A boat trip from Columbia to Panama was one of the highlights of My Senior Gap Year backpacking adventure around the world. But I didn’t realise the last night of this border crossing boat trip would change my view forever on one of the world’s biggest social issues. Along with the other 21 young people, I was clearly the old man of the group. The last night of the four day crossing was “party night”, ...…[read more]
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We have an unprecedented choice of leisure travel options. Flights can rapidly jet us to all kinds of enticing destinations, from glamorous cruises, to resorts and luxury hotels. But as the planes crisscross overhead, there’s something truly unique thirty thousand feet below… The roadie! As empty Nesters, most of us have done our time. Those memorable family holidays. The kids in the back, “are we there yet”, the good times the bad, the laughs along ...…[read more]
It’s certainly not my normal go to event. But through a friend of a friend of a friend they were looking for numbers to attend this once off oratorio opera performance. It was amazing. Maybe not on an international level. But as a community event, impressive. Just watching the young tenor. After accomplishing each feat scaling from high to low, watching him smile, as if a huge sigh of relief he did it. The bass ...…[read more]
Travel Chat Series – Jacque & Mark Hagan Jacque & Mark Hagan have been traveling the world since the 70’s. They kindly share their travel experiences and advice as part of our Travel Chats series. Travel, It really gets in your blood… Jacque & Mark’s travels started back in 1974. Just out of university when the expectation was to put a down payment on a house, they instead did what was known as the Hippie ...…[read more]
Travel Chat Series – Helen MacLeod The next in our series of video Travel Chats is with another worldwide traveler. It was a pleasure to chat with Helen Macleod who shares her travel tips and experiences. Adventurous But Safe Travel… Helen is a very experienced traveler with over 30 overseas trips. She prefers to travel with a few people or by herself. Her first adventurous trip was when she was about 21, travelling ten weeks ...…[read more]
The contrast couldn’t be greater. The divide stretches along the massive coast line of this north western region of Australia. On one side of this coastal divide, Sturt’s Desert Pea, found only in the hot arid inland deserts of Australia, provides an iconic symbol of this harsh land. One the other side, are miles of pristine waters and coastline. Largely untouched due to its relative remoteness, home to an abundance of marine life. An archipelago ...…[read more]
Travel Chat Series – Jackie Waldal Trowbridge I am delighted to introduce the next in our series of video chats with experienced worldwide travelers who share their travel tips and experiences…. Jackie Walden Trowbridge. Have you ever dreamed of living in another country? Growing up in a small rural community in Canada, Jackie dreamed of living in Europe. Despite many tears and questioning what what she was doing, Jackie offers an inspiring story of how ...…[read more]
It all started from just a rumour. It was at the start of my senior gap year August, 2016. I was visiting family in Tom Price, a small remote mining town in outback Western Australia. Rumour was that because of the mining downturn at the time, truck loads of surplus bed linen from a mining camp were being dumped. This led to a chain of events where since then a total of around one hundred ...…[read more]
Introducing The Travel Chat Series I am very excited to announce the first in a series of video chats with experienced worldwide travelers who share their travel tips and experiences…. One of the most common question I am asked… “But is it safe for women travelers?” I’m obviously not qualified to answer on behalf of women. The good news though is a number of experienced women travelers have generously agreed to share their advice ...…[read more]
What’s your bet? Everyone’s talking about it. Some are doing it. The younger generation seem to be embracing it. Decluttering. Fad or long term trend? Plus the micro houses as permanent homes, no bigger than a caravan, have a growing following. People like Marie Kondo have certainly sparked our interest in reassessing how much stuff we need. The contrast was no more evident in a comparison of two places where we recently stayed. One was ...…[read more]