We just got back from a quick 3 day break in Cebu, Philippines. Unusually for us we stayed in a resort as we were there for such a short time….

Our family Christmas present to ourselves was a short trip to Iceland. Between Christmas and New Year we found ourselves hopping over from the UK. T. wanted to see snow…

Last week I took part in the International Angkor Wat half-marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Truth be told, I actually did a 10k run. I had signed up for the…

Now that I am on my self-directed sabbatical this year I have some time to tackle things I have wanted to do for a while. One of those things has…

This weekend in Hong Kong saw the music festival “Clockenflap” happening. Set up on the West Kowloon Cultural district, it runs for three days with a few stages. We went…

During our USA road trip this summer we hopped over to Jamaica for 4 days. We went with my friend, Sandi who is from Jamaica. She hadn’t been for 17…

Earlier in September I went to Chiang Mai in Thailand to attend the Asia Region Art Educators Workshop. This wonderful conference is held annually in different schools in Asia. The…

So having complete my goal to visit 70 countries before I turned 40 and I completed the Trailwalker I have been pondering my next goal. Needing a bit of motivation and…

Last weekend I went on my first ever art retreat. Run by two art teachers from Hong Kong International School the weekend focused on creating a painted mandala. A mandala…

“So what did you eat?” – pretty much the second question asked to us after our trip to Azerbaijan. (The first being – “Azerbai-what? Where’s that?”) Two words come to mind…