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  • My Final Leg Aboard: Saba to Grenada

    My Final Leg Aboard: Saba to Grenada
  • VIDEO: two days with a tiny village in Cambodia

    VIDEO: two days with a tiny village in Cambodia
  • Empowering change in Cambodia

    Empowering change in Cambodia
  • Shipwrecked in the British Virgin Isles

    Shipwrecked in the British Virgin Isles
  • VIDEO: 13-year-old’s Atlantic Crossing

    VIDEO: 13-year-old’s Atlantic Crossing
  • Beach bliss in Anguilla & St Maarten

    Beach bliss in Anguilla & St Maarten
  • Windswept in the West Indies

    Windswept in the West Indies
  • VIDEO: Morocco’s Sahara & a luxury camp

    VIDEO: Morocco’s Sahara & a luxury camp
  • Postcards from the Caribbean

    Postcards from the Caribbean
  • Memories from Morocco: Sahara & a desert camp

    Memories from Morocco: Sahara & a desert camp
  • ATLANTIC CROSSING FINAL LEG: DAY 16 – 22

    ATLANTIC CROSSING FINAL LEG: DAY 16 – 22
  • ATLANTIC CROSSING: DAY 9 – 15

    ATLANTIC CROSSING: DAY 9 – 15
  • ATLANTIC CROSSING: DAY 5 – 8

    ATLANTIC CROSSING: DAY 5 – 8
  • ATLANTIC CROSSING: DAY 1 – 4

    ATLANTIC CROSSING: DAY 1 – 4
  • Atlantic crossing: take two

    Atlantic crossing: take two
  • Flashback to Funky Formentera

    Flashback to Funky Formentera
  • Out of the rally

    Out of the rally
  • One more sleep…

    One more sleep…
  • VIDEO Morocco: Chefchaouen to Fez

    VIDEO Morocco: Chefchaouen to Fez
  • Memories from Morocco: Chefchaouen to Fez

    Memories from Morocco: Chefchaouen to Fez
  • Shakedown passage to Canary Islands

    Shakedown passage to Canary Islands
  • Marina life in Gibraltar

    Marina life in Gibraltar
  • Buzzing along Spain’s South Coast

    Buzzing along Spain’s South Coast
  • Late summer in the Balearic Islands

    Late summer in the Balearic Islands
  • Final months in the Mediterranean: Barcelona and the Costa Brava

    Final months in the Mediterranean: Barcelona and the Costa Brava
  • Countdown to our Atlantic Ocean crossing

    Countdown to our Atlantic Ocean crossing
  • Glitz and glamour along the Cote d’Azur

    Glitz and glamour along the Cote d’Azur
  • Sardinia, with love

    Sardinia, with love
  • Whistle-stop tour of Sicily and the Italian west coast

    Whistle-stop tour of Sicily and the Italian west coast
  • Magnificent Malta

    Magnificent Malta
  • VIDEO: Greece to Malta passage

    VIDEO: Greece to Malta passage
  • A lesser-travelled path via the Peloponnese

    A lesser-travelled path via the Peloponnese
  • Boy’s trip through Crete

    Boy’s trip through Crete
  • Istanbul: the city that never sleeps

    Istanbul: the city that never sleeps
  • Side stepping to Rhodes and crew departures

    Side stepping to Rhodes and crew departures
  • VIDEO: Paragliding over Oludeniz, Turkey

    VIDEO: Paragliding over Oludeniz, Turkey
  • Santorini, Ios and a final farewell to Greece

    Santorini, Ios and a final farewell to Greece
  • Beaches to impress a spoilt Aussie beach bum

    Beaches to impress a spoilt Aussie beach bum
  • We’ve died and gone to… Montenegro

    We’ve died and gone to… Montenegro
  • One last dance with Croatia

    One last dance with Croatia
  • Paradise found

    Paradise found
  • Dalmatian delights

    Dalmatian delights
  • A photo walk through Venice

    A photo walk through Venice

My Final Leg Aboard: Saba to Grenada

March 27, 2016 by Brooke 8 Comments

FMD sailing, The Grenadines_WEB READY

Ahoy! For those who’ve followed my blog with interest over the past few years (thank you!), and for those who’ve just joined in the last few months (welcome!), you may be wondering why the sailing posts ended so abruptly mid last year, somewhere in the beautiful British Virgin Islands. The adventures of finally my darling the sailing catamaran have not ended; in fact, it has just moved into ... Continue Reading

Filed Under: CARIBBEAN, Homepage Slider Tagged With: Caribbean, Dominica, Gaudeloupe, Saba, The Grenadines

VIDEO: two days with a tiny village in Cambodia

January 23, 2016 by Brooke Leave a Comment

Travel Cambodia

Nothing could prepare me for the first two days of a two-week small group tour with Hands on Journeys. This new grassroots company is on a mission to help and empower the people of Cambodia and Vietnam, by empowering one village at a time with the skills, tools and hope needed to make an enduring difference in their lives. Never before in my 10+ years of travel has my time abroad felt so worthy ... Continue Reading

Filed Under: ASIA, Homepage Slider, VIDEO Tagged With: Cambodia, Hands on Journeys, Vietnam

Empowering change in Cambodia

October 14, 2015 by Brooke 5 Comments

Siem Reap Village_Cambodia-3

Founder of Hands on Journeys, Simla’s petite frame, gentle eyes and infectious smile are deceiving. She’s a driven, passionate and selflessly caring powerhouse, who wells up as she describes the living conditions we’ll encounter the following day and the impact her projects are already bringing to a tiny village on the outskirts of Siem Reap. You can’t help but be inspired to join her ... Continue Reading

Filed Under: ASIA, CAMBODIA, Homepage Slider

Shipwrecked in the British Virgin Isles

June 25, 2015 by Brooke 5 Comments

Peter Island, BVI, Caribbean

Welcome to real-life Pirates of the Caribbean territory! The British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) notorious past as a pirate’s haunt is living inspiration for the famous movie series. It’s here, buried in caves lining Norman Island’s Privateer Bay, treasure chests laden with “pieces of eight” were discovered and Dead Man’s Chest is a coffin-shaped island with a dark past. When sailing through in 1493 on ... Continue Reading

Filed Under: CARIBBEAN, Homepage Slider

VIDEO: 13-year-old’s Atlantic Crossing

May 23, 2015 by Brooke 5 Comments

Atlantic Ocean crossing-15

Whilst many 13-year-old boys are wasting hours with their noses buried in Minecraft, chasing girls in the school yard or grazing knees at soccer practise, our youngest crew member William was at sea; adding a three week, 3000 nautical mile Atlantic Ocean crossing to his life experience CV. William joined us with his Dad Douglas, bringing our team up to five. Not only was he a valuable crew ... Continue Reading

Filed Under: ATLANTIC CROSSING, CARIBBEAN, Homepage Slider, VIDEO

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