Coração De Corda (string heart), was hand drawn by Bárbara Dantas Amaral, a Brazilian artist who I lived with for a month in an eco-village in Bahia, Brazil. I was on what some might call an ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ style journey which ended up being crucial to me being able to hear my own inner …
I’ve been ‘back’ for over two months now. It feels like both an eternity and no time at all somehow. I can’t say that it has always been plain sailing, yet it feels good to be here and I would not really want to be anywhere else right now. The month I spent at the …
Looking at ways of grounding the traveller’s mindset in our home towns and cities, I chatted with Shawn Micallef, urban columnist for the Toronto Star, editor and co-owner of Spacing magazine and teacher of urban civic citizenship at the University of Toronto, about the flâneur philosophy, psychogeography and the things you can only discover through walking. …
Ways of experiencing the magic of travelling wherever you are 1. Get lost “ to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery.” – Rebecca Solnit Part of the joy of travelling is the unfamiliarity of our surroundings. We need maps, …
Surviving (and thriving within) nomadism from those living without a fixed home. In part 2 of this series I speak to French digital nomad Jonathan Magnin. Jon helps people and business to gain clarity and grow. He’s into creativity, start-ups and growth hacking with a social twist. Which area of the world are you living …
How an anarchist with a dream birthed a space for creativity She appeared suddenly one evening in April. Celle di San Vito, the smallest village in the whole of Puglia was covered in snow, with the notorious Cellesi wind that gets right to the cores of your bones, blowing willfully. Like it’s trying to blow …
Surviving (and thriving within) nomadism, from those living without a fixed home In part 1 of this series of interviews I speak to world-traveling entrepreneur and writer Gigi Griffis. In May 2012, Gigi sold her stuff, left Denver Colorado and took to the road with a growing business and a pint-sized pooch. She’s the author of seven guidebooks …
From Brazil I’ve landed in tiny Celle Di San Vito, a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it village in Puglia, South Italy. I’m here participating in an artistic residence working on two writing projects and dealing with my Brazil withdrawal symptoms. I had all kinds of plans to work on my project this morning. To start reading, perhaps writing questions, …
How I coped with exiting the job I hid behind Hi, I’m Greta. I’m a marketing manager. That was my opening line on meeting someone. And then I would go on to explain that I worked for the corporate office of an international hotel brand, working on branding and brand consistency management. I wore suits …
Inspired by Gigi Griffths’ (awesome travel blogger and person) day in the life posts I thought I’d pick out a Piracanga day and follow myself around with a camera and a notebook. Unfortunately I got a little excited about my day and the camera part evaporated in the evening. So I’m currently staying at Piracanga, an …
