Charity Work

Support Japan Locally

As you may know, I was in the area of Sendai shortly before the earthquake and as you surely know by now, Sendai and a much larger area of Japan suffered terrible damage as a tsunami swept inland. Right now, Japan is battling to recover, with over 7000 people dead and 11 000 missing. Millions [...]

Passports with Purpose

Passports with Purpose

Passports with Purpose is a fundraising initiative that invites travel bloggers from around the world to get together online to make the world a better place (I know it sounds cheesy, but it’s actually true.) Last year, Passports with Purpose raised a staggering 30 000 dollars and used this money to build a school in [...]

Cleaning Coasts Through Petrol Art

Cleaning Coasts Through Petrol Art

Against a passionfruit and pomegranate backdrop, black swirls created a face that grinned like a friendly version of Alice’s Cheshire cat. The picture hung in my hotel room at Mallorca’s Hotel Horizonte, a wild splash of colour in an otherwise neutral place.


Clean Water & Travel Writing

Clean Water & Travel Writing

Travel Secrets represents the work of over 200 travel writers, who contributed…