The Inspiring Travels journal

Stories worth bringing home.

Travels, books, family history and the places that have stayed with me. New stories appear here as I publish them on Blogger.

I started writing this blog topic nearly 10 months ago when I first decided that I wanted to write a book. Its been sitting in draft until today…

Experience a safari on the South Coast of NSW at Mogo Wildlife Park, Mogo. Just 10km south of Batemans Bay, 2hr from Canberra & 2.5hr from…

I just finished reading another great book where the setting added a huge part to the of atmosphere of the story. It made me reflect on how, over…

A journey to a destination but also through life. Why is it that we have this drive to explore? People who love to travel (not just vacation) but…

I recently returned from a 3-week holiday exploring Mexico. It was my first-time visiting Mexico and learning about its culture. It was also my…

Reliving my French Food Memory Bonsoir, Carcassonne, France So one of my methods in managing my travel withdraws is to revisit my favorite food…

With these strange and ever changing times around us, I have like all of us, had the time to ponder how this affects both the world we live in and…

I am sure if we all think back over some of the journeys we have made, we will have a funny, exciting or hair raising story to tell about a method…

There's something about a road trip that is different to a planned destination when you go on a vacation. I think its the freedom of having the…