by Hayley | Aug 10, 2013 | Blog posts, Central America, Life
While this blog isn’t about a particular place, I felt like I had to write it.Returning from Vinales I was again consumed by the oppressive, crushing feeling of Havana. I like to think of myself as a fairly good traveller, but this was something new. When I...
by Hayley | Jul 11, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts, Life
Less than an hour from the beaches of Kuta and Seminyak, Ubud feels like miles from anywhere. A super cute town with boutiques, yoga studios, galleries, health food stores and restaurants all nestled amongst rice paddies. It’s where they filmed Eat Pray Love if...
by Hayley | May 22, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts, Life
How does one prepare for running away to the circus? Mentally? Physically? I had done neither of these and yet Tuesday afternoon I found myself standing on the edge of a platform about to jump off…. I was to be the trapeze artist in this circus. It started...
by Hayley | Mar 10, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts, Life
Late into the night, on 3rd March, my dad flew in to Phuket. To say that I was excited to see him would be an understatement. It had been more than 8 months since I had seen him, so it was an emotional reunion.Dad had picked a couple of the hottest weeks to visit, so...
by Hayley | Jan 6, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts, Life
Though it's a bit delayed, I thought I better get up a blog about Christmas & NYE.When you are overseas they say it is your friends that become your family and that is so true. I was lucky enough this Christmas to blend my 2 worlds and have my Australian...
by Hayley | Dec 6, 2012 | Asia, Blog posts, Life
Scuba diving was always one of those things that I thought I would do…at some point…but always put it off because I was a little nervous. Stupidly, I had heard a song when I was a kid about a diver getting the Bens and I thought I would to. In reality, the...
