When you keep a banana in your locker (Byron Bay, Australia)
I recently had a very, very bad camping experience. I could write a lot about it, but I already did, so just wait for the book. Regardless, it left me…
When Nothing Goes as Planned (Denpasar, Indonesia)
On our first day in Ubud, Sabrina found a free class at a place called Yoga Barn. “Interested?” she asked me. “Literally not at all” I responded. “Yoga is weirdly…
When your Instagram is cool but your thoughts are just regular (Gili T, Indonesia)
Travelling, in general, is a lot of things. It’s humbling and eye-opening and grounding. It reminds you what’s important; what you actually care about and what you think you’re supposed…
When you leave New Zealand (Taupo, NZ)
I’ve been in New Zealand for 142 days. I landed in Auckland and felt lonely and weird and so insanely insecure about whatever the fuck I had just decided to…
When you feel guilty that this is your life (Taupo, NZ)
I feel guilty that this is my life. It’s a strange feeling, and one I’m able to ignore about 90% of the time. But there are still those moments when…
When ‘everything happens for a reason’ (aka it sucks right now)
Her name doesn’t matter in the context of this post. What matters is she moved to New Zealand and met a boy. So after falling in love, they moved in…
When it feels like home (Taupo, NZ)
I recently went to Auckland for a Writer’s Festival. I was there for 4 days, 3 nights & 2 bottles of wine. When I first landed in NZ, I hated…
When you have FOMO (Taupo, NZ)
FOMO. The genuine, life-altering fear of missing the eff out. I’m scared of a lot of things. Snakes. Weirdly large fish. That horrible, edge-of-your-seat train scene in Breaking Bad that…
When Life is about Life instead of Time (Taupo, NZ)
I think one of my defining characteristics as a human is my constant awareness of time. And by awareness I mean obsession, and by obsession I mean driving force behind…
When You Miss Someone (Christchurch, NZ)
About a month ago I wrapped up an epic South island road trip with Jeff & David and woke up in Christchurch feeling very sad. Sad that it was over…