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Dancing Queens on private trains in Vietnam. I cannot imagine any more travelling fun than this, heading into the third phase of my life!
They say that once you've been kissed by the sun in Africa you are never the same again and will always return. It's true. From Soweto to Kruger, there are wonders to behold everywhere!
For this normally independent traveller, two weeks by private train in Sri Lanka as part of a group of 0ver-50's turned out to be one of my best travel experiences ever!
Life for women over 50 is a mixed bag – for some, it can be a most enjoyable, liberating, fulfilling experience, filled with travel, theatre, yoga classes and grandchildren. For others it can be a nightmare of insecure (or no) employment leading to financial insecurity and sadly, all too commonly, homelessness.
I’m travelling again for Scott McGregor’s Railway Adventures and have just spent a delightful few days in Copenhagen with Scott, with the view of developing a tour that can ‘add on’ in 2018 and beyond to the already successful Scandinavian adventure through Sweden and Norway that he leads every year.
We’ve all heard the old saying, “It’s not what you say but what you do that sets you apart”, yet so many of us “tell” rather than “show” our clients what we can, or will, do.
Today I was reminded of what customer service really is.
I’ve just returned from 6-weeks’ travelling in Europe and Morocco. I met numerous people from various walks of life and it became apparent that Australia is internationally recognised for two things – our treatment of asylum seekers and our farcical approach to SSM.
Have you ever wondered how your leadership style stacks up against some of the most famous fictional bosses of all time?
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"just do the next thing that needs to be done"
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I’ve just returned from 6-weeks’ travelling in Europe and Morocco. I met numerous people from various walks of life and it became apparent that Australia is internationally recognised for two things – our treatment of asylum seekers and our farcical approach to SSM.
Have you ever wondered how your leadership style stacks up against some of the most famous fictional bosses of all time?
My first trip to Japan certainly won’t be my last! All my ‘spirit animals’ in one place - it’s staggeringly clean, the nature and scenery is stunning, the cities vibrant and bustling with life, its wonderful people are respectful, polite and gorgeously funny and the loos are to die for!