Olympic Wanderings

• Sundown at Soccer City 5 months ago Paul started talking about Soccer City before we had even booked that flight to Johannesburg. I didn’t hear any alarm bells ringing at this point. He always does this; I deal with the flights, the hotels, the logistics, bascially everything to do with planning a trip. He seeks out the sport. Both...
• At the kitchen table 6 months ago So, what’s to be said that hasn’t already been said? Like millions of others, I’m at home at the moment. As I type, I’m supposed to be on a plane to Sydney, preparing to spruik cruises to hundreds of eager holiday-seekers to far-flung destinations around the world. My diary still states...
• A moment to pause 13 months ago I checked my to-do list on Trello today and realised everything had been done. I blinked at my screen a couple of times, not quite knowing what to do. I had opened up Trello in that, “oh boy, do I really want to do this?” sort of way. You know, when you realise that you’ve […] The post A...
• Apartheid. South Africa. Today. 2 years ago I remember the first time I heard the word ‘apartheid’. I was seventeen, spending my weekend at a conference organised by the Melbourne Press Club. Yes, you read that right. Back then I wanted to be a journalist and I was doing everything I could to learn more about the craft. There were two...
• Back from South Africa 2 years ago I’ve just gotten back from a couple of weeks in South Africa and I’m not really sure where to start. Originally when I re-started this blogging thing I had grand plans about what I was going to write, and what I was going to do with this thing. Instead, I find myself a few months […] The post...

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