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The Mona Lisa? I hardly know her!
I read something pretty interesting recently, a throwaway comment about the most famous painting by the most famous painter not being anyone’s favourite piece of art. In current social contexts, no-one seems to have a personal connection with the Mona Lisa. At first I didn’t pay it much attention, but then I thought about it. Continue reading
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Weekly sonic faves
There are scarcely any joys left in this crushing life, but one thing that always delivers is some excellent groovy music. Here are my favourites of the past week (ish)! Jamie xx, Kelsey Lu, John Glacier, Panda Bear – Dafodil I’ve always been a fan of Jamie xx, and this tune reminded me why. Kelsey Continue reading
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Home from my gap yah as a 26 year old? What I loved the most from my Asian solo trip
So I’ve just returned to the UK after over 6 months (195 days!) solo travelling around Asia, visiting Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It was both the best and most demanding time of my life, and while trying to avoid sounding totally pretentious I learnt and grew a Continue reading
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Solo adventuring
So in the nature of Chedventures, I’m going to talk about my recent solo holiday! This may not sound like a big deal to some people, but to me, booking a spontaneous trip three days in advance on my own was quite the nerve-wracking but exciting experience. Although many people solo travel, and much further Continue reading
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Pat Earrings: A love letter to my favourite song of all time
Anyone who’s met me knows that Pat Earrings by Casisdead is my favourite song of all time. Every year when the annual Spotify Wrapped comes around again, Pat Earrings is inevitably and continually my most played song of the year. I don’t even remember the first time I heard this song, as I feel like Continue reading
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