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“Let’s go to the waterslides,” screamed Emmie as soon as we arrived at Kota Kinabalu’s Shangri-La Tanjung Aru. 

Thought about traveling and long distance education for your kids? We’re about to start! 

We’ve been there in the LA winter, at Christmas, for my birthday, on the way home from a Mexico wedding and now…at HALLOWEEN!! 

Experience the antithesis of the domestic lunchbox world – Bangkok street food! 

Getting ready to become the teacher…

Have you ever thought of packing up your life and starting a big adventure? Selling everything you own, quitting the long days and nights of work and routine and setting off with a backpack and a vague plan? And then, waking up to white sandy beaches, vibrant cities or steamy jungles bursting with wildlife, where every day brings something new to experience, learn and share?

Our trip to Borneo earlier this year was a bit of test for Emmie and me. In preparation for our year in Asia, I wanted to see if we could manage a different style of accommodation to what we’ve become used to over the past five years, so we ventured out from resortland and dipped our toes into the world of budget accommodation.

I have always been a nervous flyer. I fly Qantas everywhere because I trust them implicitly, and I even pay extra to fly Qantas on routes where there is a lot of competition.