I’ve been living in Australia collectively for two years if you count my previous visa stay and I must say it’s been an interesting experience. Surprisingly, I haven’t encountered any blatant acts of racism here given the predominantly white demographic and their...
Guest Voices
I Used My $1,200 Stimulus Check To Fly To South Korea…Now I’m In A Quarantine Facility
This year started out with a bang: I finished my feature film; screened it at Sony; and everything was going well until corona happened. The whole world went into suspension. While the world remains unstable, I learned from my Korean girlfriend...
A Full Flight: Traveling From London To Cancun During Coronavirus
It was the second leg of my journey and the flight was full… I run a luxury villa in Tulum, and I could not be away from my business any longer. Being abroad in my hometown of Vilinus, Lithuania meant that I had a long journey home. I initially caught a...
From Lithuania to London: First Flight After Quarantine
When the world stands still, it is difficult to imagine the speed we were going before. After four days and nights trying to find possible flight option from Vilnius to Cancun and flights disappearing every minute from the list, I managed to book the most...
I Beat the Dengue Fever With Leaf Juice And Music In Thailand
Boarding time. The airplane is leaving, one seat stays empty, a passenger missing. After two months of Thailand to spend a beautiful climbing vacation in Krabi, followed by an advanced Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) on Koh Phangan, I spontaneously decided to make Asia...
I Flew 10,000 miles to Australia And Fell In Love With Solo Travel
I got so tired of waiting for others to see the world. I planned a birthday trip to Australia with a close friend, only for him to postpone it time and time again. Once we agreed on a set date to book it, he realized he forgot to renew his passport. It was that moment...
How Robbin Ebb Double Dutched Her Way To Russia
You could say that I literally bunny-hopped my way to Russia. The ‘bunny hop’ is a key part of the Ebb Technique, the method I developed to teach kids and adults how to jump Double Dutch. And it was Double Dutch that led me to becoming a cultural ambassador to Russia....
From Foster Care To Traveling The World: Story of A Black Expat Adventurer
My name is Barrington Scott, and according to the “national foster care statistics” I should be homeless by now, but instead I’m living my best life living here in Australia. It’s still a bit surreal to me, never thought I’d be living here of all places but life has a...