• Vashti - LA

    Travel (and life) Tales: Vashti Whitfield

    Thursday, May 16, 2013

    What are the three things that bring you happiness in your daily life? The ability to walk, run, ride and play under a big blue sky and sunshine with the city and the ocean at my disposal. My two little ‘cubs’ and their curious, gentle and gorgeous personalities that are evolving everyday. Talking, writing, laughing [...]

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  • butterfly

    One little thing

    Wednesday, May 15, 2013

    One small change to my life has made a huge difference. Ever since I moved to Tamworth – and subsequently moved into a house directly opposite my office – I don’t have to rush around in the morning. Let me be clear. I am not a morning person. I feel horrible before 8am. This is not because [...]

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  • TEDx_logo_sydney_022309

    TEDx: Mind = blown

    Monday, May 13, 2013

    I have turned into a born again Tedx-ian. Every second sentence starts with, ‘When I was at TEDx…’ I apologise in advance for how annoying I am. But here’s the thing: it was that good. I have been working in PR for a long time and I’m immune to hyperbole. Jeez, I dole the stuff out [...]

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  • The Diamant Hotel, Potts Point

    The Diamant Hotel and TEDx Sydney 2013

    Friday, May 10, 2013

    Being selected to be in the audience at TEDx Sydney 2013 rocked my world but presented some logistical challenges. I live in Tamworth. TEDx was in Sydney. I subsequently planned a mental couple of days catching up with friends and attending the conference, all with a nightmarish Greyhound commute thrown in. It was exhausting to even think about. [...]

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  • Mosaic

    Postponing joy

    Wednesday, May 1, 2013

    I think about painting a lot. I also think about mosaicing and gardening. What usually happens is that I prioritise something else over these activities. I clean the house, do the washing, clear my emails or go grocery shopping. Sure, those things are important. They maintain and, yes, that brings a certain sort of peace. [...]

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Vashti - LA
May
16

Travel (and life) Tales: Vashti Whitfield

What are the three things that bring you happiness in your daily life? The ability to walk, run, ride and play under a big blue sky and sunshine with the city and the ocean at my disposal. My two little ‘cubs’ and their curious, gentle and gorgeous personalities that are evolving everyday. Talking, writing, laughing [...]

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butterfly
May
15

One little thing

One small change to my life has made a huge difference. Ever since I moved to Tamworth – and subsequently moved into a house directly opposite my office – I don’t have to rush around in the morning. Let me be clear. I am not a morning person. I feel horrible before 8am. This is not because [...]

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TEDx_logo_sydney_022309
May
13

TEDx: Mind = blown

I have turned into a born again Tedx-ian. Every second sentence starts with, ‘When I was at TEDx…’ I apologise in advance for how annoying I am. But here’s the thing: it was that good. I have been working in PR for a long time and I’m immune to hyperbole. Jeez, I dole the stuff out [...]

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The Diamant Hotel, Potts Point
May
10

The Diamant Hotel and TEDx Sydney 2013

Being selected to be in the audience at TEDx Sydney 2013 rocked my world but presented some logistical challenges. I live in Tamworth. TEDx was in Sydney. I subsequently planned a mental couple of days catching up with friends and attending the conference, all with a nightmarish Greyhound commute thrown in. It was exhausting to even think about. [...]

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Mosaic
May
1

Postponing joy

I think about painting a lot. I also think about mosaicing and gardening. What usually happens is that I prioritise something else over these activities. I clean the house, do the washing, clear my emails or go grocery shopping. Sure, those things are important. They maintain and, yes, that brings a certain sort of peace. [...]

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Alison Treloar
Apr
26

Foodie Travel Tales: Alison Treloar

Name: Ali Treloar Age: 30 Best foodie destination?: Melbourne! I love the food, the coffee, the shopping, the footy. All of it. Best meal you’ve had while travelling?: Overseas would have to be hot pot in Chengdu, China or Coconut prawns in Kerala, India. For domestic travel, I can’t go past my visit to The Royal [...]

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Sakura Matsuri in Gion
Apr
24

Couchsurfing

Wouldn’t it be great if you could travel the world for free? Well, you kinda can. Couchsurfing.org is a website that hooks you up with hosts who are willing to share their homes with you, and gives you the chance to give back to the travel community in the form of your spare bed. My [...]

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Jucy
Apr
23

Free ski passes with JUCY

JUCY Rentals is offering travellers the chance to ski one of New Zealand’s best slopes for free, thanks to their Ski 4 Free deal. For every JUCY car or campa hired in NZ for travel during June 27 to September 29, 2013, JUCY will throw in a FREE six day adult ski pass for Treble Cone ski [...]

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Goths
Apr
22

Dress (non)sense

Have you ever worried about the messages you’re sending with your dress sense, hair style, tattoos or piercings? I’m not entirely sure that ‘worried’ is the right word but I am certainly very aware. When I got my nose pierced, I weighed up the whole range of judgements that would come my way – and that [...]

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The Bahamas
Apr
18

The Bahamas

By Courtney Black For adventure-lovers, The Bahamas are perfect. The islands are situated in such a way that it looks like Indiana Jones or another adventurer came up with them in some late night snack induced dream. For centuries, wily adventurers have converged upon the 700 islands. Easily one of the more popular activities in the [...]

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