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And another year dawns. They say that whatever you do on 1 January is what you’ll be doing for the rest of the year. I’m very careful. This year, I was sitting by a pool in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in the company of good friends, eating great food, sipping good wine, and reading my new favourite author – Jake Needham. I’m covered!

Do you have plans?

If you can’t make up your mind about where to go, check some of my posts for inspiration. Feel free to comment if you’ve questions… I’ll do my best to answer them.

Life is short. Make the most of it.

Small copper still behind a bottle of HUM 58 gin

Vis, Croatia: A reason to visit

We’ve not been to Vis. Not yet. We’re going, though. Sometime. We want to visit the farthest inhabited island off the Croatian coast with a

Mary Murphy April 24, 2025

Bunce Island, Sierra Leone

I’m big on bearing witness to history. The slave market in Zanzibar left a lasting impression and I was expecting something similar at Bunce Island.

Mary Murphy January 26, 2025

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