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Roads Guide to the Galaxy

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  • Sepia photo of Pisac in Peru, taken by the author, overlaid by treasure map and compass

    The lure of Lost World adventures

    “Who was this extraordinary woman, Queen over a people apparently as extraordinary as herself, and reigning amidst the vestiges of a lost civilisation? And what was the meaning of this story of the Fire that gave unending life?” She, by H. Rider Haggard There was a moment at Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains where…

  • Sand-coloured ruins against a deep blue sky. Text: Ruins of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

    Why I never became a travel agent

    The Cambridge Dictionary describes an adventure as “an exciting, unusual, and potentially risky undertaking. It often involves stepping outside your comfort zone, embracing unpredictability”, and mentions the “psychological thrill of a daring journey”. My hubby and I began our adventures before we even embarked on our honeymoon. We’d just gotten engaged, and had taken what…

  • Where do ideas come from?

    It’s a common question for authors. I was reading an interesting article the other day, from a writer who was facing severe idea-blockage during the COVID lockdowns, until his wife convinced him to get a dog. He found inspiration in the new relationship, as so many people have. Maybe blockage is a phenomenon tied to…

  • Tea trade over the centuries

    Tea, beyond the cup and saucer

    Did you know that every kind of true tea that you drink, from white to green to oolong to black to pu’erh, all comes from the same plant, in fact the top three leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant? The look and taste of the tea in your cup depends entirely – well largely –…

  • Erica Jurus at several live events

    Book Promo: our love\hate relationship

    Would you turn down a $175,000 prize to avoid having to do promotional activities? That’s exactly what US writer Helen DeWitt did in April. It made the news. I’ve been reading through her blog posts about this, and, without passing any judgement, she seems highly stressed by a series of recent events, and even just…

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