She Goes

A travel & adventure blog for girls who go!

Myths, Legends and Langkawi

Myths, Legends and Langkawi By Georgia Keighery There’s a long running urban myth about a group of professional, partner-having, gym-going, hobby-pursuing, commitment-laden women friends. In this legend these lady friends finally come good on years...

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Local colour

One of the things that I get most excited about when I travel is seeing native animals. I am seriously like a five year old girl in a shop full of pink tutus. The sheer joy of seeing a ghostly caiman slip into the Amazon river or spotting a capyba...

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Laura’s Word of the Week: Fetor

Fetor \FEE-tuhr; FEE-tor\, noun:  A strong, offensive smell; stench. Laura, who just returned from Mumbai last Monday, says, “Perfect word to describe Lokhandwala – a suburb in North Mumbai … a fish paste crossed with poo smell &#...

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Top 10 ‘go there’ movies

Travel movies represent the blessed union of two of my favourite things in the world; travel and movies. How many times have I watched a film only to spend immeasurable amounts of time fantasising about the place it was set? Here are the Top 10 movi...

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Travel Tales: Victor Pisapia

Name: Victor Pisapia Age: 61 Occupation: Chef/ Trainer/ Presenter/ Tour Leader Favourite travel destination? Why?: This is way too hard to answer for a typical Aquarian. My favourite destination is always the last beautiful place I go so I will have...

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When things don’t work out the way you planned

Sometimes the reality of a place doesn’t quite live up to what the travel agent sold you. Maybe you didn’t read the fine print. Maybe you forgot to ask how long it was going to take to get there. That’s what happened on my last trip...

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Travel Tales: Michelle Tan

Name: Michelle Tan Age: Old enough to know better (but young enough to do it anyway) Occupation: PR practitioner Favourite travel destination? New York Why? Fell in love with the energy there. Best tips for beating jetlag? If you are going to sleep, ...

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Meeting the Prince of Wales

It wasn’t as exciting as you may think – it was the Prince of Wales in the guise of a hospital in Randwick. Close observers of SheGoes will have noticed that Monday and Tuesday this week were bereft of posts. This is because I was check...

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Foreign Correspondent: Charlotte Sandford

Name: Charlotte Sandford Age: 29 Occupation: Marketing Manager Where do you live?: Austin, Texas Why did you move there?: For love! My gorgeous man Ryan is Texan born and bred. What do you love about your town/city? The eclectic nature of the city; a...

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Laura’s Word(s) of the Week: Katherine Hepburn en Francais

This is Laura’s favourite quote, translated into French: ‘Si vous faites toujours ce qui vous intéresse, une personne au moins est satisfaite’ – Katherine Hepburn (’If you always do what interests you, at least one pers...

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