Elephant Nature Park

Published in Intrepid Travel It’s a year since I spent a day at Elephant Nature Park (ENP) as part of Intrepid’s Chiang Mai and Elephants itinerary, yet the impact of those few hours is etched deep inside me. Here’s why. To view the full article please click here: Elephant nature park

Far from Far Away

Published in Selector ‘The food on your plate embodies a commitment to place’ are the first words I read on the menu. Outside Fogo Island Inn’s dining room, the wild Atlantic Ocean crashes over rocks carved by the sea for the past 400 million years. Inside, fishing rope chandeliers cascade from the soaring ceiling of…

Feeling Chile

Published in Mindfood “I don’t know my age,” says Gabriela Paterito, speaking Spanish through an interpreter. “To my people, age doesn’t matter.” The sofly spoken words hang in the air as we shelter against pelting rain in Puerto Eden – a tiny spek of an island village on Chile’s Wellington Island, rising from the glacial…

The Forest in the Sky

Published in Wellbeing There’s something wildly romantic about a cloud forest. The words conjure up dreamy scenes of blissfully floating through a sky full of fluffy pillows surrounded by a bed of greenery. However, the reality is quite different. To view the full article please click here: The Forest in the Sky

Treasured Island

Published in Wellbeing What is it about penguins that makes people laugh, cry, go weak at the knees and brave crossing the roughest sea in the world to stand in a freezer just to be near them? To view the full article please click here: Treasured Island

Close Encounters

Published in Wellbeing Beady eyes penetrate mine and for a split second my whole life flashes by like the blur of a snow flurry. Behind the eyes stands 450 kilograms of bulk. To view the full article please click here: Close Encounters