#16 Watch one of my best friends get married in Thailand

#16 Watch one of my best friends get married in Thailand

It’s funny because one of the things that people always say to you when you go away on a long trip is: “Don’t worry, nothing…

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#15 Dive in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

#15 Dive in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

Having overcome my fear of diving back in New Zealand, I was really looking forward to diving in Australia. Ever since I took my PADI…

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Half-way worries

Half-way worries

It’s official. I have passed the mid-way point of my trip. It all happened so suddenly. One moment I was moseying along with months and…

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#14 Visit Fraser Island in Australia

#14 Visit Fraser Island in Australia

I’m sure most of the people who recommended Fraser Island to me probably experienced it in a very different way. But anyone who read my…

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Too old to backpack it?

Too old to backpack it?

At home among some of my friends I’m affectionately (at least I like to think so) known as Granny Annie on account of my love…

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#13 See a performance at the Sydney Opera House

#13 See a performance at the Sydney Opera House

Whenever people ask me if I like travelling solo I always tell them it has its pros and its cons. On one hand it’s nice…

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Falling in love...

Falling in love…

I have a confession to make and this may shock some people and even cause some of you to de-friend me on Facebook, but I…

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E is for Earland Falls and Emily Creek (continuing wtih the alphabet challenge)

E is for Earland Falls and Emily Creek (continuing wtih the alphabet challenge)

I was starting to get a bit worried about finding E, as it turns out nowhere in New Zealand begins with this pesky letter. (Ok…

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Lessons from Christchurch

Lessons from Christchurch

The first time I went to Christchurch, like many tourists, I completely wrote it off. I arrived the day after the one year anniversary of the…

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#12 Walk on New Zealand's Franz Josef glacier

#12 Walk on New Zealand’s Franz Josef glacier

The night before I went on the Franz Josef glacier I saw a couple shivering over the hot soup offered by the hostel. “Have you…

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