Russellvjward

LATEST ARTICLES ( 150 )

• A Callout for Contributors

  

  For three years, I've written about my search for a life less ordinary on this blog. I've shared my passion and pursuit for a different way - and hopefully... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• My Milo

  

  I haven't been able to write much this past fortnight. I haven't really known what to say. I knew this moment would come and I couldn't prevent it. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Rent Or Buy Abroad: What Do You Do?

  

  Speaking to a number of expats on my cross-Canada trip last month, I realised that not only did they all have expat life in common but each one of them rents th... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Travelling Across Canada with the World's Best

  

  Two weeks of travel by train across Canada with thirteen of the world's most influential travel bloggers and photographers. A fortnight's worth of activities... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Return to Wild Rose Country

  

  When I was younger, the world was as big as my backyard. As I grew, the world grew with me. It became as big as my street, then as big as my neighbourhood, and... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Romance of Train Travel: Crossing Canada by Rail

  

  At 10.31pm on a typically grey and moody evening in Vancouver, the Canadian pulls slowly away from the Pacific Union station. It's a low key affair, another... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Vancouver, The Best Place On Earth

  

  I always knew this was going to be emotional. Returning to Vancouver, that is. Although we last visited the city two years ago, it was a short trip, a couple... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Have Baby, Will Travel

  

  Flying with babies. Those three words scare me. Or at least they did. Because having a baby should never stop you from travelling - the only thing that may... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 'Britain Basks in Glorious Sunshine!'

  

  It's a headline my fellow countrymen back in the UK could only dream of a few weeks ago. After what seemed like 22 months of unending cold winter weather,... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• How Sydney Got Under My Skin

  

  I still remember the day, time and place. A typical summer's day - expansive blue skies, not a cloud in sight, and the world around us painted with colours so... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• No More Office Cubicle

  

  No. More. Office. Cubicle. I didn't even think twice about the decision. The opportunity came out of leftfield and I seized it with both hands, running hard... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Ten Years and Counting

  

  Remember the book Marley Me? A young couple, John and Jen, move to the south of Florida and set up home near the beach while working as two local reporters. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT

• Canada, Eh?

  

  Canada. The great white north. The world’s second largest country. A land bordered by the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans. A nation of Anglophones,... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• That One Defining Moment

  

  If I hadn’t been in that place, on that day, at that time. Looking back on ten years of living abroad, I wonder what the turning point was that led to this life. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Great Australian Airfare Rip-off

  

  Here in Australia on his annual holiday, my wife's uncle told me about the growing number of deals to be found in the UK when booking a return flight from Londo... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Expat, the Writer, the Worker

  

  Are we inspired to do things we wouldn't normally do because we live abroad? Are we driven to increased creativity because of where we now call home? Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Why I Hate It When A Blog Post Bombs

  

  Every blogger fears that moment when a blog post goes live and then... nothing. Not a comment, not a tweet, no significant page hits, nada. You can almost... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• More Than A Love Of The Raw Prawn

  

  "Enthusiasts bang on about the marvellous Aussie 'lifestyle', which basically comes down to eating shellfish outdoors in your pants. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• I Crave Change

  

  I recently tweeted the mantra below as part of a writing workshop I participated in. Change. Good for the mind. Food for the soul. A positive thing. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Lost in Babyland

  

  It's been a while. Four weeks in fact. Four weeks since I last posted on this blog. Four weeks since I last sent out a stream of tweets or pinned a little... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL