RUTH BAYES

When was the last time you made plans to go and watch the sunset? The sun goes down every day, and yet each time it is beautiful, magical...

...I can still remember that (very long) day like it was yesterday. I remember those intense feelings of excitement, expectation, anxiety...

Mt. Ijen, the blue fire volcano was one of my must see things while in Indonesia, and I was very sorry to miss it on my first visit, so I...

If your instinctual reaction to that title isn’t one of amused curiosity then you need to check yourself and rediscover your inner...

“Happiness is a journey, not a destination” One of my favourite cliche and cheesy quotes. But it also rings true for my my trip to my...

Two things happened recently: 1. My drink got spiked at a party and caused me to end up in hospital 2. I took my open water diving...

There are few things in life that I’m traditional about but Christmas is one of them, so when I did the calculations and worked out that...

What’s your response when things go wrong? Or when you’re helpless? Most of us stress, right? And what does that do to the situation? ...

Everything is different. Not a mind blowing statement. Not even new information. I expected different, I wanted different. But that...

I had almost decided no tot write this post, because the past week has been one of the happiest of my life, but more on that in the next...

One of my goals on this trip was to face some fears head on. In fact it was one of the reasons I decided to do the trip at all! “What...

Many people have asked me: Why Indonesia? The answer is, that several different reasons inspired me to purchase that one way ticket here;...

“Go beyond my comfort zone” I perfected the art of reciting this pretentious crap years ago, I’m a fan of cheese (yes, the food, but in...

I’ve often wondered how an author decides when to end a chapter and begin a new one. Some times it’s an obvious decision, it makes...