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Category Archives: Postcard from the Edge
Postcard from the Edge of a Lei
It all depends on how you ask the question. When asked if you want to travel 24 hours in a pleb-class set to spend a week on an active volcano near a former leper colony and watch some geriatrics prance … Continue reading
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Postcard from the Edge of the North
Some people may question the idea of spending a week’s holiday delivering post from a boat, but if that boat is travelling 2,600 km along the Norwegian coast from deep within the Arctic Circle to Bergen and visits some of … Continue reading
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Postcard from the Edge of Magic
It has been a couple of years since I was last in Orlando, and so was pleased when it was chosen as the location of an SAP conference, as it gave me the opportunity to present, celebrate my birthday in … Continue reading
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Postcard from the Edge of a Thrill
Getting to the Thrill – Ushuaia to Bariloche After the chill of Antarctica, the next part of this South American extravaganza was the thrill of Patagonia. We had pre-booked an 11-day tour and now had 3 days to travel the … Continue reading
Postcard from the Edge of a Chill
It has long been a dream of mine to visit all seven continents. Six had fallen to my flat feet and it was high time the 7th (Antarctica) received a Kimbell footprint or two. Getting there – the Ship My … Continue reading
Postcard from the Edge of an Island
So we decided for a few days off, but where to do for a week? Too short to fly anywhere exotic, but beach was on the agenda, so we decided on the island of Ruegen, located on the north-east coast … Continue reading
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Postcard from the Edge of a Breath – Part 2
… continued from part 1 I was very nervous about spending a 7 day on a boat in the Galapagos. I mean, couple of tortoises, few shacks and iguana or two.. what more is there (apart from sea-level air you … Continue reading
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Postcard from the Edge of a Breath – Part 1
Journey to Peru So I finally make it, arriving at midnight (after a 23 hours of traveling) in Lima, Peru – my first footfall in South America and the luggage carousal had jammed and my bag was still in the … Continue reading
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Postcard from the Edge of Nature
Nature is a curious thing. In my experience it either comes as the Disney tra-la-la everything’s perfect, humming bird and butterfly option or as the nasty, bitey, itchy, cold and smoky option. My first US vacation (my, how I slip … Continue reading