I had to hold back the tears upon hearing the news of the death of legendary Australian journalist Peter Harvey who died on the weekend. I remember first hearing his beautiful booming voice as a child when I watched the six o’clock news with my nan and pop during summer holidays in Sydney in the … Read more about Reflections on Remembering Loved Ones From Near and Afar
Here are some tips on how to avoid being disappointed when you travel from other travellers and travel bloggers. These gems of advice were in response to my request for suggestions from readers:* Cautious optimism and a focus on the everyday and unexpected is what Sandy recommends: “I do think it’s much more exciting to … Read more about Tips on avoiding disappointment when you travel – from travellers & travel bloggers
I wanted to share with you some more reflections from readers on disappointment on the road that I found insightful. These philosophical responses came in reply to my call for suggestions on how to avoid disappointment when travelling (which in turn was inspired by Eric’s post on TravelBlogs.com) and I’ll post those tips next. * … Read more about Avoiding disappointment on the road: reflections from travellers like you
Here’s my response to an invitation from Eric over at TravelBlogs.com to reflect upon disappointment on the road: “Giza’s pyramids were smaller than I’d imagined and their suburban location a surprise, Paris’ Eiffel Tower was little more than an elegant oversized transmission tower, Victoria’s Twelve Apostles tinier than I remembered, and, there weren’t even twelve … Read more about Disappointment on the road: how I attempt to avoid it
“Expectation is a dangerous thing. The higher the expectations, the greater the chance they’ll be dashed,” writes Eric over at TravelBlogs.com, “But when it does happen, know this: it happens to many travellers.” To prove his point, Eric rounded up 19 travel bloggers (including myself) and asked them to share their thoughts on ‘Disappointment: when … Read more about Disappointment on the road: When places don’t live up to your expectations