Ripening Nicely

The next chapter in life

  • Kochi International Marina
    India,  Travel

    Corona Virus, Lockdowns and Curfews

    23rd March 2020 / No Comments

    As virus-beating travel restrictions eased themselves into force over the past two or three weeks, we now find ourselves back in the comfort and security onboard Aroha in Kochi Marina. …

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    Bryan
  • India,  Travel

    Downtime and Down Dogging in Goa

    20th March 2020 / No Comments

    India is considered to be the land of yoga, so where better to take some time out of our regular travel schedule to invest in mind, body and spirit refreshment on…

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    Helen
  • India,  Travel

    Hyderabad – Buddha & Biryani

    6th March 2020 / No Comments

    Our visit to the capital of the Southeastern Indian state of Telangana was a short trip by recent travel standards. With domestic flights in and out, we stayed for just…

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    Helen
  • Travel

    Back Pocket Skills for a New Travel Lifestyle

    6th March 2020 / 3 Comments

    There were many responses to our announcement that we were packing in corporate life to sail and travel for the next two or three years. Some were expressions of concern…

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    Helen
  • India,  Travel

    Tamil Nadu – Exploring South India Part 1

    23rd February 2020 / 4 Comments

    Tamil Nadu is the neighbouring state to Kerala and a continuation of our exploration of the south of India.  After our relative success with the overnight buses, we decided to use…

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    Helen
  • India,  Travel

    Tamil Nadu – Exploring South India Part 2

    23rd February 2020 / No Comments

    Pondicherry – with yet another overnight sleeper bus we arrived in the early hours for our stay in Pondicherry. The former French colonial settlement that still has traces of its…

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    Helen
  • India,  Travel

    Kerala Backwaters – The Venice of the East

    29th January 2020 / 1 Comment

    Keen to try out the upmarket version of Indian bus travel we opted for a pre-booked air-conditioned bus rather than a local one for our journey to Alleppy, the start…

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    Helen
  • India,  Travel

    Tea, Spice and All Things Nice in Munnar

    28th January 2020 / No Comments

    We arrived at Ernakulum bus stand just in time to witness what appeared to be the filming of a scene for a Bollywood movie with a whole camera, lights and…

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    Helen
  • Food,  Sailing

    But What Do You Eat?

    28th January 2020 / 2 Comments

    Curiosity about what we would eat was high on most people’s list of questions about how we would survive while offshore. Understandable given we live most of our lives in…

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    Helen
  • Sailing

    Do You Anchor Overnight?

    28th January 2020 / 1 Comment

    There were a few consistent questions asked by others as we were preparing to sail. One that frequently cropped up was what we would do at night. Many assumed that…

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    Helen
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About us

We are Bryan & Helen.

A Kiwi and a Brit who met in Dubai. We gave up corporate life and set sail to explore South East Asia in 2019.

The plan was to live aboard our 37ft Bavaria Sailing Yacht called Aroha (ah-roh-huh), meaning “love, compassion and empathy” in Māori.

Life hasn’t all been plain sailing – with the pandemic resulting in us leaving the sea for New Zealand and van life during 2021. After a 2 year break we have now sailed to Thailand.

We share our adventures of sailing, travelling and trying to live as sustainably as possible.

 

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