9 Oct. 2011 - A Message To You From Steve Jobs

9 Oct. 2011 - A Message To You From Steve Jobs

Last week, the world saw the passing of Steve Jobs, Ceo of Apple and Pixar Animation Studios, a giant, visionary, and amazing human being (1955 - 2011).

27 Sept., 2011 - Imagine Meeting The Gyutu Monks Of Tibet

27 Sept., 2011 - Imagine Meeting the Gyutu Monks of Tibet

One of the great monastic institutions of Tibetan Buddhism, the Gyutu Monks escaped to India with the Dalai Lama during the Chinese invasion, and have now rebuilt their monastic community in Dharamsala.

19 Sept 2011 - Are You An Ethical Traveller?

Are You An Ethical Traveler?

“I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.” - E.B. White, American writer and author of Charlotte’s Web.

13 Sept, 2011 - Discovering Heaven On Earth In Byron Bay

13 Sept, 2011 - Discovering Heaven On Earth In Byron Bay

My brain's been like a sieve for the past 3 and a half weeks, my concentration span plummeting to levels of a maggot.

9 June, 2011 - A Lesson in Customer Service From The Best Restaurant in Maui

9 June, 2011 - A Lesson in Customer Service From The Best Restaurant in Maui

There are not too many restaurants in the world that my husband and I go back to, year after year, five years in a row. In fact, the Lahaina Grill is THE only one. It isn't the cheapest, the view from the table isn't spectacular, and with us living in Australia, it isn't exactly a stone's throw away. Here's why.....

5 June, 2011 - Best Accommodation in Hana (Maui, Hawaii)

5 June, 2011 - Best Accommodation in Hana (Maui, Hawaii):

There are no big hotels in Hana. In fact, no shopping centres, no nightlife (you make your own!), no golf courses, no cinemas, no SevenElevens. What you do have is pristine beauty everywhere you look. And no shortage of accommodation either, in the form of charming cottages for rent. And we found an absolute gem! 

4 June, 2011 - The Road To Hana

4 June, 2011 -  The Road To Hana

“ Common men pass treasures by: they respond to the spectacle of nature as guests at a banquet who are neither hungry nor thirsty.” - Eugene Delacroix

3 June, ’11 - Communing with Nature On Twin Falls

3 June, ’11 - Communing with Nature On Twin Falls

Maui is chock-a-block full of secret waterfalls, secluded coastlines, tropical rainforests filled with exotic flaura and fauna, valley ridges, and hidden streams, particularly on the north shore. So after days engaged in traveling, shopping, eating, and sightseeing, we thought it high time to have a heart-to-heart with nature, and what better way to gently ease ourselves into the activity than on a walking trail to Twin Falls, a mere 30 minute drive from the town centre of Paia.

2 June, ’11 - The Amazing Organic Farms of Kula

2 June, ’11 - The Amazing Organic Farms of Kula

After sampling Maui’s wonderfully fresh produce over two days, Peter and I were eager to check out their source, the organic farms of Kula.

1 June, '11 - Paia Retail Scene, A Delightful Surprise

1 June, ’11 - Paia Retail Scene, a Delightful Surprise

Some habits die hard, and for me, the first thing I’ve always done whenever I have visited any new city or town is to check out the local retail scene. A leftover from my fashion industry days, the other reason was that I was on a mission to find myself a new one-piece swimsuit. At 51 years, pear-shaped, and the saying "legs up to her armpits" not exactly applying to me, swimsuit shopping has a way of testing my self-confidence.