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Rediscovering the UK and Ireland
For those of you that might not know, I was born in the UK to Irish parents. For years, I spent my holidays travelling mainly, although not exclusively, around the UK and Ireland. That was because...
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Becoming an Expat: Third Time Lucky?
‘Tis a lesson you should heed: Try, try, try again. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.’ (W. E. Hickson) I’ve mentioned before about my desire to live and work in another country...
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My First Experience as an Expat in Poland
I had wanted to live abroad for a long time and, after two unsuccessful previous attempts, I decided to try again. This time in Poland. I really had no idea what I was letting myself in for but, being...
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2014: A Year of Spontaneity
For me, 2014 has been a strange kind of year. Having reflected on it and while writing this post, the central theme for my life seems to have been one of spontaneity: ceasing opportunities and going...
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Don’t Settle. Live the Dream.
The past eight years have been a real rollercoaster ride. If someone had told me all those years ago that I would be an expat in Poland, living in a shared, rented flat; teaching English; producing...
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With Limited Time Off You Can Still Travel
I was at work on Saturday morning, chatting to one of the other teachers before our lessons started, and the topic of travel came up. He was saying that he hasn’t seen much of Poland because we only...
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Life is a Journey
When I started this blog about independent travel, I had been on an extended trip around the world, travelling solo for the first time. I envisaged the blog being only for people interested in...
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2015: A Year of Getting the Balance Right in my Life
I am stepping away from what I usually post on Fridays to review the year. Just to recap, at the end of 2014, I wanted to get the balance right in my life. I had moved to Poland at the end of 2014,...
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2016: A Year of Seizing Opportunities
I find it hard to believe that we have almost come to the end of yet another year, and what a year it has been! With Brexit, Donald Trump’s controversial presidential election, increasing instability...
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2017: A Year of Reflection, Refocusing, & Planning
As I write this, we are already in 2018 – OMG, how time flies! The fact that I have written and published this is a miracle since I haven’t published anything in almost a year. I’ll be coming on to...
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For me, 2014 has been a strange kind of year. Having reflected on it and while writing this post, the central theme for my life seems to have been one of spontaneity: ceasing opportunities and going...
View ArticleI’m Back!
I haven’t been anywhere. I just stopped blogging. It’s been over a year and a half since I last posted anything, but now I’m back. Well, for now, at least. Sometimes, it’s good to take a break. You...
View ArticleThe Time is Now!
If you’d love to go travelling or live abroad, I can understand why you might be thinking there’s no point in planning and preparing for that at the moment. However, I believe now is the perfect time...
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