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Mother's Day in Australia

Mother’s Day in Australia

Today is Mother’s Day in Australia! My friend is having a family get together at her house & we’re all making a dish for the table. I’m going to make a salad – I haven’t cooked in 4 months! That’s desperate! A salad isn’t even cooking! We went for a wee walk in Bundereen & it was beautiful. Australia has so much to offer! I love it! I loved getting together with my friend’s family. They are all…

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The perfect day in Sydney

The perfect day in Sydney

My second day in Australia was the most perfect day of fun! In the morning my friend & I went to a really cute Saturday farmers market. It was full of fresh food stalls, baked goods, juices & street food as well as fresh flowers, homeware & skincare. I loved browsing & tasting all the different foods. I had a fresh juice for breakfast & a steak salad for lunch. I feel healthy & content. I think…

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Back to Sydney!

With a sad farewell to Thailand, a brief stop in Kuala Lumpur & a mandatory McFlurry, I jet back to Sydney. I’m so lucky to be able to see my friends again! I’m so excited about going back to Australia! I had such a nice time last time I was in Sydney catching up with my friends & I can’t wait to see them again! I’ve really missed the western culture as well – which is not something I’ve ever…

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Farewell Krabi *sad face*

Farewell Krabi *sad face*

I’ve had a lovely time in Krabi, again. I have spent the past few days going for morning runs along the coast, eating the most amazing Thai food, getting Thai massages & chatting to all sorts of people. I’m sad to be leaving Thailand. I know I’ll be back because I love Thailand so much. There’s a certain ease to life here, the people are not intimidating & seem friendly & helpful. The…

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Boat Trip Krabi, Thailand

Boat Trip Krabi, Thailand

Today I went on one of those idyllic Thai boat trips, cruising in the endless emerald green sea, island hopping, snorkelling with exquisite sea life & corals, basking in the sunshine – heavenly! I booked the trip via my hostel & was collected at the door with another girl. We were given stickers for our boat trip & dropped off at the port. There were numerous boat trip stalls offering various…

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Krabi Cookery Course

Thai food is amazing! I did a Thai cookery course in Chaing Mai a few years ago & I absolutely loved it. I learnt, laughed & ate amazing food – Perfection! It was so much fun I couldn’t resist booking on another when I got to Krabi. There are so many to choose from in Krabi. I browsed the selection of flyers in my hostel & picked my favourite menu. I booked via the hostel & the next day I…

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Krabi, Thailand

Here I am back in Krabi! It was 18 months ago since my last visit & now I’m back in the same hostel, same room, & eating at the same night market. I just miss the Costa Rican friend I made last time. She was a foodie like me & we spent a lot of time talking about food, browsing the street food stalls, trying new things & eating, of course. I adore Krabi. It has 2 food markets. I really am a…

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Fitness Retreat Debrief

      What the fuck. All that time, effort, money, sacrifice, willpower, for 2.2kg. I still can’t get over that!    

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Book Club: Don't Tell Mum I Work on an Oil Rig She Thinks I'm A Piano Player in A Whorehouse

Book Club: Don’t Tell Mum I Work on an Oil Rig She Thinks I’m A Piano Player in A Whorehouse

Don’t Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs She Thinks I’m a Piano Player in a Whorehouse is a collection of stories accumulated by Paul Carter, an oil rig worker. He tells how he became an oil rig worker & the various contracts he has had. This was a quick & interesting read. I read it in 3 days & really enjoyed it. This isn’t a profession I know anything about so it was interesting to hear about far…

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Fitness Retreat Day 6

Fitness Retreat Day 6

Poor guy. I hate animal cruelty & exploitation, ever present in Thailand. Today is Sunday & our day off, but our determined little dream team are throwing the rule book out the window & going for out usual morning walk. I am keen to make the most of my opportunity so I run most of the route in good time. I retire to my room to wash my laundry & start packing & I have a late breakfast. I am…

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Fitness Retreat Day 5: Post liver cleanse

Fitness Retreat Day 5: Post liver cleanse

Warning: Please don’t read at breakfast, if you are queasy or aren’t into disgusting details about my bum or poo! I completely understand! Apologies in advance! My alarm is set for 6am for my third epsom salt mixture which goes down with difficulty. A fellow inmate has come to check on me & he seems surprised I am doing so well. I have a dooming feeling that my strife is still ahead of me. Before…

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Fitness Retreat Day 4: Koh Samui, Thailand

Fitness Retreat Day 4: Koh Samui, Thailand

Today I am doing a liver cleanse! I have been slightly concerned about this as I have put my liver through hell with all the booze I’ve drank from my mid teens to about a month ago. I seemed to have ceased drinking alcohol & have not even had 1 drop for over 5 weeks now. My friends are asking where nuala is & what have I done with her. In reality it is very expensive to continue my border…

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Fitness Retreat Day 3: Koh Samui, Thailand

Fitness Retreat Day 3: Koh Samui, Thailand

Sunrise run views This morning I felt dreadful. My run was much tougher than the day before I felt so hot & lethargic the whole time. My favourite songs couldn’t even motivate me to run faster or for longer. Music is my hypothetical whip which motivates me to push myself. My whip was broken today. I lay on my bed as soon as I got back & it took all my energy to get up for a shower & go for my…

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Fitness Retreat Day 2: Koh Samui, Thailand

Fitness Retreat Day 2: Koh Samui, Thailand

It’s Day 2 & I feel surprisingly good for someone who hasn’t ate in 34 hours & had a self not-for-pleasure anal probing experience the day before. I decide that the morning walk isn’t challenging enough for me so I put the tunes on & run & sweat my way around the route. When I return to my room my face is a bright hot red with beads of sweat racing down from my hairline. I’m a firm believer that…

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Fitness Retreat Day 1, Koh Samui, Thailand

Fitness Retreat Day 1, Koh Samui, Thailand

Here goes! A hell of a lot of money, a fuck load of determination & a smidgen of humility & I’m ready! My alarm goes off at 5.30am & I jump out of bed keen to get this show on the road. New me is raring to go! At 6am I was in the main area downing my 6am mix of charcoal etc then off for a 5Km walk. It wasn’t a highly taxing walk with the 7 of us walking at various paces & plenty of chit chat.…

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Fitness Retreat, Koh Samui, Thailand

Fitness Retreat, Koh Samui, Thailand

After a 6 hour bus journey & 1 hour boat trip I arrived to Koh Samui. I befriend a young Canadian girl who is on a gap year & trip of a lifetime. She wrestles with the disappointment of returning home & feeling that her travels haven’t changed her or made any lasting impact on her. It’s not an idea I ever concerned myself about. I thought it quite a peculiar anxiety to have, to be worried you…

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My New Body & Mind

My New Body & Mind

Two years ago a work colleague recommended a detox/weightloss retreat to me. Her results were amazing & she was really happy about her experience & spoke so enthusiastically about it. This weighed (pun intended) on my mind for two years. I would email them to enquire about it when I was feeling unhappy about my body & always deem it too expensive. A few weeks ago it popped into my mind again for…

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