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A Woman’s Life on the Road – When Hormones Stop You Dead in Your Tracks
Life on the road has substantial challenges – as all overlanders know far too well – yet never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that the hardest challenge I’d ever face would come from the inside. I mean this … Continue reading
Motorbike Overlanding – 5 years on 2 wheels – What Now?
As it turns out, I’m getting bored of travelling by motorbike. There, I’ve said it. Am I allowed to say that?! It seems not. Most times I dare say that to fellow travelling bikers we meet on the road, they’re … Continue reading
When the shit hits the fan – just open your arms wide, shut your trap, and go with the flow
Three months. Just three months have passed since my last blog and our resurrection of Pixie…and I’m experiencing a severe case of dejapoo. I have a feeling we’ve been through this shit before… Our travels over the last three months … Continue reading
Posted in Overlanding
Tagged adventure, adventure travel, Cape le Grand, discovery, emotional drawback, explore, journey, long-term travel, motorbike trip, Nullarbor, Overland, overlanding, Perth, struggles, Wheatbelt Way, world trip
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Stories from Phnom Penh
There’s a dead man lying in the gutter. A red cloth napkin covers his face. He’s wearing a colourful floral shirt, the kind which seem to be a big hit here with foreigners. I can tell he’s a Westerner because … Continue reading
Lao: a country tolerating itself into oblivion
‘What is WRONG with you??! Don’t you understand I’m a V.E.G.E.T.A.R.I.AN.?!’ the pretty blonde Swedish girl screams out at the top of her lungs. Skinny mamma, the owner of the local eatery, just looks at her bewildered then shrugs her … Continue reading
Posted in current affairs, Overlanding
Tagged adventure, adventure travel, discovery, emotional drawback, foreign aid, human trafficking, Laos, Luang Prabang, poverty, prostitution, Vang Vieng
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Kyrgyzstan: Where Central Asia Revealed Her Soul
Kyrgyzstan is a land of unexpected surprises. One certainly wouldn’t know it by just looking at it on a map or by basing one’s assumptions on visits to any of the other Stans in Central Asia. Everything from the culture, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, adventure travel, appreciation, Bishkek, Central Asia, curiosity, discovery, emotional drawback, explore, Issyk Kul, journey, Kyrgyzstan, long-term travel, motorbike trip, Osh, Overland, Son Kul, Travel, world trip
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Long-term Travel & the Importance of Social Interaction
One need not be a Guantanamo Bay detainee to understand that having minimal social interaction can wreck havoc on one’s mental health. There is a very good reason why the use of solitary confinement is still widespread the world over … Continue reading
Georgia…a contemplative pause
The aroma of vanilla, cinnamon and chocolate wafts through the living room, and as I lean back on my recliner, waiting for an enormous batch of Nigella Lawson’s really chocolatey chocolate-chip cookies to bake, I check my emails on my … Continue reading
Materialism VS happiness: where it’s all going wrong
Scroll through your Facebook timeline on any given day and, if you’re anything like me, you’re bound to come across a myriad of inspirational memes and quotes aimed at enlightening you as to how best achieve life-long happiness and fulfilment. … Continue reading
Dealing with the emotional hardships of long-term travel
Long-term travel comes with its fair share of hardships, yet more often than not it’s the physical challenges which tend to attract primary attention. ‘Don’t you get tired of travelling non-stop?’ Chris and I are frequently asked, or ‘Don’t you … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, adventure travel, curiosity, discovery, emotional drawback, emotional struggles, explore, journey, long-term travel, struggles, travel guide
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