31/7/2013 (My Mission To Find A Job In NZ & Get A Work Visa) For years New Zealand has been known as ‘the shaky isles’ due to its seismic activity. The country sits astride two tectonic plates: the Australian and the Pacific plates and there are fault lines running the whole length of the country…. Read more »
25/7/2013 (My Mission To Find A Job In NZ & Get A Work Visa) In September 2012 I was invited to go for an interview for, what I would consider, my dream job working in a tourist office in New Zealand. The location was Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula, about an hour outside of Christchurch…. Read more »
25/7/2013 Most of my close friends and family know that I have a huge passion for New Zealand. I’ve travelled around the North and South Islands on three different occasions but it was during my second trip there in 2009 that I realised that I had totally fallen in love with the place. It was… Read more »
23/7/2013 I’m a MatadorU writing graduate.Yeeha! I’ve been doing their online travel writing course over the last six months and can finally say that I’ve completed it. The course has been a great learning experience for me and I’ve really enjoyed it. MatadorU is the largest independent travel publication online, with nearly two million unique… Read more »
3/7/2013 I’m proud to announce that I’ve had a second article published in the The Irish Music Magazine. The article is in the July 2013 issue and is titled: “Mulligans Celebrates 25 Years”. Mulligans Irish Music Bar, Amsterdam celebrates its 25th anniversary in August this year.This legendary music bar has had its ups and downs over the… Read more »
13/6/2013 Five years ago a friend of mine recommended a good yoga studio to me. At the time I was in a stressful job and hadn’t been sleeping properly for about seven months, so I badly needed some kind of help. I started taking basic hatha yoga classes and have never looked back. Other types… Read more »
17/5/2013 I’ve been to a few speed dating events here in Amsterdam. Most of the companies who organise them have their own rules and guidelines but one of the rules of a blind date which I went on recently, made me smile. It brought a grin to my face because it’s such an unusual thing,… Read more »
2/4/2013 As I stand there and watch my hat float down the canal, my heart sinks to the ground with a thud. “What do I do now?” I think to myself –“Let it go or do my best to get it back”? As an expat living in Amsterdam for seventeen years, I do as the… Read more »
11/4/2013 I’ve entered an article in the We Said Go Travel Writing Contest. The contest’s theme is “Inspiration – A Place You Love”. I wrote of course about my passion for New Zealand. The article is called “New Zealand – A Land That Welcomes You With Open Arms & A Purity Of Heart”. The link to… Read more »
28/03/2013 As I mentioned in my last post “What Made You Smile Today?” I’ve been reading a book called The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer. It’s about consciousness and how by being aware in every moment and by being open to things, you can appreciate and enjoy life’s experiences. There is a lot of… Read more »
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