In the last six months I have dug my heels in, striving towards a sustainable life. It has become a passion, learning to wean out the disposable plastic from my life, buying in bulk, wasting less and just trying to be plain ol’ kinder to the earth that I get to walk on each day. Articles and books about plastic and waste are devoured…

I am going to start this post with a little anecdote to show how I didn't think far enough ahead when it came to travelling in Myanmar without using any single use plastic. I had planned to not buy any plastic water bottles on the trip . My reusable drinks bottles were ready, sitting next to my beat up backpack. The day I was du…

‘How was Burma?” ‘You mean Myanmar.’ ‘Yeah that’s what I meant, Myanmar.’ ‘It was fabulous.’ ‘Where is it again?’ This has been the casual exchange since I have returned from my jaunt to Myanmar (or to be technical the Republic of the Union of Myanmar). I can understand why people ask where it is. Myanmar has not been included …

I grew up in a country town and one of the big social events was the local races. It was never about the horses. It was about an excuse to dress up and put on a fancy hat. The months of October and November is the Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne. The Builder and I were fortunate to receive tickets for Stakes Day. Due to the las…

I am excited this week. You might think it's because I have my impending trip to Myanmar in six days. Well I am excited for that! But this week I'm excited about something else... My kitchen is almost free of plastic packaging. That’s right. I predict in the next fortnight there will be no more food in plastic packaging. The…

I have a holiday to Myanmar coming up. I am eagerly counting down, until I get to shut down my computer, ditch my phone and spend two weeks in a new land. I also plan to say no to plastic bottles. Myanmar (also known as Burma) lays snugly  between Thailand, India, China, Laos and Bangladesh. Besides being worried about snakes …