healths

Achieving and maintaining clear skin is down to a few major contributing factors. Hormones, diet, skincare, general wellness, looking after yourself, exercising, getting enough sleep, all play an important role in keeping you clear. Everybody's routine is different and personal to thier skin and it can take months, even years, to crack a routine that works for you. So why oh why, would you want to trade all of this in for a lifestyle of late nights, disrupted sleep and a lack of control over your diet? Travel is good for the soul, no doubt about it, but it can wreak potential havoc on your health, and today I'm going to talk about something very important to me; keeping your skin clear whilst travelling. I'm going to start by saying that this isn't an article of guaranteed tips, just a few personal worries and solutions that I have experienced so far that will hopefully help you be more prepared. For years I suffered with terrible skin and it was a long journey of trail...

Well, here I am, I made it! All the way over to the other side of the world in one 9 hour overnight flight from Bangkok. We boarded the plane in the humid sticky Bangkok heat and arrived in Melbourne early Wednesday morning, greeted with sunshine and much cooler temperatures, which gradually became colder as the day went on. I had to go out and buy a coat! I'm literally starting from scratch coming from South East Asia with nothing in my bag but flip flops, bikinis, crop tops and vibrant patterned pants. Not an ideal wardrobe for a city in the beginnings of Spring. The first few days were very full on sorting out Australian phone numbers, bank accounts and tax file numbers. You can't do anything without an Australian phone number, not even open an bank account, so this should be the first thing on your list when you arrive. Since then I've been applying for jobs constantly. At the moment I'm staying in a hostel but I really need to get a flat soon as it works out to be ...

I'm so aware that I am behind on blog posts and other than the meditation course and one short post about being sick I realise I haven't posted anything on Cambodia! My month in Cambodia was pivotal in my travels, largely because of the meditation course but also because of what I saw and experienced throughout the country. After two days in Phnom Penh we went straight down south to Kampot. Kampot is a really chill town that doesn't have much of a nightlife, which turned out to be for the best because John was sick the day we arrived, and I got sick two days after. In between bouts of inevitable illness from weeks of backpacking we rented scooters and explored Bokor National Park.  The ride up to the park alone was an incredible experience and for me was more scenic and enjoyable than the Hai Van pass. The drive is along one, long, winding continuous road which inclines steadily and I could feel the temperature dropping, so if I were to give only one piece of advice for vis...