On the Blog
How Three Years On An Island Prepared Me For Life After A Pandemic
Life has changed again... When I wrote my last blog post called Everything Has Changed, I had no idea what was around the corner. At the time, we’d just moved away from our sleepy Tongan island and returned to fast paced Australia to try out a whole new way of...
Don’t Get Dressed for Work: Unconventional Advice for Working from Home
Welcome to the Pandemic Pyjama-Force As the coronavirus pandemic forces the world to stay home, more people than ever are finding themselves joining the remote, pyjama-clad workforce. And as a result, I've noticed a rush of online news articles offering advice for how...
Everything Has Changed: New Home, New Life
Life after the island Imagine you spend three years living in a parallel universe, on an 18 hectare tropical island with about 25 people. There are no roads. No vehicles. No TVs. The internet only works well when the wind is blowing in the right direction, so you...
My Only Regret
There’s not much about 2019 that’s gone to plan. And I’m not just talking about getting bitten by that snake in Bali in April... or the half day I "accidentally" spent in a Champagne cafe in London because when I walked past it at 11am on my way to somewhere else, I...
Life Offline: What Happens When A Country Loses Internet For 2 Weeks
The Day The Internet Died Have you ever wondered what would happen if the internet suddenly disappeared from your life? Can you imagine the chaos that might unfold if your entire country was cut off from the rest of the world? And not just for hours or days, but...
Are You A Multipotentialite, Scanner or Renaissance Soul?
Does any of this sound like you? I still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up... I can’t seem to stick with anything for the long haul... I’m a Jack of all Trades, master of none... I often don’t finish the things I start... I lose interest in things I...
Laura Maya is a writer, coach and culturally curious “digital nomad” who has spent over 20 years wandering slowly through almost 60 countries. She is the author of Tell Them My Name, an inspiring true story about two indigenous Nepalese farmers who travel to Paris on a quest to explore Western culture (2022, the kind press).