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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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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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Pondering Tourism
Fresh back from our second visa run – this time to Siem Reap in Cambodia – got me thinking about tourism and how it dramatically affects some countries. In our…
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Paradise Found!
We found paradise! We’re often asked what our favourite spot in Thailand is, and I generally resist responding, since “nicest snorkelling”, “chill vibe”, or “easy provisioning” may not all overlap…
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Life Afloat
We’ve become quite comfortable on board our floating home, Aroha. It’s funny thinking that we’ve owned her for about sixteen years and apart from our 2009 six-month circuit from Dubai…
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Flight Anxiety
Being only our third international trip in 18 months, I surprised myself with just how anxious I was at the thought of getting back on a plane. The ever-evolving Covid…
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Meet Daphne!
This is our Renault Zoe. Her names’s Daphne. She’s pretty much the EV (electric vehicle) version of the popular little Clio. But being fully electric, she’s zero emissions at source. …
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Van Life Reflections
We’re hoping to leave Aotearoa New Zealand for the UK within the next month or so, and a big part of that is preparing Cyril for sale. To be honest,…
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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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Two Years Retired
My dad encouraged me to learn to sail when I was about eight, as he himself was building experience and taking courses to allow him to fulfil his own dream for…
The next chapter in life
