8 years of travel blogging (sort of)
Birdgehls is eight years old! Time flies. I started this blog when I was 25. Now I am basically middle-aged.
Shattering the silence: reflections on 2020
Hello. It’s been awhile. More than a year, in fact. Yikes. I’ve been long wanting to sit down and share something on this space on the internet that I do, after all, pay money for the privilege of owning. Unfortunately, I seem to have suffered from a 13 month long writers block that has quite…
Coping With Eco-Anxiety: How Can We Push Through?
IMPORTANT: This is a post about eco-anxiety, a type of anxiety recognised by professional psychologists. However I am a writer, not a mental health expert. If you are experiencing overwhelming anxiety, PLEASE seek professional help. That horrible clenching of the guts every time you turn on the news, or pick up a paper and read…
The Benefits of No Alcohol for 3 Months – Reflections
In late 2018, I stopped drinking and didn’t have a single drop of booze for seven months. This post was written a few months in, so it outlines the benefits of no alcohol for 3 months. I thoroughly recommend having a long break, as you’ll see in this post. Read on to find out more….
Some Thoughts on Friendship in the Digital Age
I’ve been thinking a lot about friendship lately. I’m not entirely sure why. Having always been a bit of a social butterfly and deeply interested in the why of people, I guess I find our relationships with each other to be a hugely interesting topic. Having a wide social circle used to seem like the…
2018 Was a Ripper of a Year. Here’s Why…
2018 has been a pretty great year. In fact, it’s been one of the best years I’ve had in a long time. Although the year kicked off with a sad event – losing my beloved dog Bentley – it steadily improved. It was a year where I got to tick a lot of boring things…
Travel souvenirs: ideas & inspiration
Do you collect travel souvenirs? Are there any in particular that you’re attached to? Here are a few ideas you can pinch while embarking on your world travels. Are you the type of traveller who collect souvenirs? I know they’re not for everyone and some people swear off them completely. Each to their own. Personally,…
Life, Lately and Upcoming Travel Plans
I’ve been blogging on Birdgehls for almost four years now and recently did something I’ve not actually done in all this time – I took a break. Not a complete break – I’ve published one post in the last five weeks. But I’ve barely spent any time on this blog. I haven’t been fretting over…