Remembering Wonder: Meeting Wildlife With Reverence, Not Entitlement
World Wildlife Day is a reminder to meet animals in the wild with wonder and care — protecting their freedom, not turning encounters into entitlement.
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Eco-Adventures for the Soul: Transformative Travel Ideas for Earth Day
Earth Day, celebrated each year today, on April 22nd, isn’t just about protecting the planet—it’s also a perfect moment to reconnect with the natural world and, just as importantly, with yourself. For many of us in midlife, this season of life often brings a stirring call to reevaluate, rediscover, and realign with what truly matters. And there’s no better place to do that than immersed in nature.
Wild Journeys: Your Ultimate Guide to Wildlife Travel Adventure
Throughout the years, it has been a privilege to have the opportunity to get up close and personal with many animals in the wild. In the process I have been attacked by lions, bitten by meerkats, mesmerised by sea turtles, spat at by marine iguanas, run over by penguins, manhandled by baboons and hypnotised by mountain gorillas! Click on any of the links to learn more.
How Volunteering Abroad Can Transform Your Travels
How are your plans for the Christmas break shaping up? Christmas for me usually means spending time with family, but this is not without its challenges, bearing in mind we live at opposite ends of the world (they are in Australia).
16 Fascinating Facts about Grenada that will make you want to visit NOW!
Over the last few years, I have spent a lot of time exploring the stunning islands in the Caribbean. It’s definitely one of my happy places. But on my recent trip to Grenada, I found an island that I fell […]
Natures Miracle: Watching Sea Turtle Nesting on Levera Beach Grenada
Seeing any animal in their natural habitat is a thrill and a privilege. To see an endangered species create more life is a true honour. Here I share my experience of doing just that. Leatherback turtles can be traced back […]
20 Best Things to Do in Akureyri, North Iceland
When I visited the North of Iceland for a yoga retreat, I arrived slightly unprepared & under researched. What I discovered was the perfect base to explore the area around Akureyri. A stay here offers the best of Iceland in […]
Top 11 Wildlife Experiences in the World
With 30 years of travel behind me, I have been privileged to have the opportunity to get up close & personal with many animals in the wild. In the process I have been attacked by lions, bitten by meerkats, mesmerised […]
10 Essential Things to Know before Visiting the Amazon in Peru
The Amazon Rainforest produces 20% of the worlds oxygen & is home to over 5 million species of the animals, plants & insects which live on our planet. Peru makes claim to being the most biodiverse, well protected & easily […]
Hi I'm SUE!
Welcome to my little corner of the internet, for women in midlife who feel the pull to explore — not just the world, but themselves.
I’ve been travelling for over 30 years, through seasons of joy, grief, reinvention and becoming. Travel didn’t just show me new places — it helped me find my way back to myself.
Here I share honest travel stories and reflections on courage, change and second acts.
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