A life in trams
Yesterday I launched #tramdiaries. I wanted a way to capture all the weird, wonderful and completely random moments that I was seeing everyday on my 1.5 hour tram journey to and from work. You could...
View ArticleA Child’s Cambodia
Wrote this a while back but haven’t had time to share it… Children skip and run pulling at their clothes, re-adjusting them against the heavy crates hung around their necks. The crates made of wood...
View ArticleHow appropriate is it to pose for photos with locals while traveling?
This was originally written for and is featured on The Peach. As I was standing surrounded by children having my photograph taken in India- with their hands touching my hair, eyes looking me up and...
View ArticleI made a promise that I don’t think I can keep
This was originally written for and is featured on The Peach. I STILL believe in promises, even the pinkie kind. When I promise I’m going to do something I always see it through. Sometimes I’ll say yes...
View ArticleI’m moving to Bangladesh for a year
This was originally written for and is featured on The Peach. (Image Source) I’m moving to Bangladesh for a year. Just writing it makes me freak out. The last few weeks I’ve been a mix of emotions. One...
View ArticleWeird and practical travel tips
I can’t get enough of traveling. I love the adventure and the thrill of the unknown. Traveling can be fun but it can also challenge you. There have been numerous occasions when I’ve been caught in...
View ArticleSame Same But Different
I’ve been in Dhaka for one month. Some days it feels like I only just arrived and other days not so much. Friends and family back home have been asking me to describe what Bangladesh is like and I’ve...
View ArticleA Hardship Country
I wish I could say that I love living in Bangladesh and that it was all I had hoped it would be. But I can’t. Over the last three months I have been struggling. I have faced personal challenges as well...
View ArticleDhaka by Rickshaw
As I leave my house my ears are flooded with long beeps, dinging bells and children’s laughter. I step outside my apartment block and weave my way through the traffic – cars, rickshaws, buses, bikes...
View ArticleHow appropriate is it to pose for photos with locals while traveling?
This was originally written for and is featured on The Peach. As I was standing surrounded by children having my photograph taken in India- with their hands touching my hair, eyes looking me up and...
View ArticleA life in tram-sit
Yesterday I launched #tramdiaries. I wanted a way to capture all the weird, wonderful and completely random moments that I was seeing everyday on my 1.5 hour tram journey to and from work. You could...
View ArticleA child’s cambodia
Children skip and run pulling at their clothes, re-adjusting them against the heavy crates hung around their necks. The crates made of wood with material straps are every Phnom Penh child’s fashion...
View ArticleWeird and practical travel tips
I can’t get enough of traveling. I love the adventure and the thrill of the unknown. Traveling can be fun but it can also challenge you. There have been numerous occasions when I’ve been caught in...
View ArticleHow to not be a dick overseas
Below are my six handy pointers for travelling in a non-jerk fashion. Get to know the culture You will make a cultural blunder at some point, but hiding under a rock for the remainder of your trip...
View ArticleThe downside of living a digital nomadic lifestyle
My piece last week on how to become a digital nomad got a lot of love. I received emails from peers asking for advice on how to get work overseas, and friends sent me messages telling me how proud they...
View ArticleHow to plan your first solo overseas adventure
Since 2009 I’ve been to over 45 countries. Some would say I got the travel bug late (I didn’t leave Australia till I was 22) but I’ve definitely made up for it in recent years. One of the highlights of...
View ArticleHow to not be a dick overseas
Below are my six handy pointers for travelling in a non-jerk fashion. Get to know the culture You will make a cultural blunder at some point, but hiding under a rock for the remainder of your trip...
View ArticleThe downside of living a digital nomadic lifestyle
My piece last week on how to become a digital nomad got a lot of love. I received emails from peers asking for advice on how to get work overseas, and friends sent me messages telling me how proud they...
View ArticleHow to plan your first solo overseas adventure
Since 2009 I’ve been to over 45 countries. Some would say I got the travel bug late (I didn’t leave Australia till I was 22) but I’ve definitely made up for it in recent years. One of the highlights of...
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