I love nothing more than to park up somewhere is undisturbed views of the ocean or lakes. So I decided to compile a list of campgrounds that offer exactly that.
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After two months in lockdown, we were finally allowed to travel again. And that’s when I started to get cabin fever. Suddenly, the van felt too small. But a little break away reminded me of the perks of vanlife.
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Is it just me or does passing judgement seem like society’s new favourite pastime? I can’t help but feel sad about mean so many people are towards each other right now…
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What’s the best way to stay happy and positive during lockdown and social distancing? Should we keep busy and be productive or should we give ourselves and the people around us a break? Here is how I figured out what works for me.
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I’m super excited to launch my new podcast today. In each episode, I will talk to other people who are doing life differently.
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What a week! Hard to believe that ten days ago, I was cruising around the South Island of New Zealand without a real care in the world. Here is a bit of a summary of what happened in New Zealand over the last ten days and how vanlife has changed due to the COVID-19 restrictions and our nationwide lockdown.
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Today is the first day that COVID-19 has impacted my normal life – in a minor way. It made me think about how lucky I am compared to many others. But it also made me think about the opportunities this virus presents for many people.
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Something unexpected and interesting has happened to me over the last few months. Even though I love my gipsy life, I suddenly find myself craving a permanent home…
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As I was working on and thinking about my 2020 self-love project, I ran into a bit of a problem with this whole idea of self-love. Turns out, self-love has a twin sister who, at least for me, is just as important.
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It’s finally happening, I’m on my way to the South Island for three months. And I’ve set myself ‘happiness’ goals.
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I get a lot of questions about the bike rack at the front of my van, so I thought I’d do a blog post on why I did it, how and whether it’s legal.
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I often get asked about living and travelling on my own. Most often, people ask about safety, boredom and loneliness. Here are my thoughts and tips on those three topics.
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How Gretchen Rubin’s book The Happiness Project made me realise the importance of letting go of all the things I’ll never be to experience more self-love.
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As another year comes to an end, many of us are thinking about goals and ambitions for the new year. I wanted to set new year’s resolutions that will truly make a difference in my life.
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Retiring in your 40s sounds great. And it certainly seems to be a life goal for many young people these days. But it probably isn’t a very good goal – at least not if you’re hoping to find happiness. Here is why.
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Have you ever noticed how people can have completely different views of the same thing – especially when it comes to personality traits? And how our view of ourselves can be so different to how others view us?
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It’s been over two months now that I’ve been been living in my new van and I’ve been busy making myself at home. Here are some of the things I’ve done to give the van some character.
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A journalist from the Sunday Star Times asked me some questions last week about what it’s like to have left the full-time working life. Not surprisingly, only a fraction of my answers made it into the story that was published in the paper so I thought I’d publish my full answers on my blog.
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I feel like everywhere I look, I see busy and stressed people who seem unaware of how big an impact their stress has on themselves and the people around them. I think it’s time to escape that vicious cycle of stress!
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Since a few people have been asking for it, I did a little video tour of my new van so you can get a better idea of what it’s like. Enjoy :)
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