For me, one of the most important elements of travel and adventure is the opportunity and inspiration for self-reflection and learning that goes on beneath the thrilling surface of sheer excitement one feels simply from being somewhere new and different. And one week into my new “double-life” here in Atyrau, Kazakhstan (- I am dividing… More My “Double Life”: One Week In.
Kazakhstan was never on my list of places to visit, let alone places to live. To be honest, until a few months ago I wasn’t sure where it was or how to spell it. But, staying true to my adventurous spirit (some call it Wanderlust, I prefer to call it Lifelust đ ), I said… More My First Night Out in Atyrau, Kazakhstan
As I have said already, I was pleasantly surprised – and indeed, relieved – to discover several wine bars in a city that is uber-famous for a beverage I cannot abide. But finding a nice-looking wine bar to sit in and soak up the ambience, admiring the art on the wall or relaxing in a fabulously… More Prague Part II: It’s all about the Wine.
Due to a combination of what can only be described as poor foresight (or extreme optimism) on the part of the original concept team (- who builds a city on wooden poles stuck into a foundation of sand, right?!), and the (literally) sinking effects of global climate change, Venice’s future is certainly uncertain. So my… More Viva Venezia!
My lovely drummer and I have recently returned from four amazing days in a city neither of us had visited before – Prague. I think we might just have been the last two people on earth not to have been until now, given the “oohs” and “ahhs” we got from friends when we told them of… More Prague Part I: It’s not all about the beer.