Olympic Wanderings

• Apartheid. South Africa. Today. 11 months 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 11 months 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...
• My love affair with Mexico 13 months ago My obsession with Mexico began long before I ever stepped foot in the country. The earliest date I can pinpoint is 2008, when I was planning a solo visit to the country. Back then, getting from Australia to Mexico required a series of airport connections that would bounce you across the...
• Cave-dwellers in Santorini 1 year ago When it comes to booking Airbnbs, I had long been content with the fact that I just wasn’t one of the lucky ones. You know the Lucky Ones. They’re the people who convinced you to start using Airbnb in the first place, despite your valid protests which included quite liking things like...
• The Christmas market advice you never hear 1 year ago When I first moved to Europe, one of the things I was looking forward to the most was… Christmas markets. I love Christmas. I love Christmas trees and decorations and even Christmas songs. I thought I would love Christmas markets for all of that shopping on offer. I mean, stalls and stalls of...

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