by Jason | Sep 26, 2017 | Zen in My Backpack
If there is one song that has never failed to pick me up whenever I was down and has helped me believe in the promise of spring whenever I was in the midst of my darkest winters, it is this classic – You Raise Me Up originally composed by Irish-Norwegian duo...
by Jason | Aug 6, 2017 | Evolve, Zen in My Backpack
The verses below reportedly were written on the wall of Mother Teresa’s home for children in Calcutta, India, and are widely attributed to her. Some sources say that the words below were written on the wall in Mother Teresa’s own room. In any case, their...
by Jason | Jun 2, 2017 | Australia, Backpacking, Blog, Destinations, Travel Guides, Travel Tips
Cape Tribulation – Where The Rainforest meets the Reef! Captain Cook’s journal entry for the 10th of June 1770 sums up his experience of that eventful day when his ship ran aground at Cape Tribulation, as he was making his way back to England after...
by Jason | Mar 14, 2017 | Zen in My Backpack
When I was a young lad I remember this one incident when I came across the Rainbow Man for the first time. It was the start of our summer school holidays and we were boarding a plane bound for our village. We were one of the first to board and once I took my seat, I...
by Jason | Jan 6, 2017 | Evolve
One of the biggest issues that confront us today is our need for instant gratification. This attitude that ‘I deserve the best’ and ‘I want it right now’ is most prevalent in today’s youth as well as Gen-Y, also called as the...
