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Yangshuo and Hong Kong

It feels like more than month since I traveled to China with the builder. My knowledge of China was limited to a trip to Hong Kong years ago. Beyond photos of the Great Wall of China and frequent dim sum lunches while I lived in Sydney I really had no expectations. In fact they were low and in my mind I imagined everything to be en…

Marine Debris Typeface

Not so long ago I wrote about Ryman Eco sustainable font that was created to use less ink.   Now a new font project by Dion Star highlights the ongoing problem of plastic trash in our oceans by using found pieces of plastic that represent a letter of the alphabet. Graphic Designer Dion Star’s typeface is aptly named Marine Debris …

Plastic Free Tuesday

Have you ever started out on a diet or committed to an assignment, but given yourself one day off to make the diet/task not too hard? Or picked a day of the week where you give up something, like meat on Monday ? Hong Kong airport was filled with advertising encouraging visitors to choose a meat less dish on Mondays . It is a great in…

Make up shake up: the update

It has been some time since I made the pledge to shake out my make up bag and replace what I was using with simple and kind ingredients. In that time I have been busily reading and testing. The biggest hurdle was not wearing conventional makeup anymore. It was hard and my face felt naked for the first week. As I mentioned before I …

I am going to China!

Image from tumblr.com The builder and I are having a holiday China. I am excited for our first trip overseas together. Plus I get to revisit one of my favorite cities, Hong Kong. We will be spending most of our time in Yangshauo. This is the first trip I have actively sought out eco minded accommodation. Our first choice was an…