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For some people, 2 years is a long time but for me, the last 2 years have flown.  It was April 2011 when, after much though (and ill-health), I decided to resign from my job, sell everything I owned and …

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Looks like such an adventure Colleen! What a life change. Good for you! more
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Well, I remember the first photo of this article as it is was taken just 3... more

Hi everyone Firstly, a HUGE apology, I promise I haven’t been ignoring you.  I travelled to South Africa for March and April and I had a TERRIBLE internet connection.  I had to give up my daily photo project and was …

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The one good thing about Hat Yai, is that it is close to the Malaysian border.  When my original tourist VISA ran out and I needed to update it for another 2 months, I decided to travel to the small …

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Yes and that was just one town in the island. I understand there’s a lot... more
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What an interesting article. Never heard of Penang before – looks like a... more
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When you think of Thailand, images of tropical palms and warm sunny beaches come to mind.  Or perhaps bustling Bangkok with its numerous street markets and bazaars.  Or perhaps the jungles of northern Thailand, temples and tigers.  I discovered that …

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2012 – Visiting 11 countries and making memories

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Happy New Year!  I hope that this year is one of health, wealth and happiness for you and your families. As always, around New Year, I sit back and reflect on my past year and 2012 was quite a year. …

 

Christmas in Thailand

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Celebrating Christmas in a country other than your home country is always a challenge.  This year, I celebrated Christmas in Thailand which is a predominantly Buddhist country so it was quite different. A few Christmas decorations only went up in …

 

My month on a Tropical Island

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Not everyone can say they have lived on a tropical island for a month but that’s exactly what I did earlier this year. When my plane came in to land on the small island of Koh Samui, in the Gulf …

 

Teaching English as a Foreign Language – TEFL

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Those of you who have been following my blog for a while, know that I left my corporate job in Germany in July 2011, because it wasn’t rewarding and I felt like I wasn’t making a real difference in the …

 

Discovering Dubai

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I had just a 3 week break after my American adventure and I hopped on the aeroplane and headed for Thailand.  But before THAT adventure started, I had 3 days to enjoy in Dubai. I had done a lot of …

 

Newcastle and the 2012 Olympics

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When people talked about the 2012 Olympics, it was often referred to as the LONDON Olympics but what a lot of people didn’t realise, was that the whole of England was used for competing events. E.g.Weymouth and Portland were used …