It’s crazy to think that just one year ago, we were hurriedly packing up our lives and apartment in Newcastle, NSW. Eagerly awaiting our flight to Seattle despite sad ‘see you laters’ with family and friends. A nervous buzz hung in the air as we embarked on a two year adventure that was largely unwritten. One […]
Expat Adventures
Expat Escapades May 2016

May can only be described as total, utter madness – in the best way possible. Packed with action, it’s probably why I’m writing the Expat Escapades May edition in July. May was the month of most’s: the most cities visited, the most miles driven, the most national parks hiked through, and certainly the most ice-cream […]
Precious midweek moments at Washington Park

Lately, Tom and I have been adventuring away each weekend. Between camping trips and city escapes to Portland, Seattle and Vancouver we have barely spent much quality time in our new hometown outside of the working week. Keen to make the most of a clear and sunny Thursday evening, we drove the short distance to […]
First post banter: an attempt at intelligence

To say that this website has been a long time coming is an understatement. Live Recklessly has been brewing in my mind, in the pages of my journals, and as hordes of draft stories on my laptop for most of my adult life. I’ve always been fascinated with words. Big or small, they are immensely […]