by Hayley | Mar 25, 2016 | Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts, Life
Apologies for not blogging sooner! I have basically spent the last 2 glorious months seeing friends and family, preferring to spend time with them than in front of a screen. But I HAVE missed blogging, so here is the update. I flew to Australia in early February,...
by Hayley | Apr 29, 2015 | Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts, Europe, Life
Dear Readers, Forgive me for I have sinned….it has been at least a month since my last blog post. Well, technically I have written about getting my visa, but that post probably should remain unpublished so as to not upset the powers that be. Forgive me. Since Elmar...
by Hayley | Mar 20, 2015 | Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts
As I boarded the 100ft ‘Anaconda 3’ (what happened to the first 2?!) I was a little skeptical. I’m not sure if it was the cyclone just north of us or fact that the yacht was sporting only half a flag that made me a little apprehensive. (Leaving the...
by Hayley | Mar 20, 2015 | Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts
Traveling in your own country (especially when you have already seen a lot of it) never seems as exciting as a foreign one. But looking through new eyes does make you see it differently. Elmar had arrived in Australia. We had 3 weeks together and for me to show him...
by Hayley | Jun 10, 2014 | Asia, Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts, Life
There should be some sort of guidebook – a manual really – on how to re-enter an old life. A good friend said to me that I should consider myself an astronaut and prepare myself for reentry…but you really have no idea how to do that until you...
by Hayley | Jun 24, 2012 | Asia, Aust & the Pacific, Blog posts, Life
Saying goodbye is an interesting thing. I've discovered that there are 2 schools of thought: The 'wow, what an exciting adventure. I'm so jealous, you are going to have such a good time!' And the 'Really? But what about your job & your...
