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Musings

Here is where you will find all my musings, rantings, ravings and other blog posts sharing random thoughts. Mostly these are all travel related, but once in a while I will feel strongly about something and want to share it.

You will also find some of my earliest blog posts if you dig deeply enough. You can sneakily take a look back at how truely awful some of them were. Sadly (or not!) I deleted the worst ones a couple of years ago, so even these are not as bad as it got!

Five Countries I Would Love to Revisit

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You know that travel quote “I haven’t been everywhere – but it’s on my list” …

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My Adult Gap Year in Review

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I’ve been meaning to write this post for months now. I think when we got …

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How Bookcrossing Influences my Travel

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We all have reasons we travel. Bookcrossing allows me to go somewhere new, meet up with friends and do something fun.

How to Scratch the Travel Bug Itch When you Can’t Travel!

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You’re sitting at home dealing with the same dreary old things day in and day …

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Our Ten Biggest Gap Year Failures

Travel Mishaps

We all know things go wrong when we travel. We travelled for over a year …

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Six Months of Travel – Curious Facts & What I have Learnt

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Today marks six months since I have left the comfort of the house I have …

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I went to Paris – and didn’t go inside the Louvre!

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I went to Paris (three times!) – and didn’t go inside the Louvre. There you …

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Sydney to Singapore – The Suites Way!

Singapore Suites

Our Singapore Airlines Suites class review from Sydney to Singapore. Date: 17th April 2017Flight: SQ222Aircraft: …

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Gap Year Preparation as a Forty-Something

Gap Year Preparation

If you have come in contact with me anytime in the last year, have been …

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Travel Disasters – When Things (Almost) Go Wrong

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Travel disasters tend to occur regularly. It’s just how it is. Usually at the time …

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