What’s Your Addiction? It has been said that “WE ALL have addictions!” I believe this to be true. As humans we all have a desire (and need) to be connected to something or someone. It gives us a sense of belonging. This extends from a connection to the planet, nature, people, objects, food and more.…
Read MoreSwitzerland offers many walking adventures, many accessible from trains, furniculars, cables and car. Today we set off for a short 3 hours walk along Mt Rigi. There is a car park at the bottom and three options for getting to the start of many walks. You can walk the entire way but you would need…
Read MoreNot far from Zurich in Switzerland are some pretty caves. Very family friendly this easy day trip is worthy of a visit. Hollgrotten Caves are worth the trip! I am staying in Baar, which is 30 minutes by train from Zurich. My friend has leant me his bike so for me, this is the best…
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I love Vanuatu – a collection of islands in the South Pacific with some of the friendliest people in the world. I have been traveling to Vanuatu for years as it is close to Australia (under 3 hours from Brisbane) and many cruise liners stop into Port Vila. On this trip we arrive by our cruise…
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If you are heading to Lifou Island here are some great ideas to do that are kid friendly. For the second time the children and I are ferried across from our floating hotel (the P & O Cruise Ship, the Pacific Dawn) to the one of the islands that belong to the Loyalty Islands, in…
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It’s late winter and we are after a new challenge. My friend, a professional abseilor suggests some canyoning. Perfect I say! We struggle to find places to freelance abseil but stumble across a little known place on the way to Springbrook. It called Back Creek Gorge at Beechmont (Killarney Glen) and you will have to…
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It had been 3 nights in the himalayan hills and I was covered with dirt. BIG amounts of dirt. NO shower for 3 days, working with soil and concrete, sleeping in a tent and even experiencing my first earth quake! Fortunately only a 4.5 and no damage. Fast forward an 8 hour very bumpy 4…
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