by Mary Charleson | Oct 1, 2019 | Canada
– Guest post by Kim Little – It had been years of what friend’s hash tagged the #worstdivorceever, and it was almost over. Our family home was sold, and the buyer smelling a distress sale, had dictated the terms. That is how I became temporarily homeless...
by Mary Charleson | Sep 1, 2019 | Europe
Stopped temporarily at a traffic light, our scooters idling in a hum with many others packed around us, I suddenly became very aware of the impending choices, as I was about to enter a 7- lane traffic round about at Plaza de Espana, amidst heavy commuter and tourist...
by Mary Charleson | Aug 15, 2019 | Europe
Guest post by: Victoria Miles 1:30 p.m. July 25, 2019. Lying flat on my back on the concrete floor of Ateliers des Lumières I am supposed to be having a digital art immersion experience. And I am, but more than anything I need to cool off, which explains lying down in...
by Mary Charleson | May 4, 2019 | Australia/New Zealand
“Ah yah, WillyWeather says the Wedge will be cracker in the morning – 2.3 WSW moderate swell. She’s an ebb ‘til mid-morning, then a flood. Weatha’s hot. I recon we should surfies tomorrow – grab our bathers, boardies and head on up.” Which roughly...
by Mary Charleson | Apr 13, 2019 | Australia/New Zealand
There are many ways to learn to kitesurf. Most involve pricy hourly lessons or half day packages at some resort. If you’re lucky and don’t injure yourself in the process, you can learn the basics at the hand of a patient friend with gear, or go wholesale and buy the...