by Jason | Aug 27, 2022 | Backpacking, Blog
In the Red Earth Diaries Book Extract Series, I intend to share the content of the book in small bite-sized segments along with some photographs and some background stories where possible. I’d like to start this series with the beginning section of the Preface...
by Jason | Jan 20, 2022 | Blog, Zen in My Backpack
Whilst writing and self-publishing ‘Red Earth Diaries’ has been one of the most rewarding enterprises of my life, the success of the book and the recognition that I have received has been but just one of the positive outcomes. The more subtle, yet vital...
by Jason | Jan 15, 2022 | Blog, Zen in My Backpack
Life is as simple or as complicated as we would like to make it. However, there are only seven simple truths that govern our existence and being aware of these universal tenets lead to a fuller, meaningful and joyful existence. The laws of nature do not...
by Jason | Dec 26, 2021 | Blog, Evolve, Zen in My Backpack
It’s that time of the year, isn’t it? That time when we start counting down the last days of the year, and probably the only time we take stock of the days in the year gone by. It’s a peculiarly human trait – although not necessarily a positive one – to...
by Jason | Jul 2, 2021 | Australia, Backpacking, Blog
I thank you all for the tremendous support you have shown, for your love and for your kind words of appreciation for my posts and our photos as we took you along on our journey as migrants in Australia. In case you’ve missed the previous posts, you can read them...