There is an epidemic happening in the world. Not a pandemic – we’ve been there, done that. An epidemic of attractive, successful and interesting 30-somethings who cannot get a good date. I’ve conducted extensive research on this issue by speaking to my single friends around the world, male and female, and have been hearing the … More Why isn’t dating fun anymore?
I have wanted to write about this for a while. For the past year I’ve been putting the little broken pieces of myself back together after suffering through so much in 2020 and 2021. I lost a lot during this time, with my confidence and sense of self being two of the biggest casualties. Focusing … More Who Am I? Losing and finding my identity
Ever since I can remember I’ve been obsessed with boys. They’ve occupied my waking fantasies and my dreams. I’ve created entire lifetimes with some of them, from marriage to kids to older age, their eventual death (they always pop it first in my imagination) and my subsequent toy-boy phase. The number of men I’ve become … More Kiss the Boys
2021 was far and away the worst year of my life. Brace yourself… My Dad died in March after a long and awful illness, plus a year of pandemic pain when I was barely allowed to see him, let alone hug him. It was the worst and most unimaginable way to lose him, with the … More How To Heal
We met in that classic meeting place: a bar. Cherry Bar was my favourite in Melbourne; a dirty, grungy establishment tucked down an alleyway with graffiti all over the walls and more smokers outside the doors than punters dancing inside. At 26, I’d just spent six months solo travelling southeast Asia and was adjusting to … More How to Fall in Love With an Australian Pirate (Part 1)
I’m surrounded by the sound of slurping. Businessmen in suits are either side of me, tucking in noisily to generous bowls of ramen with a cup of green tea on the side. The restaurant staff shout a chorus of greeting to every customer who enters the door. We select our lunches via a machine with … More Why Tokyo is my favourite city in Asia
If you’d have told 18-year-old me that I’d be single in my early 30s, I’m not sure how I would have reacted. Perhaps, at 18, I hadn’t yet had enough exposure to the societal norm of ‘settle down; make babies; live a quiet life’ to feel the pressure to do such a thing. Anyway, such … More Thank you, next
A couple of months ago I went on a week-long yoga and meditation retreat that involved silent breakfasts and vegetarian food. And it wasn’t the least bit pretentious or wank-y. Seriously. The awkward thing about booking onto a yoga and meditation retreat is that then you have to tell people you are going on one. … More Under the Olive Trees – A Yoga Retreat in Montenegro
*This is a guest post by blogger Shawn Michaels* The US has some beautiful trails to trek throughout the country. Adventure seekers will find all kinds of trekking mountains and landscapes to end their cravings for fun and the voyage. Here are the seven top hikes in the US that will be suitable for both … More The 7 Best Hikes in the US
*This is a guest post written by my adventurous friend Ben Chapman* “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, … More Growing up with the Thumb – How to Hitchhike
Travelling Hippy 