I travel the world, immersing myself in new experiences, art, music, food, wine and people.
Along the way I have marvelled at cultural differences and beliefs, different diets and farming principles, different architecture, approaches and spin on the same thing!
This is an eclectic mix of what I see, hear, feel, experience and love.
If you see yourself in a photo please take it as a compliment. I trust you will find the mood of what I am trying to portray in the imagery of the photo. I am happy to provide the original to you so just send me an email.
Follow my fun and adventurous travels and leave comments. I trust you will feel inspired like I do.
I offer retreats throughout the year. You will find these in the side panel.
Enjoy, Sammy x
North Sydney Farmers’ Market Fresh food, real people, and a reminder of what matters There is something quietly reassuring about farmers’ markets. In a city as fast moving as Sydney,…
I’ll start this one with a confession. I didn’t love Morocco. There, I’ve said it. I know people who absolutely rave about it. They love the colours, the chaos, the…
Lisbon was a delight. I’d just come from Porto via train (which took around 4 hours on the fast rail), and although the two cities have obvious similarities such as…
Sea ports with inland treasures Porto had been sitting on my bucket list for quite a while. I think it was partly the fantasy of those colourful old buildings tumbling…
From the Wrong Tour to One of My Best Meals in Galicia Sometimes getting it wrong turns out to be exactly right. I’d booked what I thought was a Galician…
Often we find ourselves exactly where we are meant to be… Today has been one of those days where my expectations started high, rapidly dropped to somewhere beneath ground level,…
One of the unexpected pleasures of walking the Camino de Santiago has been discovering the wines of Galicia. I started my journey in Madrid, caught the train north to Sarria…
I have to admit, I never really wanted to do the Camino de Santiago. I love walking and I love bushwalking. In fact, I’d nearly always rather walk somewhere than…
There is something quietly luxurious about arriving early enough to sit in an airport lounge and simply pause. This morning, before my flight, I spent time in the Qantas Business…
