Year: 2015

  • The Island [6/50]

    The Island [6/50]

    I first started coming to the Island when the Island was cool or was this when I was cool, not sure; surely there was a time when we both aligned. When the full moon was young, I danced on the beach to techno and trance, drank out of buckets, and slept under nets. But not…

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  • The Happy Farang [5/50]

    The Happy Farang [5/50]

    I purposely started my slow journey to South America in Thailand, partly because Thailand is (sort-of) close to Australia and partly because it has always been an easy segue to the rest of the world (but for many Utopian seeking libertines, it may be the only destination). I first came to Thailand as a young…

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  • 4 good reasons to take a sabbatical year…[4/50]

    4 good reasons to take a sabbatical year…[4/50]

    There are (hopefully) number of good reasons to take an extended sabbatical or ‘gap year’, perhaps not just once, but during key junctures in your life. Gap years are usually about the process of coming of age, of getting out there and experiencing the world before starting University or a career. They help individuals develop…

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