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Eyes Wide Open
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” – Mark Twain I took a deep breath, poked my finger in my eye, blinked, and held my breathe. The world as Read more…
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A Day in the Life of a Gypsy
“You’re a gypsy?? So, what’s your average day?” Someone just asked me for the second time in as many days. I thought long and hard. “Well,” I replied, “it starts with waking up.” And because Read more…
Hustle
The Perks of Being a Cleaner
While cleaning was never the planned career path, life tends to throw you some curve-balls. It knows what you need when you need it. And sometimes you need to just get down and dirty, grab Read more…
Hitch
Hustling
I toyed with my last euro; fingering it nervously. I carefully browsed the supermarket isles. What could I afford? What did I need? No, stuff that! What did I want? Chocolate? Chips? A piece of Read more…
Sail
Crossing Oceans
The world of blue engulfed us. Like good subjects, we acquiesced ourselves to her rule; her wind, her waves, her life. I’ve spent so much time at sea this year, it’s like home – being Read more…
Sail
Hey Haiti
Haiti, a living postcard strewn among the Leward islands of the Caribbean. A land where the only thing more abundant than palm trees is trash. And the local greeting is “give me one dollar.” It Read more…
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Live Long . Travel Free.
The eyes of the traveler see more in a week than many see in a lifetime! I’m not talking tourism; But TRAVEL: Immersing yourself in the world and getting lost in it! Allowing yourself to Read more…
Sail
Namibia Beckons
I couldn’t believe that we were finally off! After so many farewells and false starts and restarts; could it actually be that we were truly sailing out of Hout Bay? For good? Morwenna chugged out Read more…
Sail
Lady in Waiting
Six weeks ago I sat on the beach watching what was meant to be my last Cape Town sunset. Surrounded by so many of my favourite people, my heart yelled at me to stay! Why Read more…