For many years, travelling was like a sneaky, secret personal development tool for me. So sneaky I didn't even realise how much I was learning from it, until I eventually stopped and reflected on everything that had changed about me over the previous few years and I realised that so many things - …
lessons from travel
Life Lessons from Travel – Episode 174 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
I sometimes ponder just how my life would be different in the absence of all the interesting lessons travelling and living abroad has taught me. It's unimaginable, really, to think of all the decisions I've made and the parts of my personality which have developed as a consequence of my travel …
Teaching happy tears: What kids learn from travelling in Cambodia and Vietnam
I'll always remember the first time I saw my son cry from joy, sentimentality and compassion. You know, happy tears, basically. He's eight, and he has cried plenty of times out of frustration, anger, tiredness and grief, but never like this. We were sitting in our hotel room in Hoi An, at the end …