Elise K. AckersJun 21, 20142 minDonkeys, squids and lava stonesToday is the last full day of my Greek Island Hopping tour; after breakfast tomorrow, I’m done with all my tours and will be making my...
Elise K. AckersJun 7, 20143 minBroken bones, nights under the stars, and fear eyesI’ve spent the last week cruising the Mediterranean on a gorgeous gulet boat with a group of people I will never forget. I had been...
Elise K. AckersMay 29, 20142 minGoing postal and channeling Mary PoppinsIt’s 8:40am and thirty-one degrees; and because I’m wearing my heaviest things to avoid excess luggage fees, I am sweltering. The...
Elise K. AckersMay 28, 20143 minFree-falling, Trojans, and ANZAC poppiesToday I visited Gallipoli. As an Australian, as a student of history, and as a human being – the place moved me. I left there feeling...
Elise K. AckersMay 22, 20144 minTurkey TimeFifteen more people have seen me naked. How's that for an opener? But I get ahead of myself. Everything changes so much within a few...
Elise K. AckersMay 17, 20144 minDizzy DubaiI’ll begin this blog with a fun fact: in the last forty-eight hours I have drank more water than I would in a typical week. The United...
Elise K. AckersApr 4, 20142 minFarsicknessI learnt a new word this evening, and these seven seemingly innocuous letters have moved mountains within me. Fernweh is the German...