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Ilse
Sep 16, 20245 min read
What Is Authentic Travel?
The word ‘authentic’ is used quite widely in the travel and tourism industry. But what does authentic travel actually mean?


Ilse
Dec 25, 20234 min read
How to become better at receiving and giving?
Are you good at giving? Or do you sometimes feel so good at giving that it depletes you? And are you good at receiving? Or do you right...


Ilse
Feb 24, 20235 min read
Indigenous Languages like that of the Yawanawa inspire a Closer Connection to Nature
In my last blogpost I wrote about what my stay in the Yawanawa village from chief Iskua Kua has taught me about the forest as a pharmacy...


Ilse
Jul 9, 20225 min read
Meet Cristina Terre: A 77-year-old woman from Chile who just decided to do it
Imagine you are at the register of a bus station somewhere in India. All the buses you see are small and without AC. It is hot so the...


Ilse
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Amber on the role of yoga, spirituality and philosophy in her life
I met Amber in my first week on Oʿahu, Hawaiʿi. She worked in the hostel where I was staying. I remembered her kindness and so when I was...


Ilse
May 29, 20223 min read
The universal language of human experience
In 2019, I was in Laos for an internship at Lee 7 Farm – an organic rice farm run by a family that consists of seven siblings. Besides...
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