The driver reaches out a hand to steady me as I stand up. I’m on a tiny boat that’s just left the beach of a…
Travel fucks with you. It really does. Travelling makes you confront how lonely you truly are in this world. It unforgivably tosses you into some…
I am not a religious person. I consider the existence of god with an agnostic shrug and struggle to understand the conservatism of my church-going…
Jason*, our Hugh-Grant-lookalike Airbnb host, was prone to wild sporadic fits of weeping. It was the kind of animal uncontrollable wailing that you often hear…
I’m standing in a carriage on the Tokyo subway, scrolling through my newsfeed. A familiar place pops up, Mallacoota. When I was there a few…
It’s strange. You arrive to a new land, there are people to greet you. At first you don’t understand; in fact, you don’t understand for…
“Fuck it,” I said as I clicked book. The decision was final. I was going on an adventure. When travelling, especially as a young person,…
I’m halfway through my month-long escape in Bali and my weeks have begun forming a pattern. Monday morning, wake up early, yoga, green tea. Tuesday…
Enjoy the Journey – When You Get There, You May Not Be Welcome From Corfu to Korcula, from Montenegro to Rome, from Tallinn and Helsinki…
“Holy crap!” Mum shouts as a bike skyrockets past her, narrowly missing her little feet. “The bikes really own the roads and the bloody pavements…
Today I’m walking over the bridge to go to the supermarket, taking a break from work. Listening to music on my phone, the Killers playing…
Before our bags were packed our egos were boosted. Our air was shrouded in arrogance. Friends, family and strangers fuelled our vanity: what we were…
