The art of postcard
It’s a rare treat to receive a postcard, especially one from home when you’re on the other side of the world. Continue reading The art of postcard
15 reasons to visit Japan
To experience Japan is to experience colours more brightly, sounds more deeply and tastes more intensely. Continue reading 15 reasons to visit Japan
Abroad: Brooman, New South Wales
In an age where iPhone ringtones are whirling around us in ever more remote locales, the ding of emails assaulting us at increasingly antisocial hours in the morning and the hum of other peoples’ choice of digital entertainment is getting louder around us, more and more of us are feeling nostalgic for the old ways. Continue reading Abroad: Brooman, New South Wales
7 reasons to travel according to philosophy
To travel – that is to “make a journey, typically of some length” to quote The Oxford Dictionary – is an obvious pursuit for many of us. We call on seven masters of thought to explain why it is we should make the effort, year in and year out, to cover as much ground over this incredible planet as we can. Continue reading 7 reasons to travel according to philosophy
Can travel save us from materialism?
We should be striving for an active experience of the world around us. Continue reading Can travel save us from materialism?
Why is the grass always greener?
Why do we yearn for what we once had so readily, and complained about, because we no longer have it? Continue reading Why is the grass always greener?
Hireth
Welcome to Hireth, an aesthetically-driven travel blog exploring the true essence of home, homecoming and travelling within and without the British Isles. “Every traveller has a home of their own and they learn to appreciate it the more from their wandering” –– Charles Dickens. Continue reading Hireth
