Acknowledging the Overwhelm
In the scheme of real world problems my being overwhelmed at moving into my new camper van seems trivial, but these feelings are real and should be acknowledged. Although I have spent a large portion of my adult life traveling, adventuring and exploring, I crave routine and the familiar. Transitions have always been a stress […]
Tigín is Finally Here
Friday last was momentous, after months of waiting and wondering if we had made the right decision, our little rolling home is finally here. Early last year as the world was opening up again we began thinking about what our future travel life might look like and the idea of a camper van start to […]
Fasching Celebrations in Germany
Being in Germany this week got me thinking about different traditions and celebrations in the lead up to the Christian season of Lent. Fasching (pronounced: fa·shing) or Karneval is a big deal here and actually begins at 11:11am on the 11th November and ends at midnight on Faschingsdienstag (Shrove Tuesday). It was originally a celebration […]
Explore Like a Local
For those of you who have never heard of geocaching, it is a bit like treasure hunting. Someone hides a cache and posts the GPS co-ordinates on a geocaching website/app. There are different types of caches, some straight forward, some are puzzle solving, others have multiple steps, some are even virtual. But the final cache […]
Stumbling Stones – Stolpersteine
Through travel we can have so many different learning experiences. We learn about history, geography, culture, food, nature, wildlife, music etc. Most of these experiences are wonderful and create lifelong memories we cherish but some are more challenging and today I wanted to relate the challenging. While out and about in search of a geocache, […]
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