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Temples, temples and more…temples!
Bagan – Myanmar’s city of temples – is no doubt the highlight of a visit to the country, and one we were very much looking forward to. I was first…
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The Road To Mandalay
Rudyard Kipling made The Road to Mandalay famous in his invocative poem, popularised by Frank Sinatra’s version and Robbie Williams catchy, but – other than the title – unrelated song. …
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Burmese Days
Our initial impression flying into Yangon wasn’t great. It was a hot and sweaty grind through heavy traffic to our hotel in bustling Chinatown. The power was out and the…
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This is Fifty
I recently turned fifty! There’s now no denying that I’ve reached middle age! I don’t think anyone looks forward to significant birthdays. My dad didn’t make it to fifty –…
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That’s what it’s all about!
Here in South Devon, locals call outsiders ‘blow-ins”. I like the expression “blow-in”. For me it creates an image of a seed being carried on the wind to land gently…
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Chaos!
We’ve been back in the UK a few months now. It’s been great moving back to our “other life” and kind of picking up where we left off almost a…
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Going Up, Going Down
I’ve been back in the UK for several weeks now, but for a while I was starting to feel a bit “stuck” in Thailand. I didn’t want to say too…
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Lockdown Leveller
It’s been just over a year since we returned to Aotearoa New Zealand, completed our hotel MIQ (managed isolation and quarantine) and were released into the freedom of Covid free…
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Kiwi Hospitality
“Kiwi Hospitality is the process of showing respect and care for guests in our home. Most Kiwis embody this without even realising it, welcoming strangers and warmly inviting them to share New…
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Getting Creative
I’ve never been too good at sitting around watching the world pass me by, so when lockdown came I decided to add “re-learn how to sketch” to my daily routine…
The next chapter in life
