Author: Roving Jay
Culver City Stairs for Exercise and Inspiration
I thought this local hiking trail would be good exercise. Turns out it’s good for creativity too.
Wild Craft Brewery
How Wild Craft Brewery is helping keep the local community together.
Self-portrait with a Face Mask
Watercolour and pen self-portrait with a face mask.
Are you searching for your artistic style?
Join me as I begin a new journey to discover my artistic style, and get inspired to find your own.
Embracing the City of Angels
A Covid-inspired relocation back to the heart of Culver City, Los Angeles.
Goodbye Turkey Home
After 13 years I’ve packed out life into a storage unit and sold the house for the next adventure.
Bookbinding Videos and Equipment for Beginners
I’m gathering Bookbinding Videos and Equipment resources to continue my handmade journey
Bookbinding: A new Travel Related Venture
Don’t let Covid stop your entrepreneurial spirit. I’m using skills I learnt nearly 40 years ago to start a new venture in 2021.
The Birth of my Beach Bum Art
I stumbled across drawing these beach bum illustrations. It’s the start of a whimsical and joyful journey. Where will it lead?
Tour of my Turkey Quarantine Room
Here’s a tour of the room I spent 11 days in quarantine in Istanbul, and how I spent my time.
Turkey Quarantine: Day 10
Day 10 in Turkey Quarantine. See how I’m getting ready for my departure by listening to this piece of performance poetry.
Turkey Quarantine: Salivation, Snacks and Souvenirs
Day 8 in quarantine and I’m starting to think about souvenirs.
Quarantine: Day 7 Poem
By Day 7 I was inspired to write a poem about the Quarantine Diet. With the sun shining. Quarantine isn’t so bad.
How to Paint Watercolour Figures with Paul Apps
Watch this 10 minute YouTube video about How to Paint Watercolour Figures hosted by Paul Apps
Turkey Quarantine Facilities
A review of the facilities during Turkey quarantine at Maltepe Istanbul.
Your Food Options during Turkey Quarantine
There’s plenty of food options in Turkey Quarantine. 3 meals a day Free. Or order in.
U.K. to Turkey during the Travel Ban and Restrictions
My New Neighbours in Quarantine Checking in to Fly The biggest stress about travelling from the U.K. to Turkey during…
Leaving U.K. during the Travel Ban
The biggest travel challenge is timing your travel plans with the validity of your Covid test. Enough to give you a headache.
Quarantining in England
The British version of quarantining is pretty lax. Is there any wonder that the virus is so rampant?
Eat your way around London’s Borough Market
Borough Market is a foodie heaven, and my favorite destination when I have a layover visit to London.
Memorable Food and Wine Adventures in France
Here’s the food and wine memories that linger on our tongues from our French Workaway adventure.
Exploring Leros on Two Wheels
Greek hospitality is alive and well on Leros, an island in the Dodecanese chain untouched by mass tourism. A couple of nights here was enough to make us realize we needed to come back.
Get inspired to write and publish your Travel Memoir
Listen in on these podcast episodes where I talk to two different travel bloggers about how they approached writing and self-publishing their travel memoirs.
Visiting Symi for their famous Red Shrimp
The picturesque Greek Island of Symi is next door to Rhodes, and is famous for it’s pretty harbour and their tiny red panfried shrimp, that are eaten whole.