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In February, I spent three weeks in Southeast Asia, a week of that in Cambodia. A place of history, story, and beautiful people, but it wasn't the grandeur of monuments and ancient architecture that stayed with me. It was three fleeting moments that I keep returning to.

The minute I descend down the last pass entering the Gats River Canyon, making my way down to the campsite to finalise the last of the welcoming setup before the group arrives on foot, I feel a sense of total relaxation come over me. I know that by now we do not need anything more. Nothing else from the “outside world” will improve our experience down by the river.

In a world marked by urgency and despair, awe becomes a quiet act of resistance. When we slow down and truly notice, we remember that joy and beauty have been waiting for us all along.

“The Upside” on Channel Africa interviewed Julie Robinson about the inaugural Inventure Experience for women, set in the heart of the breathtaking Karoo.

An acceptance to enter voluntarily into the unknown. When we are humbled by the elements – earth, air, fire and water – we are eased into our vulnerability and invited to explore the undiscovered parts of our story.