In August I started a new freelance contract. I went from spending much of my day outside to being sat in front of my laptop in my home office. I’ve had to get into a new routine and that’s taken some getting used to. Studies have shown that it takes 66 days to form aContinue reading “A new routine”
Category Archives: Travels
Never again
Last week I spent a couple of days in Northern Ireland. It’s not somewhere I’d ever been before. Growing up in the 1980’s it was somewhere I’d heard of often on the news because of The Troubles. It had been somewhere I’d contemplated for University (but was persuaded to go elsewhere). I was headed forContinue reading “Never again”
Tropical Tales – part 3
Crab rescue – crabs are extraordinary beings. Without looking at a weather forecast they know when the rainy season is about to start here in Costa Rica. Just before the rains come, land crabs make their annual migration from their inland burrows to the beaches to lay their eggs. Once upon a time that wasContinue reading “Tropical Tales – part 3”
What is home?
I’ve lived in a lot of places. I’ve never stayed anywhere too long. Never really put down roots. Whenever I’m asked why – I always say I haven’t found anywhere I want to call home yet. But what is home? Bricks and mortar (other building materials are available) make a house. But a home isContinue reading “What is home?”
Tropical Tales – part 2
A rooster on the roof – sat minding my own business, doing some work in my room I hear a crash on the roof tiles that cover the steps leading up to my room. Expecting it to be an iguana I look outside and am surprised to see feathers. I head downstairs to get aContinue reading “Tropical Tales – part 2”
Tropical tales – part 1
At the end of November last year I packed my life into a storage unit and boarded a plane for an adventure. To Costa Rica to fulfil a long held dream of mine. Not just to be a visitor but to live here – albeit for 6 months for now anyway. Then who knows? ThroughContinue reading “Tropical tales – part 1”
A dream is manifesting
A big change is about to happen in my life. An adventure is brewing. A dream is manifesting. It’s exciting. It’s also a little scary. And it’s certainly been a long time coming. It’s happening. I’ve long held a dream about living, if only for a while, somewhere other than the UK. Whilst I knowContinue reading “A dream is manifesting”
The Beach
In early March I went back to one of my happy places – Playa Uvita on the pacific coast of Costa Rica. I first went there in 2018 and felt the magic of the place. I still don’t know whether it is the thunderous waves pounding to one side of me or the vibrant jungleContinue reading “The Beach”
Pura vida
If you ever get chance to go to the paradise that is Costa Rica, firstly, don’t pass it up and secondly, there’s one phrase you’ll hear a lot – pura vida!. The literal translation is “pure life” or simple life – but it has a deeper meaning that transcends words. It’s a greeting, a stateContinue reading “Pura vida”
Look up
I spend a lot of my life walking. For the past few years I’ve undertaken some annual walking challenges which have resulted in me walking over 7,000 miles in four year. When I’m walking my gaze is either directly in front of me or down towards the ground (my Mum has always told me toContinue reading “Look up”
The Eco Monkey 