When I woke up on our first morning after moving to Poland and looked outside our apartment in Białowieża, I think we’d already fallen a little bit in love with the place. That wasn’t something either of us had expected. We’d arrived the night before...
Back in April, I wrote about becoming a digital nomad at 54 and leaving the UK for South America. At the time, I was still fairly close to the beginning of the story. A lot has happened since then. I’ve lived in Bolivia, moved into the middle of the Brazilian...
There comes a point in life when you start asking yourself bigger questions. Am I happy? Is this really how I want the next chapter of my life to look? Have I left it too late to do something different? For a long time, those questions sat quietly in the background...
Two weeks ago, we stepped off a small plane onto the tarmac of Tefé. This remote riverside town lies deep in the Brazilian Amazon. After months of planning and a long journey from Bolivia, we were finally here. For the next 12 months, this will be home — a year filled...
Just three hours from the heat and hustle of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Samaipata feels like another world. It’s the kind of place you go to slow down, breathe fresh mountain air, and fall back in love with nature. We’ve been a few times now, and honestly, it never gets...
Capybaras are unique creatures that captivate nature lovers with their gentle nature and social behavior. These semi-aquatic rodents thrive in various environments, including unexpected urban settings like Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia where I’m currently...
