Journal from 40,000 feet I’m not going to sugar coat it. Getting here has been painful. It has broken me mentally, emotionally and even physically. Layer upon layer of stress, week after week after week. And suddenly, here I am sitting on the plane – and I’m not quite sure how I have done it….
“Ok then, do it…look into it, see where it goes.” After all these years together, Rhino really should have known that these words, uttered one night whilst watching a documentary about Australia, and giving me the green light to fully commit to our NZ move, would only have lit that spark within. Allowed me to…
Where do I possibly start? Almost 30 years ago I came to YGP for a year 6 transition day and I still remember now what happened at the end of the day. The last lesson of the day was French in P3, with Miss Anne. She taught me how to say hello, say my name…
The thought of flying with young children, especially long-haul, can be enough to make parents run screaming at the prospect of travelling across the globe. A 16 hour flight is a daunting prospect for many solo travellers, but add toddlers and small children to the mix and you may find yourself thinking…is the trip really…
The most asked question about our trip to the Isle of Lewis in August 2021 wasn’t about the stunning beaches, the incredible wildlife or the best places to surf. No. The one thing that everyone wanted to know was…. “How bad are the midges on the Isle of Lewis and Harris?” The Isle of Lewis…
Dekat dan Jauh Just thinking about Bali sends a shiver through my core. An unexplainable spiritual connection to a place that is not my home, but where I can feel so utterly at peace. Before travelling to Bali, I had never considered myself to be a spiritual person. I really can’t put my finger on…
This week I’m turning 40. Even writing that now it feels wrong. How is it possible that the 80’s were 40 years ago? Walkmans and leg warmers and Kylie, of course. Rewind 40 years before I was born and the world was in the midst of World War Two. Crazy to think that the expanse…
We love Fuerteventura. We have visited three times as a family and Rhino has spent many winters over on the island in search of the perfect winter waves. You can read more about the Canaries in the 90’s in Rhino’s Surf Diary here. Fuerteventura is the oldest of the Canary Islands, sits to the South…
I used to belong to the school of thought that travelling with kids for Christmas Day was sacrilege. Mortel sin. A big fat NO GO area. That children should be home, tucked into their beds, while visions of sugarplums dance in their heads…. Surrounded by their own familiar things and with all their family to…
The trip starts the moment you book it. I love the planning and anticipation of looking forward to a trip. Counting down the days, researching a new place, getting excited together over all the good things to come. It makes the dull, everyday stuff a bit more exciting and gives us all a happy hook…