I visited Hong Kong on the way to China many, many moons ago in 2004. Having spent six months travelling around India, the land of the holy cow, I was pretty certain I could handle whatever China, the land of the rising sun could throw at me. How wrong was I? Firstly, Hong Kong smacked […]
Rod Coronada: This Is How You Hunt The Hunted. (Leave Those Guns Alone)
As a wild woman who would love to run with the wolves, I’ve long held a belief that any form of hunting is a barbaric sport, regardless of the multitude of reasons given by cowards with guns. Which is why absolutely love Rod Coronada, the founder of Wolf Patrol. He hunts the hunters – not […]
The Kindness of “Chika Boy” Who Saves Turtles From Unnecessary Suffering. (Video)
A local in Sri Lanka named “Chika Boy” has been helping his local sea turtles by removing barnacles attached to their shells. Barnacles are a type of crustacean that love nothing more than to attach themselves to rocks and other hard surfaces. Unfortunately, they have a tendency to stick to the shells of turtles. One […]
#StopCambo. Activists Urge UK Government To Reject Plans For A New Oilfield. (And I’m Particularly Aggrieved.)
Only you, I thought to myself, as my first true love bounced back into my life twenty years after he took my cherry, so to speak, and ended our relationship a week later. Another ten years past until I found my inner lioness in the bedroom, I tell you! Only because it’s you would I […]
Sober & Proud. Why I Finally Gave Up Alcohol For Good.
While drugs haven’t played a part in my journey, I have experienced times in my life when I have used alcohol to numb the pain and to escape my reality. I am British and we do like to drink. It is part of our culture, especially binge drinking in the younger population. I guess that […]
Pour Oil On These Flames. I’ve Picked Up My Pen Again. (About Time Too!)
Oooh. It’s been a while. A while since I perused and poked around my Facebook newsfeed. Looked at my favourite publications. Read other people’s stories. Open emails from other talented writers until the fire reignited inside and I put pen to paper. Yes, I took a break from the outside world, so to speak as […]
It’s Still Legal To Harass Women On The Streets Of Britain. Here’s How This Will Change.
We often assume that our right not to be harassed are protected by law in our country yet did you know it’s still legal to publicly harass a person on the streets of Britain? I have experienced harassment on the streets of most countries I wander. Indeed, I’ve come to expect harassment in certain countries […]