Short story about discovering what true beauty really means … JOIN The scent of nail varnish, L’Oreal shampoo and hair dye settle in my nostrils. The mirror clad walls reflect soft down-lights on ivory coloured tiles, and I hear Mariah Carey’s, “I don’t wanna cry” playing in the background. I’m draped in an unflattering […]
Short story about challenging the world’s definition of success and creating your own happy life filled with meaning.
As a teen growing up in Australia, I dreamed of traveling the world but vowed never to travel to Belfast, Ireland. Thirty years later, I met Belfast and her people face-to-face for the first time. It turned out to be a life-changing experience.It’s 1987. I’m listening to Rick Astley on vinyl, sporting “Kylie Minogue” hair […]
Story about Soula … a woman who can carry a gun in one hand, while accepting a delicate rose in the other.
I peer through the glass display, I want to dry-retch, but tears come up first. It was the piles of hacked-off hair that got to me the most. A big matted …. CLICK TO READ THIS MOVING STORY
“Walking a different path,
doesn’t mean you’ve quit walking”
~ Karletta Marie
Stop for a moment, take off your busy badge, sit still and look closely;
you’ll discover a whole world in a raindrop
~ Karletta Marie
I sat down at the black marble-top table, my face blushing hot red as Narelle and Megan choked back their laughter…Narelle and Megan were two human resource consultants who regularly ran workshops for corporate companies and government departments. Narelle would often call me in to assist with preparing workshop content and course materials. It was Monday […]
Life is a Gift to be Unwrapped One Moment at a Time. A trip to Northern Ireland inspires a traveller to reflect on her precious gift of life.As my travel days in Northern Ireland come to an end, I take my last walk on the water’s edge of Helen’s Bay and listen for whispers hidden […]
Medieval Village, Lacoste, France”I stop still, shhh, to listen … a man sings in the distance; a voice of love forlorn, beckoning me to follow the ghosts of lost lovers from long ago …” The buzzing of a bee passing by, butterflies dancing over purple wisteria. Dormant grapevines wake, sprouting new leaves. Sweet fragrance wafting up […]
In my eleven years of traveling to Vietnam, this would be my most memorable cultural dining experience.Her friends call her “The Food Champion” because Thao always knows the best places to go for delicious food in Hanoi – at the best price. In all the years I have been traveling from Australia to Vietnam, I […]
