What things do you look forward to when you’re heading off on a trip? I’m about to escape from an Aussie winter and wing my way to where the cockles of my heart shall be ignited by a young friend’s gorgeous summer wedding in London. The plan after that is to just play castaway for […]
Author: fionasteel
From Russia With Love
The Best Bits CLASSIC CLOTHES – in particular…coats, hats and boots! European women wear their intimidation with classic styling while Russian women just nonchalantly wrap themselves in it before putting their best boot forward and strutting their confidence. Note to self: I must buy some intimidation and confidence! FABULOUS FOOD Portion sizes are half the size of […]
Q&A: Siberian Sojourn
Seven Questions Only What did you expect to see? Gulags, frozen peasants and snow! Ok, so I needed an update since watching Dr Zhivago but isn’t that why we travel? What did you find? Not a gulag or peasant, frozen or otherwise, in sight! It’s a […]
Genghis Khan and other Fun Facts
Top travel tips for Mongolia… Genghis Khan – pronounced and written Chinghis Khan but born ‘Temujin’; founder and Great Khan of the Mongel Empire; born about 1162 and died August 1227; was buried in a secret place and 600 horseman rode all over that place to erase the exact spot… then all 600 were killed. Now […]
Lost In Translation
Nobody really knows what Bill Murray’s character whispers to Scarlet… At the end of the movie it is left up to the viewer to determine whether it is a beginning or an end, and I have always felt that the story up to that point was only a prequel to the real story. This is […]
Bucket Listings
When you wish upon a star.. Have you ever waited years for a wish to come true? In this world of instant gratification it doesn’t seem to happen that often anymore. And yet when it does, after such a long time, my appreciation seems to reach an unparalleled value… well, at least for a while! […]
Wherever I May Roam
‘And the road becomes my bride. I have stripped of all but pride. So in her I do confide. And she keeps me satisfied. Gives me all I need… ‘ Metallica Have you ever noticed that when there are two of you travelling together, that nobody offers tips on how to play those age old […]
Education or Indulgence
Is a love of travel or new experiences just a new form of consumerism? When the obsession is not brands, but culture, does that excuse the excess? How will my travel experiences benefit anyone? Am I educating or just indulging myself? I have watched with interest, and yes *sigh* even participated in that all time […]
Challenge On!
With 2014 just starting and new adventures about to begin, I thought I’d revisit a post from travels past. My intention is to crank up ye ol’ blog and start writing again. I hope you enjoy it! I didn’t want to like Balzano! Bookings had already fallen through and I could tell the instant that […]
We Are The People We’ve Been Waiting For
‘Science is now discovering what artists have long understood: that nurturing our feelings is vital to the quality of our lives and that intellect and feeling are intimately connected.’ – Sir Ken Robinson At the start of a new year I, like many others, reflect on the environmental, social and economic changes our world appears […]