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 | Feb 15, 2015 | Asia, Blog posts
Getting up in the dark at 6am isn’t always a fun start to the day, but it does make you feel like you are on holidays. Today’s destination, Koh Tachai.Living so close to such a beautiful part of the world would make you think that I should go more often....
by Hayley | Feb 7, 2015 | Asia, Blog posts, Life
There comes a time in every expat’s life when you realise that what’s ‘normal’ has changed. This recently happened to me when I discovered the following….experiences…had become routine.Taking your shoes offIn Asia, when entering a...
by Hayley | Jan 17, 2015 | Asia, Blog posts, Life
There isn’t much that will get me on a plane the very same day that one goes missing. Yet on December 28, that is what I found myself doing. One very stiff gin & tonic later I was on my way to Bangkok.What was the reason for this impromptu flight? A...
by Hayley | Dec 3, 2014 | Asia, Blog posts
A long weekend on Koh Phi Phi – a holiday to get over another holiday. Just what I needed.(My partners in crime for the weekend)I had been to Phi Phi a few times previously but only on day trips. (Coming home from Phi Phi in December 2012 with my cousins)It...
