Category: Follow Your Dreams
The Final Frontier of Fear
| May 22, 2013 | Filed under Follow Your Dreams, Mexico, Personal Musings |
It’s no secret I’m a bit of a scaredy cat. I’ve been afraid for as long as I can remember. I don’t know if I was simply born this way, or if it was a case of instincts gone awry during early childhood. The first ten years of my life were lived under the large dark cloud of my father’s alcoholism, a storm that rolled in occasionally to upturn our otherwise happy lives with chaos and insanity. When he left,… more
Shiny Things
| December 12, 2012 | Filed under Australia, Follow Your Dreams |
I leave tomorrow for India. Our brief sojourn in Australia en route to our next destinations has gone blindingly quick. I said goodbye to Tyrhone last Friday, the lead up of which was worse than the actual event (often the case with things I’m worried about). We’re having family Christmas tonight – prawns, turkey, the whole bit. I told my little niece Santa may even make an exception and deliver some gifts early since I’m leaving tomorrow. more
A Year On: “So, How’d It Go?”
| September 29, 2012 | Filed under Follow Your Dreams, Mexico |
A few days ago, Sarah Somewhere was a year old. I get a real kick out of reading my first ever blog post, and feeling the fear, uncertainty and flat-out terror in my words. They were the first words I’d written in a long time, and the first ever for an audience besides myself or a university professor. And they will now remain as some of the best I’ve ever written. Not for what they are exactly, but for what they represent,… more
Moments Like These
| May 21, 2012 | Filed under Follow Your Dreams, Thailand |
I’m writing this from a bamboo bungalow in a small town in rural Northern Thailand. I just commented on my friend Kim’s latest post and it inspired me to write about my day, because she is where I was almost four months ago, packing up the entire contents of her life (and discarding most of her possessions) to travel. I just had a moment where I realized how far I have come, not just geographically, but mentally, emotionally and dare… more
My Mum The World Traveller
| May 13, 2012 | Filed under Follow Your Dreams, Personal Musings, Thailand |
Today is Mother’s day in Australia. My Mum isn’t spending it with her two daughters, or even with her two grand daughters. She’s spending it touring the Champagne houses in Reims, France. How rude… My Mum is a prime example of “It’s never too late to travel”, and at 61, she is certainly making up for lost time. Mum raised us on her own and was kept very busy with two daughters. A cleaner, taxi driver, counsellor, tailor, coach, and chef weren’t… more
Good Things Happen When You Follow Your Dreams
| April 4, 2012 | Filed under Follow Your Dreams, Laos, Personal Musings |
Since starting this journey of following my dreams a LOT of amazing things have happened to me. They may not seem like big things to you, but to me they are small miracles, subtle sign posts that reassure me I’m on the right path. My ‘dreams’ are neither solid nor concrete. They’re not even that clear to me yet, and are forever growing and changing as I go along. They were born out of a deep discontent with the way… more
The Journey To Somewhere
| February 1, 2012 | Filed under Follow Your Dreams |
I finished work last Thursday. I am no longer a flight attendant. I got some business cards printed for kicks (I know, soooo 1980) and labeled myself with the following words: Traveler. Writer. Dreamer. I mean, that pretty much sums me up right now. I am writing a blog aren’t I? I am traveling. And I’m certainly dreaming! I’ve always been afraid to call myself a writer. About a year ago, I went to the Perth Writer’s Festival, and met… more
Our RTW Travel (Un) Plans
| January 22, 2012 | Filed under Baby Steps- The Journey Begins, Follow Your Dreams |
It’s nearly here. I can almost feel it. Warm, tropical air, spicy curries and exotic spiky fruits with strange names. Lychee. Jackfruit. Rambutan. Okay, maybe it’s just that last one that’s weird. Our Indefinite Travel Adventure (read, this is not a holiday) is just around the corner, starting in Southeast Asia, a part of the world that is so close, yet so far away. Close in distance, but a world away culturally. And I can’t wait. I’ve always loved Asia. From my first… more
