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When you say yes more often than no, you invite a world of unexpected and fun opportunities 🙌

This is me having just jumped off ABC radio, being interviewed about multigenerational travel (yes, wired earphones because I don’t trust bluetooth for live interviews!)

Who would have ever thought I’d be sharing my thoughts with Ellen Fanning on drive time radio and speaking with listeners who dialled in to share their own stories.

As I said on radio, “If you haven’t already, just do it!”

I can’t recall how I first discovered Reaching Out before starting my solo adventure in Vietnam. My travel research often leads me to obscure corners of the web as I aim to connect more deeply with local culture and support local businesses.

However, this place deserves to be in the spotlight.

Reaching Out is a social enterprise that supports individuals with disabilities. One of their initiatives is a teahouse where people who are deaf or hard of hearing can find meaningful employment that might otherwise be difficult to secure.

What sets this teahouse apart is its silence. Guests are encouraged to refrain from talking and instead embrace quiet contemplation.

Thank you to Explore for featuring my silent coffee tasting experience in Saturday’s papers.

If you’re heading to Hoi An, be sure to add this to your list! ❤️

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What a way to spend a Friday 📚 ❤️

As a child, I begged my parents to read the same book over and over at bedtime. I vividly remember Mum sitting on the edge of my bed reading the book she soon knew off by heart (and still does!), allowing me to excitedly flip the pages as she read.

Little did I know, one day the author of my beloved book would offer me words of encouragement in my own writing journey.

Today I attended an engaging workshop by Hazel Edwards on Writing Non-Boring Family History for Young Ones, held at the amazing Public Record Office Victoria.

Thank you Hazel, for your guidance and continued support in my growth as a writer. I feel incredibly fortunate.

P.S. My favourite book? There’s a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake.

I had a wonderful weekend attending a travel writing panel session at in the Hepburn Shire. A well-worth-the-roadtrip- session! An added bonus was I scored a door prize so I have my reading material covered for the next little while 🙌

I revisited childhood memories of holidays in Daylesford—the springs don’t taste as bad as I remembered, and I was moved to discover that a family member who died on the Western Front in WWI is commemorated at the Avenue of Honour.

What a beautiful place to spend a weekend ❤️

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Hands up if you’ve seen Wintjiri Wiru, Uluṟu’s stunning drone show! Amazing, right? 🙋‍♀️

Well, Bruce Ramus, the creative mastermind behind this spectacular show from is about to launch Queensland’s first immersive light show at Kingfisher Resort on K’gari Island.

During my recent visit to K’gari Island, I had the privilege of sitting down with Bruce and learning how this new experience will reveal the story of how K’gari was formed in the stars and shaped by the ocean tides.

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