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Follow for stories that smell like incense and sound like ocean waves.

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Artistic Portrait
Artistic Portrait

November 20, 2025

In the Company of Horses

In the Company of Horses

A journey into presence and equine wisdom

November 20, 2025

In the Company of Horses

In the Company of Horses

A journey into presence and equine wisdom

November 20, 2025

In the Company of Horses

In the Company of Horses

A journey into presence and equine wisdom

November 17, 2025

Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge

Bali is balance. Balance is Bali.

November 17, 2025

Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge

Bali is balance. Balance is Bali.

November 17, 2025

Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge

Bali is balance. Balance is Bali.

November 12, 2025

Design Pilgrimage – Kerobokan Edition

Design Pilgrimage – Kerobokan Edition

Kerobokan isn’t where you expect to find magic.

November 12, 2025

Design Pilgrimage – Kerobokan Edition

Design Pilgrimage – Kerobokan Edition

Kerobokan isn’t where you expect to find magic.

November 12, 2025

Design Pilgrimage – Kerobokan Edition

Design Pilgrimage – Kerobokan Edition

Kerobokan isn’t where you expect to find magic.

November 9, 2025

Where The Wild Things Are - Green School Bali

Where The Wild Things Are - Green School Bali

The first thing you notice about Green School is the sound.

November 9, 2025

Where The Wild Things Are - Green School Bali

Where The Wild Things Are - Green School Bali

The first thing you notice about Green School is the sound.

November 9, 2025

Where The Wild Things Are - Green School Bali

Where The Wild Things Are - Green School Bali

The first thing you notice about Green School is the sound.

November 6, 2025

Definitely Not Speed Walking

Definitely Not Speed Walking

Bali reminds you how to move.

November 6, 2025

Definitely Not Speed Walking

Definitely Not Speed Walking

Bali reminds you how to move.

November 6, 2025

Definitely Not Speed Walking

Definitely Not Speed Walking

Bali reminds you how to move.

November 2, 2025

How is it already November?

How is it already November?

I touched down in Bali and within hours was back on the superhighway that sometimes can be life here.

November 2, 2025

How is it already November?

How is it already November?

I touched down in Bali and within hours was back on the superhighway that sometimes can be life here.

November 2, 2025

How is it already November?

How is it already November?

I touched down in Bali and within hours was back on the superhighway that sometimes can be life here.

October 28, 2025

Express to Taipei

Express to Taipei

Well, that was the easiest eleven hours I’ve done in a while.

October 28, 2025

Express to Taipei

Express to Taipei

Well, that was the easiest eleven hours I’ve done in a while.

October 28, 2025

Express to Taipei

Express to Taipei

Well, that was the easiest eleven hours I’ve done in a while.

October 24, 2025

Mobile First

Mobile First

What's the hurry?

October 24, 2025

Mobile First

Mobile First

What's the hurry?

October 24, 2025

Mobile First

Mobile First

What's the hurry?

October 21, 2025

The Secret Season

The Secret Season

Autumn in LA

October 21, 2025

The Secret Season

The Secret Season

Autumn in LA

October 21, 2025

The Secret Season

The Secret Season

Autumn in LA

October 18, 2025

I Did It For The Plot - Erewhon, Manhattan Beach

I Did It For The Plot - Erewhon, Manhattan Beach

I went to Erewhon because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

October 18, 2025

I Did It For The Plot - Erewhon, Manhattan Beach

I Did It For The Plot - Erewhon, Manhattan Beach

I went to Erewhon because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

October 18, 2025

I Did It For The Plot - Erewhon, Manhattan Beach

I Did It For The Plot - Erewhon, Manhattan Beach

I went to Erewhon because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

October 15, 2025

The City That Burns

The City That Burns

I wasn’t there when the Los Angeles burned earlier this year.

October 15, 2025

The City That Burns

The City That Burns

I wasn’t there when the Los Angeles burned earlier this year.

October 15, 2025

The City That Burns

The City That Burns

I wasn’t there when the Los Angeles burned earlier this year.

October 12, 2025

America, Yeah

America, Yeah

Touched down under the night sky, the sprawl so sprawling, and I Love LA.

October 12, 2025

America, Yeah

America, Yeah

Touched down under the night sky, the sprawl so sprawling, and I Love LA.

October 12, 2025

America, Yeah

America, Yeah

Touched down under the night sky, the sprawl so sprawling, and I Love LA.

October 6, 2025

Pack Now, Panic Now

Pack Now, Panic Now

Note from a Reluctant Packer

October 6, 2025

Pack Now, Panic Now

Pack Now, Panic Now

Note from a Reluctant Packer

October 6, 2025

Pack Now, Panic Now

Pack Now, Panic Now

Note from a Reluctant Packer

October 3, 2025

Jane is my Spirit Animal

Jane is my Spirit Animal

A remembrance, a repost from a previous writing, a tribute to the spirit of curiosity and courage that Jane Goodall embodied when she first set foot in Gombe, Tanzania in July 1960.

