The third and final part of Jon’s experience at sea, helping deliver a sailing charter vessel from Hamilton to Sydney over 18 days
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To Sydney by Sea – Part 1 of 3
Airlie to Hamilton Island In my last travel post I mentioned organising transport to Hamilton via Facebook. Paul was a great sport about it. Clearly a very experienced
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Instincts 04: Playfulness
Taking a break for play It seems only too relevant that I’m writing about playfulness after taking a break from content creation to focus a little more on
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Winter Update Part 3: Sailing, Cycling, and Slowing Down
While our lives have stayed firmly grounded at home these past months, a lot of time has gone into movement. Not the fast kind, but the deliberate, effortful
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Frugal Hedonism
hedonismnoun living and behaving in ways that mean you get as much pleasure out of life as possible, according to the belief that the most important thing in life
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Wired for Connection – Why Humans Need Community
Recently, I’ve been reading Our Tribal Future by Mike Samson (2023), a thought-provoking exploration into the hidden costs of loneliness and the profound benefits of human connection. Together
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Bike Packing the BVRT – An Overnight Adventure on Two Wheels
Back in February, we made the most of the quieter weekends before the soccer season to try out an overnight cycling trip with Adam and Dani out to
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How We Afford to Give: A Story of Privilege, Choice, and a Few Missteps
A lot of people have asked us lately:“How can you afford to give so much?”($47,000 last year — about 25% of our gross income) The real answer is
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Minimilism – Film Review
We watched Minimalism together recently. I wasn’t sure how the kids would respond to a documentary mostly featuring adults talking about their feelings and their stuff. But surprisingly,
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Free to Learn – Why a year out of school might be the best thing we could do for our kids.
“Children come into the world burning to learn. What extinguishes that flame is often school.”— Peter Gray, Free to Learn At Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, there are