Musings

Why Every Person Needs To Travel The World

After talking to some of my friends back home I’ve realised how much my view of the world has changed since I left New Zealand 3 years ago. As I continue to experience different cultures the way I see the world continues to evolve, for better or worse, and each encounter seems to add different …

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Musings, Travel Tips

Why Travelling Alone Will Change You Forever

It’s simple. To me, travel is a personal experience. It’s a chance to learn about yourself; who you are and what you want from life. It allows you to see how different the world is and to put your life in perspective. When you remove yourself from your life back home, you’re able to take that time to reflect and see things in your life a little differently.

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Musings

Happy Chinese New Year

So, what’s going to be different for you this year? Have you already done your “write down all the New Year’s resolutions that you’ve already forgotten about” and the “lie on your bed and think about all the things you want to do but won’t” thing yet? Yeah, me too. Isn’t it weird how we’re …

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Musings

The One Speech I’ve Never Forgotten

Of all the speeches I’ve heard or read, there’s one that has influenced my life far more than any other. It’s done it’s fair share of rounds through the blogosphere over the years, but even if you’ve already read it I’d suggest taking it in again. For me at least, it never seems to lose …

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Musings

I Lost A Friend Today

I lost an old friend today. She wasn’t my best friend, she wasn’t even really a “good” friend, but she was a friend. We’d shared drinks before, shared laughs, we’d even had little chats about life and love and all the funny things in between. It’s been about 3 years since I’ve seen her, but …

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Musings

The Wisdom Of A Fisherman

This is a story that was written in Tim Ferriss’ book, The 4 Hour Work Week. So simple and so true. It might make you feel stupid like it did me, but sometimes that’s exactly what we need – someone to tell us that we really aren’t that smart. Enjoy! An American businessman took a …

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