Being comfortable with discomfort

Being comfortable with discomfort

It’s ironic that when I wrote this blog post I was sitting on the sofa; hot water bottle pressed against my upper back to relieve muscles that were giving me a lot of discomfort. That kind of discomfort is really NOT something I want to get too familiar with. However,...
23 Hours In Brisbane

23 Hours In Brisbane

What can you do in Brisbane on a 23 hour stop over? I was travelling back to New Zealand from Singapore which required me to stop over in Brisbane. I arrived at 9.30am and would leave the next day at 8.30am. My first mission was to get some sleep! Squashed up on the 8...
Wandering the Streets of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

Wandering the Streets of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

It was a shock to the senses to come to a busy city like Phnom Penh after having been on an internet free island for a few days. As this was the last section of my 5 month trip I decided to have a little luxury and booked myself into the Blue Lime hotel. It was...
Redesigning my life from the ground up

Redesigning my life from the ground up

I’ve been away from New Zealand for what feels like years. Yet it’s only been 5 months. 5 months of living in countries with cultures vastly different to my own. 5 months of travelling to 5 countries within SE Asia. 5 months of highs and lows that have altered how I...
I found an island paradise in Cambodia

I found an island paradise in Cambodia

As I was coming to the end of my 5 month trip around SE Asia I decided I wanted a proper holiday. A beach. A pile of books. Good food. Loads of swimming. I discovered what I was looking for in the South of Cambodia. I flew from Siem Reap to a town called...
Cycling through the temples of Angkor Wat

Cycling through the temples of Angkor Wat

There are a LOT of temples at Angkor Wat; too many for me to see in one day. On my first day I hired a tuk-tuk to take me to some of the main temples. Today, I hired a bike and spent a leisurely day cycling around the Grand Tour (this is the longer way around the...

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