Yeah, but where are you REALLY from? ‘Where are you really from?’ – like I had a brain fart and told you “Australia” but really, I meant somewhere else. Like I’m going to change my answer just because you put really in there. My problem isn’t with people asking where I’m from, it’s with the rejection of my first, […]
Category Archives: Journal
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May
May
This is purely a reflective piece. I left Israel a few weeks before the recent conflict in Gaza began. As a traveller and human being in this great big world, all I hope to do is learn and grow as I travel. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is extremely complicated and I am no authority on the matter. […]
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May
May
Hate is such a strong word, right? Let’s go with I didn’t like it very much at all. I couldn’t wait to get out of Egypt and grew tired of it very quickly. No, it’s not because I had diarrhoea on day one of being there. It’s also not because Daniel went to the hospital […]
01
Jan
Jan
As always, 365 days have zoomed by and we sit here surprised that it’s NYE. I was feeling giddy as I woke up this morning, grateful for everything we accomplished this past year and pumped for what’s ahead in 2018. A Year of Multiple Adventures We kicked off the year backing through SE Asia – […]
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Jun
Jun
For male readers, just in case you missed the “menstrual” part in the heading, heed my warning – this post is about periods. My period to be exact. Read at your own peril.
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Mar
Mar
I am not usually someone who responds to Facebook posts. Actually, I’m the Michael Jackson eating popcorn GIF – scrolling through reading the opinions of others with that frozen laugh look on my face that makes my husband think I’m a little nuts. But the other day I came across a post that I just […]
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Jan
Jan
Cali is known as the salsa capital of the world so it was a no brainer that we’d go (we love to dance). Our overnight bus arrives early at 5:30am and there’s a queue of taxis waiting for us. We toss up between walking 2.5km at 5 in the morning or catching a taxi. Another […]
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Jan
Jan
Happy new year folks! Without a doubt, 2016 has been one of of the best years of my life. For the past couple of weeks, I wanted to share my highlights of the year but these included so much more than particular destinations or adventures. While many people celebrate NYE watching fireworks, at a party […]
01
Oct
Oct
After a very foggy and gloomy Lima, we were beyond excited for Máncora, a beach town on the north-west coast of Perú. It’s “winter” here which means fewer tourists and 28-30 degrees Celsius. Don’t mind if we do. We arrive at Laguna Surf Camp, a spot a stone’s throw from the beach with our own […]
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Aug
Aug
Huacachina is such a cool place – effortlessly cool. It’s a tiny village built around a little oasis and surrounded by sand dunes – aka a desert oasis (and the only desert oasis in South America mind you). We were pretty pumped when we heard about Huacachina and the upcoming opportunity to sandboard. After checking in to […]