The Best $20 I’ve Spent In My Travels: Onsen ‘Hotel’

I was never fantastic at being independent as a young adult. You’d think I’d have thought a bit more about that before travelling to live and work in Japan for six months.  Despite studying the Japanese language at both high school and university, I still managed to get lost many a time during my stayContinueContinue reading “The Best $20 I’ve Spent In My Travels: Onsen ‘Hotel’”

A Series Of Fortunate Events

I’m a huge believer in fate, although I do think sometimes we need to give ourselves a little push.  There’s been many times in my life where I have found myself jumping out of my comfort zone – and I really love my comfort zone! – and wondering why I did it.   Some examplesContinueContinue reading “A Series Of Fortunate Events”

The Write Stuff: Six Ways To Keep At It

I haven’t been blogging as much lately, (but who am I kidding, it is unfortunately usually one of the last things on my to do list).  Instead, I have been spending my time writing other things.  In June I attended a Writing Memoir workshop and since then, more opportunities have been popping up for meContinueContinue reading “The Write Stuff: Six Ways To Keep At It”