Sixteen years ago I walked into this little house in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood after meeting my mother-in-law to-be for the first time. She frightened me to be completely honest, because she was confident, outspoken, and the mother of the man I loved. I was…
Category: Musings, PeopleTags: acceptance, death, divorce, family, friends, inspiration, learning, love, marriage, mother-in-law, music, relationships, separation, toronto, writing
One of the first things I remember about planning to travel the world before I left to do so many years ago was mentally listing all of the things I was afraid of. They were numerous. Would drug smugglers hide illegal snuff in my…
Category: Musings, TravelTags: awareness, body, consciousness, driving, food, freedom, friends, good travel sense, hydration, ignorance, indonesia, learning, let it be, masturbation, motorbiking, nutrition, People, political correctness, robberies, security, social mores, southeast asia, southeast asia travel, street food, taxis, Travel, travel advice, travel health, travel insurance, travel safety
Posted on April 26, 2017
by colleenerinthornton
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So, I wrote I book, which is actually a collection of blogs–my musings and stories of a two-year-long life now passed. If you’re interested in reading some amusing, crass, heartfelt stories, check it out on Amazon.com, and please leave a review! Here I share the…
Category: Musings, TravelTags: amazon, Asia, books, children, communication, driving, energy, englishteacher, food, foreign land, freedom, friends, gratitude, heartbreak, history, home, indonesia, intuition, Islam, java, Joy, languages, Life, love, nature, People, reinvention, relationships, security, self-improvement, sex, singlewoman, story, surabaya, thought, Travel, travelling, uncertainty, work, workout, writing
Posted on March 15, 2017
by colleenerinthornton
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I’ve experienced many relationships whilst travelling. I’ve created them, forged them, negotiated them, deconstructed them, unravelled them, fought them, dissected them, systematically destroyed them, sewn them back together, acquiesced to them. Relationships with food, nature, people, myself, money, security, fear, pain, loss, and grief–dear…
Category: Musings, TravelTags: Camino de Santiago, canada, freedom, friends, home, Infatuation, Life, love, nature, People, relationships, security, Solitude, Spain, stillness, Travel
There’s an idea out there that long term travellers are constantly on holiday. I understand why it appears that way. One minute I’m in Vietnam motorbiking through the mountains and in the next moment I am in Thailand swimming in lagoons far too magical…
Category: Musings, TravelTags: canada, children, china, communication, energy, freedom, friends, gratitude, home, love, nature, People, security, self-improvement, story, Thailand, thought, Travel, uncertainty, words
Posted on February 20, 2017
by colleenerinthornton
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It’s uncomfortable, dangerous, and it costs money. But it will take you under the seas, over the mountains, and through yourself. To travel is the best decision I’ve ever made and I’ll make it a thousand times more. Because of travel, I’ve managed to…
Category: Musings, TravelTags: answers, balance, challenge, Chiang Mai, confidence, drifter, escape artist, freedom, friends, gratitude, gypsy, happiness, limitations, nomad, patience, personal goals, responsibility, security, self-improvement, time, Travel, uncertainty, work
Posted on February 7, 2017
by colleenerinthornton
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I’ve been in Southeast Asia a long time. So long that when I thought about writing my next blog, indicators you’ve travelled in Southeast Asia a long time, I was a bit stumped. I thought about it as I took a shower and delighted…
Category: Musings, TravelTags: Chiang Mai, familiarity, freedom, friends, home, indonesia, love, southeast asia, Thailand, Travel, uncertainty