Having spent most of my professional career working in the travel industry, I’ve met a lot of travellers. Some of them have even become my friends. What I found over and over again was that, to many, travel was like a drug. These people would travel merely for the sake of crossing another destination… Continue reading
We all get into a rut every now and then. We get overworked, overstressed, and utterly exhausted. There’s no denying it, we’ve all been there before, clawing at the last few moments of time, hoping we could stretch the day just a wee bit longer, finally submitting to defeat. We get completely tapped out to… Continue reading
“The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone here and there who thinks and feels with us, and though distant, is close to us in spirit — this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.” ~ Goethe” In a world with a population of… Continue reading
Fear in itself is a scary thing. It stops you dead in your tracks, holds you back, and keeps you from experiencing life. Many have attributed being afraid to not accomplishing something in life and fear is often an obstacle when thinking about venturing into the unknown. So how does one overcome fear? Where does… Continue reading
“It’s not the load that breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it.” Lena Horne When Halle Berry paid tribute to Lena Horne at the Oscars this year and made reference to this quote I couldn’t help but see the parallels between travel and life. For anyone who has ever carried a backpack you’ll… Continue reading