The Travelling Writer: I Travelled to Four Countries in 72 Hours… Without Leaving My Chair

 But this time, my passport stayed in its drawer. Instead, I journeyed through worlds of wisdom as I helped organise the PSASA National Convention, where speakers from the UK, Belgium, New Zealand and the USA all converged right here on one magical weekend.

As a medieval fantasy author, I often spend hours crafting intricate worlds. I sculpt landscapes in my mind and place my characters in gardens or on battlefields, guiding my readers through each carefully researched scene. But last weekend, I saved myself years of study by simply being in the room with international giants. Mentors, guides and adventurers of the speaking world.

I travelled to the sandy dunes of Dakar with Joey Evans, CSP and entered the mind of Belgian criminologist Fred Colantonio whose insights into human behaviour could easily have belonged to a castle advisor uncovering truths hidden behind closed doors.

I stood at the edge of my entrepreneurial vision with Allon Raiz, a masterful strategist whose wisdom would rival any royal merchant counsellor. Ruby Newell-Legner from the USA offered scaling strategies with such precision that I imagined her as a reputation mage, turning cluttered kingdoms into polished empires. Bob Bradley from the UK offered grounded, no-nonsense advice. The kind that wise sages deliver after a long journey through real-world trials.

When my mind began to feel like an overflowing spell book Chantal Cornelius rode in like a language knight, reminding me that clarity is not just a virtue. It is a survival skill in any realm. Bruce Whitfield, now based in the UK, shifted our vocabulary with the ease of a seasoned diplomat, showing us how the power of the word AND could unlock new alliances.