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LATEST ARTICLES ( 43 )

• On Healing, Guilt and Self-discovery

  

  There’s nothing like a trip home for a case of the ‘Who am I’s'… I approached it with trepidation, and was left with a sinking mix of guilt, confusion and... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• The Day We Went in a Hot Air Balloon. Oh My.

  

  With a name and design like ours, it was about time we went up in a hot air balloon, and we were delighted when Vol de Coloms invited us to do just that on a... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Fifty Four Reasons to Love San Pancho (part Two)

  

  Continuing with our ‘We miss San Pancho’ theme, here’s the second half of our Fifty four reasons to love San Pancho list… Tacos at Baja Takeria Mmmm, Baja... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Fifty Four Reasons to Love San Pancho (part Two)

  

  Continuing with our ‘We miss San Pancho’ theme, here’s the second half of our Fifty four reasons to love San Pancho list… Tacos at Baja Takeria Mmmm, Baja... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Fifty Four Reasons to Love San Pancho – Part One

  

  As you know, San Pancho was a town that surprised us. A month’s stay easily turned into six months and it may well be a place we plant roots. We loved and love... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Fifty Four Reasons to Love San Pancho – Part One

  

  As you know, San Pancho was a town that surprised us. A month’s stay easily turned into six months and it may well be a place we plant roots. We loved and love... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Love in the Shape of Origami

  

  This week, we have mostly been spending time with the sort of wonderful people who send letters like this. We love them, we’ve missed them and we are trying to... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Butter Mandalas and Flowers with Nine Lives

  

  It was disorientating enough, arriving back in England after 14 months away – and matters were intensified by the fact it felt more like November than Spring.... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• On Goodbyes and What Comes Next…

  

  Eleven years ago, I left a little town in Sri Lanka with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. I’d been there two months and fallen in love with the place... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Introducing Avatar Therapy: a Photo Story

  

  Look at our smiling faces, the sunny days, the stories of lands afar. People often say how wonderfully happy we look – and we are, but that doesn’t mean we don’... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Introducing Avatar Therapy: a Photo Story

  

  Look at our smiling faces, the sunny days, the stories of lands afar. People often say how wonderfully happy we look – and we are, but that doesn’t mean we don’... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• On Plans and Patience…

  

  I’ll be straight up with you. Writing this post was a pickle.Clarity has been like a soap in the bathtub – I can see it but it slips away with every grasp. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 TRAVEL

• Life-changing Moments, and a Film You Need to See…

  

  ‘Life-changing’ is mega high acclaim in my books. Of course, the pedant in me could argue that everything is life-changing, but when I use it, I’m referring to... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Why I’ve Been Distracted…

  

  There’s something I can’t get off my mind.I return to my ‘blog post ideas’ list but nothing takes my fancy. How to couchsurf safely, why animo is such an awesom... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Why I’ve Been Distracted…

  

  There’s something I can’t get off my mind. I return to my ‘blog post ideas’ list but nothing takes my fancy. How to couchsurf safely, why animo is such an... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• A Year on the Road in Photos…

  

  It’s 365 days since we stepped out of our empty London home onto the early morning streets of Peckham and made our way to Rio. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• A Year on the Road in Photos…

  

  It’s 365 days since we stepped out of our empty London home onto the early morning streets of Peckham and made our way to Rio. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Walking on the Moon and Mars in San Pedro De Atacama

  

  San Pedro de Atacama is surrounded by surreal, other-worldy landscapes. In one direction, you can head towards Bolivia’s salt flats and a land of coloured... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• Photo of the Week: Flower Power in Mexico

  

  Mexico is one of the most colourful countries I have been to – from the houses to the jewelry to the decor to nature itself. This picture captures a part of... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• How Do You up One on Paradise? Discovering Yelapa…

  

  Every year I take Steve somewhere special for his birthday – a Kasbah in Morocco, a surprise Joanna Newsom gig in Budapest, a medieval turret in Tallin –... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 OUTDOORS, TRAVEL