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Get Lost!
Get Lost! Left, right, north, south – seriously don’t play with my head. For someone who is relatively intelligent, my sense of direction and my knowledge of my left from my right is non- existent. True Story Number 1 I went for my driver's licence many moons ago. I...
read moreOutside Our Own Front Door #SydneySeige #illridewithyou
Outside Our Own Front Door #SydneySeige #illridewithyou To the families and friends of those who lost their lives in the Sydney Siege and to those who were held hostages in this repulsive situation - our thoughts and prayers are with you – as are Australia’s and...
read moreGive a Gift that Actually Means Something #JustOneRhino.
Give a Gift that actually means something #JustOneRhino. Too often, people buy one another gifts that really have no meaning and are quickly assigned to the back of the cupboard or to the re-gifting pile. This year we are giving a gift that matters to family and...
read moreTraveling with Other People – the Dont’s and the Dont’s
This should have been about How to Travel with other People, but it is about Traveling with Other People – the Dont’s and the Dont's Traveling with Other People, is fraught with issues.We have 6 friends, 3 couples actually, who recently returned from traveling around...
read moreBest Little Coffee Shops
Welcome to the launch of our new companion site Best Little Coffee Shops. As we work and socialize in coffee shops so much, it seemed a logical extension to what we do. If you want to know what a steampunk cafe in Cape Town, South Africa looks like then read...
read moreMarrakech, Morocco “Outside my Front Door” by MarocMama
Outside my Front Door: Marrakech, Morocco Amanda Mouttaki is a world traveling, married mom of two boys, social media addict and lover of all things Moroccan. She lives in Marrakech, Morocco with her family and writes the blog MarocMama about food, travel, and raising...
read moreThe Benefits of Downsizing your Home – When You Need To
The Benefits of Downsizing Your Home, when you are ready Update on downsizing December, 2017 I wrote this article in 2014, 6 months after we had downsized from our family home to a beachside apartment. Have a read and then see what out first 3 and a half years in an...
read moreBayonne, New Jersey – “Outside my Front Door” by Travel-Defined
Outside my Front Door is a series of posts by fellow travel bloggers who share what is ... outside of their own front door Author Bio Vasudha Aggarwal is a travel blogger who enjoys exploring new places, loves delving into history, is fond of clicking memorable...
read moreThe Story of the Big Merino & Trappers Bakery, Goulburn Australia
The Story of the Big Merino and Trappers Bakery, Goulburn Australia On the long, hot and dusty Hume Highway that runs 807 kilometers between Melbourne and Sydney, one of the first pit stops that many travelers make, is Goulburn. Where is Goulburn Australia? Goulburn...
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