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 …
lessons learnt from 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 …
Lessons from travels later in life
I can't get enough of people's lessons from travel - just reminds me over and over how important travelling can be in shaping our lives - and so I have a great guest post here from Aussie couple Ros and Alan from the Frequent Traveller site. It's a good reminder that no matter how old you are or how …


