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Oct 31, 202211 min read

Backpacking in the USA

I left Bali feeling revitalised and very excited that I had met ‘the one’. The fact that I had only known him for half an hour was a mere...

Sep 19, 20226 min read

Desperately seeking serendipity

I was 31 and had just moved to New Zealand. I’d spent the past few years teaching English in Mexico, sailing in Bermuda, writing for a...

Sep 12, 20224 min read

Does everything really happen for a reason?

My husband woke at 4am last week and thought, the Queen’s died. He turned his phone on and sure enough, she had. He was surprised that...

Mar 7, 20226 min read

Argentina, part 2: Bandits and mountains.

I had been living in Mendoza in the east of Argentina for a year, working as a wine tour guide as well as writing for a local magazine....

Dec 10, 20218 min read

Argentina: my guide to becoming a meat eating, Spanish speaking, mountain climbing cowgirl reporter

I was moving to Argentina to be a Journalist. A magazine in Mendoza at the foothills of the Andes mountains wanted me to write about wine...

Nov 11, 20218 min read

A bit broken, but having a blast in Bermuda

What could I possibly do after Mexico? How would anything live up to that exhilarating experience? I had flown back to the UK after I...

Oct 21, 20214 min read

Mad times in Mexico

We had a Mexican themed day at our house last week. We’re trying to show the kids a bit of the world even though we can’t leave...

Oct 4, 20212 min read

Inspiration, identity and a vivid imagination

Hello dear blog reader, thanks for popping by. I thought a lot about my identity and inspiration before starting Lucy Hawkins Art, I...

Sep 27, 20212 min read

Photo shoots in the time of Covid

By my calculations today is the 240th day we’ve been in lockdown here in Melbourne! Staggering. My 1.5 year old daughter barely knows any...