by Carolin Rathbun | Dec 12, 2023 | Life Lessons & Business Insight
Kia ora (Hello) from Auckland, New Zealand! For the next three and a half months, I'll be exploring this beautiful country from north to south and back again; another bucket list location to check off my list. It's funny, often on the first few days of a new journey,...
by Carolin Rathbun | Nov 28, 2023 | Life Lessons & Business Insight
This past weekend, I attended Santa Day. The town where I’m staying was abuzz with activities. Shops were having holiday sales. Community groups were handing popcorn, hot chocolate, and cookies to passersby. And there were plenty of free activities such as hay...
by Carolin Rathbun | Mar 14, 2023 | Life Lessons & Business Insight
Yesterday, I spent the morning exploring an incredible garden in Cornwall, UK, called The Lost Gardens of Heligan. For over 400 years, the Tremayne family has owned the estate. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the gardens and grounds were carefully laid out and...
by Carolin Rathbun | Jan 3, 2023 | Life Lessons & Business Insight
Was there a moment that changed your life? One I recall vividly happened in September 2003. Under The Tuscan Sun had just come out in theatres. I emerged from the movie changed. Frances Mayes’ story planted a seed in me. She showed me a possibility I...
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by Carolin Rathbun | Dec 6, 2022 | Life Lessons & Business Insight
I’m writing to you today from Cortona, Italy. If you’re a fan of Under the Tuscan Sun, then you’re familiar with Cortona. An hour train ride south of Florence, Cortona sits high on a hill overlooking the Tuscan countryside with a birds-eye view of...
by Carolin Rathbun | Oct 11, 2022 | Life Lessons & Business Insight
They say you don’t choose The Kingdom of Bhutan; it chooses you. After twelve days in its embrace, I still don’t know exactly what drew me there nor what the precise grasp on my heart has been for the past forty years, but I know I was meant to go. I know...
