Do you know exactly how many countries you've visited? I didn't until recently but listing the number of countries you've visited seems to be an important way of proving your travel expertise...Read More

"You're so lucky. You're not bogged down with all that stuff that stops us from living overseas. You haven't got any of the clutter that keeps us stuck where we are." That's what an ...Read More

I didn't notice what Mr. Chiunda was wearing on his feet the first time we met. All I could really focus on was the crunch as he bit into his meal with relish, chewing slowly, assessing the...Read More

I packed three pairs of shoes for my year in Zimbabwe: sensible sandals to wear at the school where I'd be teaching, trainers to walk the seven kilometer dirt track from school to the tarred...Read More

Did you know I try to do something scarey every day? Some days it's something simple like reaching out to someone by email. Sometimes I send off a guest post...Read More

Are you a worrier? If so it's perfectly normal and nothing to be ashamed of. Most of us are but for some reason travel fills us with more fear than anything else. In...Read More

I admit, at first I thought these zebra print nails were a bit wild for me. I'm more the classic (read boring) type, so it took me a while to actually try them out. But...Read More

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I've been a bad mum. I shouted at my son because he was crying about not having an electric guitar, only an acoustic one. "Some people haven't...Read More