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Every month I use my 20 years of travel experience to write for aggregator giant, Travelocity. They call us the Gnational Gnomads. These are excerpts of those stories. This is not the full [...]

Lapland is THE destination for the ultimate family Christmas. During our 5 years of nomadic travel Rovaniemi, Finland was the most northern point of our travels. Most people coming for a Lapland [...]

The kids and I have celebrated Christmas in Australia, the South Pacific, New York, London, and Bethlehem. What could possibly top any of those Christmas destinations? The whispers are getting [...]

When I asked my kids where they wanted to go after finally being released from the airport watch list, Baaaallllliiiiiiiiii was the long drawn out one-word answer. But as it was my [...]

It’s not the first time I saw the look of shock on someone’s face when I mention the kid’s and I love driving in Bali. I have been asked many times why I chose to drive in Bali? [...]

The first article 10 Lies Divorced Mums Tell Themselves struck chords in women far and wide. And I realised after I wrote it that the lies didn’t stop there. Us, mums, also tell ourselves lies [...]

If there is one thing I can’t stand about flying, it’s the noise. Several times I have forgotten my headphones and bought cheap ones to just block out the noise. Big mistake. I know [...]

I’ve been to Bali 18 times and home is Ubud. It has all my favourite food, plenty of friends and lots of things to do. But as the years have progressed Ubud has changed. Busloads of tourists [...]

It’s one of those diseases spoken in hushed tones with a gut-wrenching horror story attached. Dengue Fever in Bali. Your girlfriend’s best friend’s mum’s brother had it and now they are dead. [...]

Can life get any crazier? I love it! It was only back in July I announced I was a model. And now it’s October and I’m sharing with you that I’m a TV star. Well, that’s a [...]