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Donkeys, squids and lava stones
Today 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. Ackers
Jun 21, 20142 min read


Broken bones, nights under the stars, and fear eyes
I’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. Ackers
Jun 7, 20143 min read


Going postal and channeling Mary Poppins
It’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. Ackers
May 29, 20142 min read


Free-falling, Trojans, and ANZAC poppies
Today 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. Ackers
May 28, 20143 min read


Turkey Time
Fifteen 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. Ackers
May 22, 20144 min read


Dizzy Dubai
I’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. Ackers
May 17, 20144 min read


Farsickness
I learnt a new word this evening, and these seven seemingly innocuous letters have moved mountains within me. Fernweh is the German...

Elise K. Ackers
Apr 4, 20142 min read
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