Category: travel
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![The Happy Farang [5/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-wp-1421305440656.jpeg)
The Happy Farang [5/50]
I purposely started my slow journey to South America in Thailand, partly because Thailand is (sort-of) close to Australia and partly because it has always been an easy segue to the rest of the world (but for many Utopian seeking libertines, it may be the only destination). I first came to Thailand as a young
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![4 good reasons to take a sabbatical year…[4/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//Annapurna_Massif_Panorama.jpg)
4 good reasons to take a sabbatical year…[4/50]
There are (hopefully) number of good reasons to take an extended sabbatical or ‘gap year’, perhaps not just once, but during key junctures in your life. Gap years are usually about the process of coming of age, of getting out there and experiencing the world before starting University or a career. They help individuals develop
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![The death of a travel diary…[3/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//2014-12-07-20.56.47.jpg)
The death of a travel diary…[3/50]
An everyday discipline that I have had for the past 27 years (ouch) is keeping a daily ”travel diary”. I started this arduous task way-back in 1988 during Australias bi-centenary year. This first diary was a Christmas gift from my sister, embellished with pictures of koalas, kangaroos, gum-nuts, and celebratory bi-centenary images of Governor Phillip
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![Packing for a minimalist one year journey[2/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//2014-12-02-11.59.53.jpg)
Packing for a minimalist one year journey[2/50]
There are many travel blogs with informative posts about packing for long periods of travel (for one year or more). Many blog posts convey hard-earned wisdom. However, the authors often need to mention that they are getting paid to promote the products and destinations they describe. So, always read travel blogs critically, and I will
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![From Fitzroy to Fitz Roy[1/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//Fitz-Roy.jpg)
From Fitzroy to Fitz Roy[1/50]
Starting in January 2015, I will take a one-year break to travel slowly and write about travelling. I will travel from Fitzroy in Melbourne, Australia, to Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Argentina (and yes, they are both named after the same illegitimate Fitz Royals!). It is something that I have wanted to do for a pretty
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Post card from London
I am sitting in my little room overlooking the strand. The room is on the corner of the Strand and Waterloo Bridge, and despite the size of the room, the view is extensive. And this song by the Kinks is running through my head. Dirty Old River, must you keep rolling, rolling into the night.