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...