Caz and Craig have been traveling and living around the world since 1997.
“Hah,” there was a collective sharp intake of breath as 40 Thai students now looked at me as if I had just murdered their brother. “Crap Caroline. What did you do?”…my inner voice screamed at me as my thoughts scrambled to piece together my cultural faux pas. I think by now, the students were used to my ignorance and breaking of every cultural taboo in their land. “It’s okay Ajarn
My Dad is almost 70 years old and plays cricket for Australia in the over 60′s team. He recently came back from a cricket trip and Mum was telling me how well he still plays considering his age (shh..don’t tell him I’ve told you that). He plays against players who once wore the baggy greens many years ago in the Australian cricket side. They always comment on what a good
Do you ever feel a dying urge to travel to a destination, or do you have an unexplained fascination with a certain place or period in time? I often find these urges are taking me to a certain place to learn something about either myself or life. These travel directional pulls need to be listened to with close attention. Growing up, I had a fascination with the Vietnam War. I did
Answering questions for a friend’s diversity assignment the other day, I found myself explaining Australia’s unhealthy love for the ‘Tall Poppy Syndrome.’ It’s the thing I dislike about my culture the most, and it only became apparent to me after living in the US, where views of success lie on the opposite end of the spectrum; the spectrum end which says that success is a great thing, and if you
Browsing through the markets in Savannah yesterda, I came across a table of locally crafted jewellery. A silver bracelet with a large rainbow-butterfly shaped stone wrapped in silver twine caught my eye. I tried it on and saw that it was made just for me. I looked at the price and the familiar note to self was, “Do you really need this?” I turned it over to look at the
Caz and Craig have been traveling and living around the world since 1997. Learn more on our about us page.
