Furusato (故郷) is often translated as "hometown," but its resonance is much deeper; it signifies one’s soul-place, a landscape of belonging and origin. When prefixed with Ushinawareta (失われた)—meaning "lost," "vanished,"…

Hiraeth is a Welsh word that describes the pain felt when the present reality contradicts the deep memory of the past , that feeling that leaves you with a longing for a world that no longer exists or only exists only…

Hercules was a mythological hero, son of Zeus and Alcmene (a mortal woman), the photo I chose for this article is from the hand of Hercules (ruins) in Amman, Jordan. For reasons unknown, only fragments remain of a…

Found a great deal online for tickets to Japan, so I embarked in this last-minute adventure, first time in Asia! Narita airport vía Brunei The trip from Australia to Japan, with Royal Brunei, includes a 7Hr layover in…

Came back couple days ago from a long planned but improvised visit and road trip to California, it has been the best holiday I've had in years! Initially I planned to go early 2020 but then COVID hit, then I switched…

4 years ago, March 3, 2020 , I started a business, without knowing that soon after the world would enter into pandemic mode. 4 years later, sometimes I feel like I am, somehow, still in 2020, back at the point where I…

Hace un par de días tuvimos una charla, todo relacionado con R U OK (organización en Australia/NZ que promueve buena salud mental) - escuchar a la persona hablar fue como viajar y estar de pronto en Nueva Zelanda! más…

Haven't had time in a while to sit and look back, so I'm writing few words. This change has been a rollercoaster! Initially what I had in mind was to move from New Zealand to Australia, work and live here, then travel…

Writing down few notes about the experience of buying online while in Australia. I moved here only with a suitcase and a backpack, initially I stayed at the most random places, AirBnB, cheap hotels... once I finally got…