October 3, 2025

Jane is my Spirit Animal

Jane is my Spirit Animal

A remembrance, a repost from a previous writing, a tribute to the spirit of curiosity and courage that Jane Goodall embodied when she first set foot in Gombe, Tanzania in July 1960.

October 3, 2025

Jane is my Spirit Animal

Jane is my Spirit Animal

A remembrance, a repost from a previous writing, a tribute to the spirit of curiosity and courage that Jane Goodall embodied when she first set foot in Gombe, Tanzania in July 1960.

September 29, 2025

Expat 101

Expat 101

From cousins in Málaga, Brussels, Central Asia and Trinidad to my own mornings in Bali, my family is known for swapping home for elsewhere.

September 29, 2025

Expat 101

Expat 101

From cousins in Málaga, Brussels, Central Asia and Trinidad to my own mornings in Bali, my family is known for swapping home for elsewhere.

September 29, 2025

Expat 101

Expat 101

From cousins in Málaga, Brussels, Central Asia and Trinidad to my own mornings in Bali, my family is known for swapping home for elsewhere.

September 28, 2025

Motorbikes and Magic in Bali

Motorbikes and Magic in Bali

Some weeks in Bali run on yoga mats and green juice.

September 28, 2025

Motorbikes and Magic in Bali

Motorbikes and Magic in Bali

Some weeks in Bali run on yoga mats and green juice.

September 28, 2025

Motorbikes and Magic in Bali

Motorbikes and Magic in Bali

Some weeks in Bali run on yoga mats and green juice.

September 26, 2025

The Case for Travel, Still

The Case for Travel, Still

an answer to The Case Against Travel, published in the The New Yorker, By Agnes Callard, June 24, 2023

September 26, 2025

The Case for Travel, Still

The Case for Travel, Still

an answer to The Case Against Travel, published in the The New Yorker, By Agnes Callard, June 24, 2023

September 26, 2025

The Case for Travel, Still

The Case for Travel, Still

an answer to The Case Against Travel, published in the The New Yorker, By Agnes Callard, June 24, 2023

September 25, 2025

Why Travel Might Be My Best Longevity Hack

Why Travel Might Be My Best Longevity Hack

(inspired by my conversation yesterday at The Bridge, with Kai & Josie)

September 25, 2025

Why Travel Might Be My Best Longevity Hack

Why Travel Might Be My Best Longevity Hack

(inspired by my conversation yesterday at The Bridge, with Kai & Josie)

September 25, 2025

Why Travel Might Be My Best Longevity Hack

Why Travel Might Be My Best Longevity Hack

(inspired by my conversation yesterday at The Bridge, with Kai & Josie)

September 22, 2025

Design Pilgrimage

Design Pilgrimage

Ubud Style

September 22, 2025

Design Pilgrimage

Design Pilgrimage

Ubud Style

September 22, 2025

Design Pilgrimage

Design Pilgrimage

Ubud Style

September 18, 2025

Healing Bali Style

Healing Bali Style

Not Always A Spa Day

September 18, 2025

Healing Bali Style

Healing Bali Style

Not Always A Spa Day

September 18, 2025

Healing Bali Style

Healing Bali Style

Not Always A Spa Day

September 15, 2025

What Do They Think of Us?

What Do They Think of Us?

Notes from an American Abroad

September 15, 2025

What Do They Think of Us?

What Do They Think of Us?

Notes from an American Abroad

September 15, 2025

What Do They Think of Us?

What Do They Think of Us?

Notes from an American Abroad

September 11, 2025

Scallop Pies and Shipstern Bluff

Scallop Pies and Shipstern Bluff

Tasmania in winter is not playing

September 11, 2025

Scallop Pies and Shipstern Bluff

Scallop Pies and Shipstern Bluff

Tasmania in winter is not playing

September 11, 2025

Scallop Pies and Shipstern Bluff

Scallop Pies and Shipstern Bluff

Tasmania in winter is not playing

September 8, 2025

A Weekend in Melbourne

A Weekend in Melbourne

Silk and Salt Air

September 8, 2025

A Weekend in Melbourne

A Weekend in Melbourne

Silk and Salt Air

September 8, 2025

A Weekend in Melbourne

A Weekend in Melbourne

Silk and Salt Air

September 4, 2025

Four Seasons in One

Four Seasons in One

Weekend in Melbourne

September 4, 2025

Four Seasons in One

Four Seasons in One

Weekend in Melbourne

September 4, 2025

Four Seasons in One

Four Seasons in One

Weekend in Melbourne

September 1, 2025

My Plus One

My Plus One

The elephant in the room is loneliness.

September 1, 2025

My Plus One

My Plus One

The elephant in the room is loneliness.

September 1, 2025

My Plus One

My Plus One

The elephant in the room is loneliness.

August 29, 2025

Beyond Spas and Smoothies

Beyond Spas and Smoothies

The Deeper Call of Wellness Travel

August 29, 2025

Beyond Spas and Smoothies

Beyond Spas and Smoothies

The Deeper Call of Wellness Travel

August 29, 2025

Beyond Spas and Smoothies

Beyond Spas and Smoothies

The Deeper Call of Wellness Travel