Culture
Impressionists Who Rowed
Inspired by five paintings, I travel to Paris and think about rowing on the Seine and about flow and change.
Grouse Grind Literary Competition
Very honoured to be the second runner-up in the Grouse Grind Lit Prize for v. short forms.
Rowing Rhythm of the Nile
There is a special rhythm to rowing the Nile River. Our group found during a tour in February 2026.
Dreaming of the Nile
I will be rowing the Nile River in February! How should I prepare? With books and cross-country skiing.
Canaletto’s Thames Painting Trip
Mistaken for Venice, Canaletto’s Thames painting leads to trips in Nova Scotia and London and imagined journeys of connection and coincidence.
I’m Fine with Not Doing It All
Insights from a trip to Japan about the joy of not doing it all even when that is exactly what you thought you wanted to do.
Destination Land Art
Land and destination art converge with literature and travel as Ruth explores connections and coincidences that start with a book bought in Dublin.
Connection to Water
Our connection to water flows through art to health and wellbeing, making blue spaces the new green spaces.
A Lake Near Copenhagen
A painting by my late father, a master forger, takes me on a journey involving sunsets and Prussian Blue.
Blaze Island, a Journey through Fiction, Science and Art to Place
Blaze Island, the 2020 novel by Catherine Bush, inspires a journey exploring connections with paintings, climate science, Shakespeare and beautiful Fogo Island off Newfoundland, Canada.