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bittersweet goodbyes
It feels almost overtly symbolic that tonight of all nights the sky has opened and rain falls heavily on our dry village. It’s the fourth night of torrential downpours in the past two weeks and it states with almost absolute certainty that the end of the dry season has come. For the fisherman it’s the … Read more
go on, live a little – I dare you…
Because doing good feels good too. Hedonists have been considered historically as being self-absorbed egotists who seek pleasure regardless of the pain it might cause others. But this is not the sort of attitude that wins friends and influences people. And life is much more fun with friends. So, I propose a different kind of … Read more
Did someone say awards? *Guest Post*
Travelers Unite to Vote for the Best Companies in the Travel Industry. Now if you are like me, then you will like any excuse glam up and have a night out on the town and an awards ceremony is one of the best excuses to crank up the glam factor. The annual Holiday Extras Customer … Read more
One village… two worlds.
Batukaras is a pretty spectacular place, there is no doubting that. It is a place where dark chocolate sand meets the sapphire sea. Every traveller I have spoken to who has stumbled into this village seems to have been enchanted by its beauty and hypnotised by its laid back attitude and general air of ambivalence… … Read more
a “bump” in the road…
It has been too long since I last wrote words here for you all to read. And I have a whole world of excuses and stories and experiences that could have filled hundreds of blogs over the past silent months on these pages out here in internet land. Instead of going back in time and … Read more
What would you do?
It’s a regular tuesday morning and you are on your way to work. There is a duck pond near your home that you always pass but rarely take much notice of it. This morning however something catches your eye. There is a child splashing about in the pond. He seems to be in the shallower area … Read more
Planes, trains and automobiles…
I’ve been on more than a few flights in my life. Hundreds, maybe even thousands. And there are some simple things that everyone (and I really do mean everyone) should remember before boarding that plane (in fact they are good tips for cars and trains too). Whether it be for work or play, having a … Read more
A rock-and-roll wedding…
I just got engaged. Sort of. I mean sort of because things don’t work the same here. We are however planning a wedding for this coming summer in Australia. There is no ring, there was no down-on-the-knee proposal… but I’m over the moon regardless. This is a different world and somehow this cross-culture relationship is … Read more
because my life’s for living…
I was doing a bit of freelance work last week for a company who wanted to interview me and have me write an article on how I live my life and what its like being a digital nomad. First of all I had to, a little pink in the cheeks, ask them… ‘uh… what is … Read more
Hot off the press!
As of today the Lonely Planet Blogsherpa group, of which I am a very proud member, launched their very first photo ebook. Barefoot Inked is one of 40 featured bloggers who are involved in the program and I am very excited to be involved in this wonderful project. Lots of hard work went into this … Read more
