Time for take off

It’s something about that moment, when the wheels lift off the ground and you are at the mercy of those big silver wings. I get butterflies, like an anxious excitement. Not sure if I’m perhaps nervous about where I’m headed, or what I’m leaving behind. I know sometimes I’ve been happy to leave it all…

Seattle and Portland

Recently took my first trip to the beautiful cities of Seattle an Portland with my good friend, photographer extraordinaire and fellow travel addict Kirsty Ryan. We flew into rendezvous at Seattle,  hired a car (two aussie girls roadtripping through the US, watch out!!), and spent a long weekend exploring the sights and the culinary delights…

Mexico City – First Impressions

So I made it to Mexico City, through immigration where apparently it’s all good to breast feed in the queue. The airport was slow but the people are more than lovely enough to make up for it. As we get get diverted from a blocked off street, with a giant Playboy bus paked outside a…

Norman Petty Studios. Clovis, New Mexico, USA

Buddy Holly is a name known throughout the ages and music tastes. Sadly his career was cut short in a 1959 plane crash, but his work will always be remembered as an innovative and influential force in rock and roll. His biggest hit “That’ll Be The Day” was a best seller in the US, and…

Chefchaouen – Morocco

Chefchaouen is hands down the most striking place I have ever visited. The perfect combination of relaxation and exploration, with rich colour and curiosities at every turn. As my bus rounded that final turn, revealing the vivid blue medina splashed across the Rif mountains, I was sold. Chefcaouen was painted blue by the Jewish refugees…