We are staying in Ande in Normandy, France, in a converted barn. It was originally the studio for the Russian painter Vladimir Bougrine. He has been associated with the village since the 1970′s because of the Moulin d’Ande, constructed at the end of the XIIth century. It is open to artists and intellectuals to help their creative endeavours flourish, far from the stir of Paris.
As Earth Pilgrims, Cheta and I have no home, we just travel. Our life revolves around organising our diary and planning where we are going to be living. We find it stimulating and interesting, but all that is about to change, we are about to move into a different way of life, for a while.
For me Paris is a magical city. A city for two people to enjoy. A city for lovers. Cheta and I went to Paris to explore and discover. It was our first time there together. It felt like an important step to take in our relationship, can we enjoy all that the city has to offer and enjoy each others company?
After extensive travel and diving into the preparations for the MoonScout period in Tilburg, Graham and I took out a couple of days and went to Paris to re-connect with life itself. Graham came over to Antwerp by train from the Light and Building Fair in Frankfurt and we drove ...
I spent much of Friday watching the unfolding chaos across Europe. There are many stories of pain and courage as people make it happen. Twitter became an amazing space to watch and laugh at the drama. The hashtag #ashtag was coined and the jokes erupted (sorry about that….).
RTW means “Return To Work”! That’s all it’s about, do the ‘trip’ then get back to your life! It’s not travelling it’s collecting a badge, a button, that makes you feel good. Don’t waste your time blogging on it, nobody wants to read it. Catchy headline – YES! Controversy – YES! Genuine message – YES!
Shannon Airport, Ireland, waiting for a flight back to the UK. The previous day was one of those magic days full of unexpected pleasure that makes sense of why we travel.
Christine Gilbert at Almost Fearless has published an article by me about how I take my career on the road. I work as a Lighting Designer and writer and I work as I travel around the world. Head on over and read the article to see how I do it, how ...
Australia turns out to be a true "blue" country – even worse than I imagined! Blue = strictly rules based. On my first trip over to Australia, I really enjoyed the laid-back mentality, the hospitality and atmosphere of the people. Over the past 4 months the laid-back mentality proved to be skin-deep.
