“success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions” — Oxford Dictionary ‘Luck’ probably isn’t a word you’ve spent much time considering. It’s a throwaway word used to congratulate lottery winners and those who manage to nab the last parking spot at the office each morning…

A story of coleslaw, heartache and leaving your mark. The coleslaw my Grandma Betty made was the taste of my childhood. Aggressively blended and heavy on the vinegar, I can pinpoint so many memories of her that are anchored by this coleslaw. …

As 2020 draws to a close, I have that familiar desire to look back on my year. Usually this manifests as a round-up of trips taken and countries visited on my travel blog. But, like Pip And The City elucidates, 2020 for travel writers is a bit of an oxymoron. …

I often joke that it is my life’s work to find the grace that I was not born with. From my frame to my fearlessness, I am not graceful. In the traditional sense anyway. I would watch Audrey Hepburn movies and marvel at her effortless grace of movement. …

(Penned on the 26th of April 2020, my 45th day of lockdown) Referencing the surrealist novels of Gabriel Garcia Marquez seems fitting just now. This Covid-19 situation is about as surreal as it gets. In Love in the time of Cholera, Marquez challenges us to see that lovesickness is a…