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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!

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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A Newbie Flying Business Class – What Was it Like?

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I have been learning about frequent flyer points for a few years now. Unlike many …

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Frequent Flyer Madness in the Pursuit of Points

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Frequent flyers can be a bit of a crazy bunch. The lengths that we will …

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How to be a Travel Blogger

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I have been a travel blogger for exactly ten days! So how can I write …

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What’s Number One on my Bucket List?

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Do you have a bucket list? An actual written down list of things to be …

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“You’re Doing What?” – We ARE Travelling for 12 Months

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I have heard this so many times over the last few months. People around me …

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