To feel lonely in your own country is a terrible thing. To have to stand still, when you want to run. To have to put yourself out there constantly, when you know you are going to get knocked back. That’s why I miss the road. I miss the not knowing. I miss the freedom. IContinue reading “An Ode to the Road”
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Photo Essay: Scottish Road Trip
Edinburgh – The Trossachs National Park – Glencoe – Skye – Inverness – Aviemore
Travels through India
Travel changes everything. The harder the journey the more you learn and by God, India was no picnic… dust, dirt, and chaos. The swarms of people, the pungent air, the constant stares, the rats, the slums, the litter, sitting cross legged on the floor, eating curry with dirty fingers, horned cows and stray dogs roamingContinue reading “Travels through India”
Breathless
We take our bodies so for granted. At full health, what it is capable of doing is astounding; it can climb mountains, swim amongst the tides, sprint through fields of long grass… but what about those who never possessed a body at full health, those people who never had the option? When menial everyday tasksContinue reading “Breathless”
Australia | A Backpacker’s Life
A short video of my travels around Oz…
Finding My Feet
After all that, I am home. Sprawled on the couch in front of the fire with the TV crackling away in the background and Mam and Dad pottering around the house, living their lives. It’s strange but when I look back on my time in Australia, it is not the touristy things that stand out.Continue reading “Finding My Feet”
Notes, from a solo traveller in Bali
Flashbacks of Vietnam flicker behind my eyes with every step I take; litter toppling over the sidewalks, chaotic drivers blasting their scooter horns, the taxi from the airport smashing his car mirror off a parked car and cursing in Indonesian but driving on. The cold showers, the toilets you cant put paper down, the mosquitoContinue reading “Notes, from a solo traveller in Bali”
Life in the Bush
Regional Work… the bane of my life. Eighty eight days in the middle of nowhere, $350 a week, working six days a week. The things we immigrants will do to stay in a country. In order to qualify for a second year visa in Australia, you are required to complete a three month stint ofContinue reading “Life in the Bush”
The Flip Side of Travel
It is absolutely crazy to me how much my mindset has changed over the last few months… how can you possibly be ‘over’ traveling? Perhaps its just a bad day, or maybe I just need a day off? When you spend your life rebelling against structure, against routine, against normality, against the 9-5… and thenContinue reading “The Flip Side of Travel”
New Year, New Me?
I try this ‘new year, new me’ bullshit annually…it never works. Already just a few weeks in and all my vows and promises have spiralled out of control once more. Life got in the way. When you watch from your window as billowing smoke comes barreling your way from a bushfire started by fork lighting.Continue reading “New Year, New Me?”
Orla O'Muiri 