
welcome to my blog
Hello! My blog is all about sharing my world wanderings through my travel posts and book and film reviews. I hope my stories inspire you to explore the world as a traveller, reader or film buff.
The travel part of my blog is a space to share my personal journey of my world wanderings. My blog posts read more like a journal than a list of travel recommendations as they explore my experiences of travelling and what I have learnt along the way.
I've called my blog wandering the world as I see travel as a way to explore places and spaces and to experience and gain insight into the world. I see travel as an opportunity for immersion in our glorious planet's landscapes and the architecture of its places and spaces. Travel is one of my ways to understand people and the way they live and to build my confidence and sense of self by navigating new and unfamiliar places.
The part I love most about travel is just wandering around and taking in the vibe of new urban and natural spaces. I have a terrible sense of direction, so a lot of my interesting wanderings come about from getting lost!
I've been reviewing the books I have read and the films I have seen since I started my blog in 2023. I love writing these reviews as they make me think deeply about the my reading and viewing journeys and what the books and films have meant to me as windows into the world.
A bit about me
My name is Andrea and I live in Brisbane, Australia. I am a Learning Design Specialist in my professional life. I have a PhD in adult and experiential learning. I am an introvert and I identify as autistic. I am also partially deaf, having lost hearing in my right ear in 2016 from a brain tumour. I am highly sensitive to my surroundings, so sounds, smells, landscapes and architecture have a huge impact on me.
I am a history nerd (I have a degree in History), and I love to explore places of historical and cultural significance. I am also an avid reader and writer and I see books (and film) as windows into other worlds.
