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A Year On: My Leave of Absence, Was It Worth It?
Tomorrow marks one year since David and I packed our bags (carry-on only!) for three months of adventure in Southeast Asia. It marks the start of a leave of absence to travel, something that many of...
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2015 Year in Review
For a lot of reasons, 2015 was a tough year for me. Really tough. For ages I was calling it my “annus horribilis” (horrible year) as a nod to the Queen’s Christmas speech of 1992. Then again, as I’ve...
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Scooting Around Koh Chang
This time last year, David and I were on the glorious Thai island of Koh Chang. Let’s just say that it wasn’t an easy journey to get there from Battambang, Cambodia (think car, tuk tuk, bus, ferry,...
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Packing Carry On Only for 3 Months of Travel
I’ve done the whole 60L backpack thing before. It wasn’t fun. I don’t doubt that there are many fabulous people who actually pack appropriately and use everything that they bring… I’m just not one of...
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How I Lost 13 lbs, Reconnected With My Husband & Dared to Dream
I’d always planned to take a few months off between graduating from university and starting my career. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that I had full-time employment to jump into and with a great...
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How Much Does a Three Month Leave of Absence Cost?
As I wrap up a month of travel costs for each Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, I think it’s important for anyone planning a leave of absence to realize that there are other costs. I’m going to...
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Cruising the Samoeng Loop, Thailand
I’d discovered the Samoeng Loop… you guessed it… from a blog! Given that my husband is a long time motorcyclist and that he had to sell his beloved bike before moving to Canada, I knew that motorbike...
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Burnt Out in Bangkok
The proverbial ‘they’ or ‘people’ think that if you’re constantly traveling you’re constantly engaged. That your mind is running a mile a minute and that you can’t possibly get tired of seeing new...
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Money Travel Tips From My Troubles On the Road
I think every traveler has that nightmare that they’ll be stuck in a foreign country without money, or no access to their money. I lived this experience and let me tell you, it sucks. Learn from my...
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Our Preconceptions of Anxiety and Depression – My Pecha Kucha
Back in 2017, I participated in an event called PechaKucha (pronounced peh-chuh-ka-chuh). For those who don’t know what that is (I certainly did not), these events are held around the world, a central...
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