Tag: Travel
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Finding myself at home in Zimbabwe
Four days on Lake Kariba is not enough for me. Between lions and crocodiles, the blue water and the orange sunsets and the petrified trees that rise like ghosts from the depths, this is a place you should put on your bucket list.
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The “stuff” of memories and place
We’ve got plans to try a slightly different version of life, sometime soon. A digital nomad version. First, we have to sort out all the stuff we’ve accumulated in the last 30 years. Easier said than done.
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Lessons in living bravely from elephants and lions.
Three weeks spent enjoying the African bush gives you plenty of time for reflection. And there is much they can teach us. Like living life to the full, before we run out of teeth.
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Notes on Cruising – AKA: Not everyone is a cruising person.
Cruising is all the rage. It has its upsides, and its downsides. And how that plays out probably depends on whether you’re a cruising person or not. This is my take on it.
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Life lessons from Spain – Embracing change and new found independence
It’s been a month – a whole month – since I returned from swanning around Spain. Almost a distant memory, but I’m currently sorting out my hundreds of photos and thinking about how nice life would be if we could just sit around drinking sangria in the sun, eating tapas, all day.
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Embracing Freedom: Escaping to Bali and Redefining Indulgence
We dashed off to Bali for a long weekend. It felt like indulgence to me, but maybe that’s just the taste of freedom that will take a little getting used to?
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A life worth living needs a few hills
It occurs to me, freewheeling down a hill I fought hard to get to the top of, that life satisfaction lies in being okay with hills.
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How to be less anxious: Lessons in life from the ski slopes
Coming into Nozawa-Onsen we are confronted by a slope that sets my pulse racing. It’s below the ski lift, and although covered in deep drifts of white snow, it’s as black as they come. Immediately, despite having zero intention of going down a black run, I’m swamped in anxiety about this whole skiing malarky. Before…
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Rituals, blessings and lessons in happiness from Bali
We are on a small island off the coast of Bali. Remote times two. It’s nice and warm here. The sea and pool both a balmy 27 degrees. The sun warm enough to make Sydney’s cold winter grip feel like nothing but a distant memory. If we leave the poolside, it’s to watch the sunset…
Midlife Unpacked 