If you’re coming to Rarotonga, it’s likely you’ll be spending a lot of time at the beach. I’ve been all over the world and the Cook Islands has the best beaches I’ve ever seen. Period! While you might find a beach somewhere in the world with softer sand or warmer water or whatever else, you

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If you’re in Dubai, a visit to the Gold Souk is a staple on the list of things to see. Well known as one of the safest and cheapest places in the world to buy gold, people from all over the world flock here to buy gold jewellery, gold coins, gold bars, gold decorations, and

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I have just left the mighty Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia after a short one week trip. It’s one country I never expected to visit, but after my stay in Dubai, the stars aligned and I was able to pop over and finally see the Arabian kingdom with my own eyes. Here’s a quick recap of

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Rawan has the most incredible eyes. At first they’re green. You get a second look, they’re yellow. When she’s finally looking at you and you’re gazing back into them, they’re hazel. Then the sun hits her face, the light fills them from a distance and you realise – they’re gold. It’s been a long night.

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During my trip to Egypt, I learned about a small town on the Red Sea coast named Dahab. Apparently the “hipster meeting point” for North Africa, filled with digital nomads, backpackers, yogis, divers, and foreign expats. As you know, that’s totally my kind of scene so I planned a one-week trip to the coast to

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I was blessed to visit Cairo last month as I was competing in the Egypt International. Unfortunately, I didn’t play well and was knocked out easily in the first round. However … that meant I also had a lot of free time to wander around Cairo and see a few things. Of course, top of

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Life recently brought me to Bangkok for a few months and I was lucky to spend one of those months training at Ban Thong Yod. Ban Thong Yod is a world-famous badminton school, known for producing both a male and female world champion over the years (Ratchanok Inthanon in 2013 and Kunlavut Vitidsarn in 2023).

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I was recently lucky enough to visit Mauritius and had a blast. Mauritius is an island country off the coast of East Africa, about four hours from Nairobi. The island is small and you can drive the circumference in around six hours. I was here for a badminton tournament so I spent most evenings at

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