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Tony11

Five Years Away

It's been quiet here for a while! That's not likely to change in the near future, as our lives are in a more... stationary stage for the time being. We're enjoying our time with our remaining dog in sunny Mexico, working hard to build our business and thinking about...
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Steph48

The Shadow of My Fear

I wish I could tell you about the day I woke up and realized that I was no longer in control of my own life. The writer in me wants to tell you that story in the same way you would encounter it in a novel, with me huddled in...
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Tony17

How Diving Changed the Way I See the World

I’ve done a lot of things on our trip that a few years ago I never imagined I would do. The Tony of five years ago never dared to dream that he would travel through Japan, or ride a motorcycle through the wilds of the Philippines, or walk the...
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Steph21

On Diving and Dreaming

All my life I have been a water baby, spending my summers up in northern Ontario, doing my level best to transform from girl into dolphin, or at the very least, a mermaid. Some girls spend their childhood in gymnastics or ballet lessons, but those hours I spent each...
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Tony14

Capture the Colour

Just by the skin of our teeth, we're entering TravelSupermarket's Capture the Colour travel photography contest! We were graciously nominated by our friends Vicky & Dave of A Couple Travelers and we couldn't let their nomination be in vain.
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Steph16

Sometimes “quit” is a four-letter word

When Tony quit his job a few weeks ago, I expected there to be an immediate shift in his mood. After being unhappy and feeling burnt out by his job for several years, I thought that making a concerted effort to remove a source of stress and anguish would...
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Steph2

Book Review: The Good Girl’s Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel Friedman

[Note: this review is also posted at our non-travel blog, Steph & Tony Investigate!] For me, the very best books, regardless of genre, are the ones that whisk me away from my own life and allow me to see and understand the world in a way I hadn’t before....
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