my passion for writing, for travelling and for life outside of my normal routines. Launching into stories about scam artists in Chile or drinking fresh coconut milk was [...]
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