Backpacking Cougar

I’ve never been afraid of change. Sometimes in the dark of night lying awake,  I have feared it, but when the daylight comes 98% of the time I leap into gear and embrace it . A life of constant change and growth has seen me embrace most change with a half full glass at...

I hate apathy. It is alive and well in our society everywhere, and at a time when the country is kicking into gear for another round of local body elections, I am urging you to give apathy a kick in the guts if you are a sufferer.

Disinterest, lack of enthusiasm and con...

Its been a crazy old week and the good thing about life is that regardless of highs or lows, its always about maintaining a healthy balance and finding a silver lining in everything.

I have a 23-year-old son who knows about balance – he is always literally teetering on...

One of things I enjoy so much about travelling about is opportunity to meet a stranger and share a moment in time that you know will never be repeated and yet it will impact your life going forward in some way – on how you think, or act. It’s weird, but chance meetings...

I’ve never been that good at following directions. I don’t even open the manuals that come with new appliances or gadgets , I don’t follow recipes well, and I have been know spend a large amount of time wandering around lost both in NZ and all over the world often choo...

When I made the decision to buy a puppy at the beginning of the year, I did it knowing that Cairn terriers can have a life expectancy of between 12-15 years. I reasoned that the Canine investement would see me out of this world. In 15 years ,  I rationalised my decisio...

I had the most confronting experience yesterday , and because I believe there are no coincidences in life I have been processing it all inside of my head for the last 12 hours with all those other people that live in there and need to get rid of that shit! Writing alwa...

It was all happening down at the Tinwald hall yesterday morning and at 10 am parking spaces were already at a premium  in the sleepy suburb. The spiritual fair was on, and it appeared that there were others in the town who had shared my idea of getting along ear...

I have fallen in love over the last week. A decade after a messy divorce and the heart of the ice queen is starting to melt and I have been experiencing a rush of emotions I haven’t for a long time. I have a deep mistrust for men these days, (infact anything with nuts)...

I first noticed Alejandra poolside at the hotel in Colonial. You could tell she was a woman of substance just by looking at her. She was just lying in her swim suit under the umbrella in the 35 odd degrees watching the half dozen guests that were tanning themselves and...