Ceire Warren studied BA Creative Writing and MA Illustration: Authorial Practice in the picturesque town of Falmouth, Cornwall. The years spent living in this seaside location gave her the ambition to travel and go beyond the ocean to other countries. From travelling across Europe, Ceire learned about other countries and cultures which fuelled her desire to become a travel writer. Ceire has a keen interest in the history of other countries and their cultures. From discovering more about other places and the people and wildlife that fill them, she finds inspiration for her creative writing. She also enjoys sharing this knowledge with others.
As an animal lover, Ceire is particularly driven to alert readers to how they can reduce their impact on the environment and habitats to help protect species who are currently suffering. Because of this, Ceire is hugely in favour of ecotourism, and notifying others of how they can see incredible animals, meet amazing people and go to astonishing places without causing a detrimental effect on the planet.
While writing, Ceire works under the watchful eye of her crested gecko, Aithusia. She often spends the rest of the day with a book in her hands, drawing, or trying to learn languages to aid her on her travelling adventures. If she could travel anywhere, Ceire would go to Egypt as the history and mythology that surround this country have always been a huge source of fascination for her; and she would love to be able to appreciate the incredible architecture and artefacts created by the Ancient Egyptians with her own eyes.
Travelling has taught me to let go of material objects a bit. I remember travelling to Italy one time and my luggage got lost at Heathrow Airport. When I arrived I had very little with me. However, I was able to get hold of some locally made clothes from independent shops, and meet people that I otherwise wouldn’t have. Similarly, backpacking has taught me that we don’t need to collect so many possessions. You can quite easily live out of a backpack for a month or more.
Let things go wrong. I went backpacking with a friend a couple of years ago and a number of things didn’t go to plan. We would get lost and discover an amazing patisserie, or a site would be closed that day so instead, we would try and find something else to do and have an incredible experience that we would have completely missed otherwise. You can always revisit a place for the things you didn’t have time for, but discovering something unexpected helps you to appreciate new places.
