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You Only Live Once. Unfortunately, the Credit Card Bill Does Too.
Booking a holiday is pure dopamine. Paying for it is a different emotion entirely. On YOLO travel spending and the credit card bill that always, always remembers.
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Nearly Lost It All in a Singapore Casino… and Walked Out of Hermès with a Kelly
I nearly lost everything in a Singapore casino, won it back, and walked into Hermès with no spend history. This is that story.
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From Beach Bliss to Hospital Rooms: My Glorious Return to Reality
Five days in Goa, twelve hours of reality. On the holiday afterglow that never survives the trip home.
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The Conundrum of Coming and Going: Living Between Two Countries
Another airport lounge, another flight home. On belonging to two places and being fully at home in neither.
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Growing Up: On Family, Marriage and Becoming the Adult
A 6 am wake-up on a family holiday, and the quiet realisation that you are now the grown-up in the room.
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The Peace and Quiet: Finding Stillness in Central Park
Sitting in Central Park surrounded by noise, and feeling genuinely still for the first time in months.
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The Art of Doing Nothing: My First Three-Week Holiday
Three weeks of sleeping, eating and reading — and what it revealed about how hard I had been running.
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Treat Yourself: Why I Booked Mexico as a Reward for Working Hard
Three days in Mayakoba, earned. On rewarding yourself properly instead of waiting for permission.
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It’s Time to Go: The Loneliness of Leaving India Again
Three weeks of family, friends and work ending — and the particular dread of going back to being on your own.
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My Travels: What Constant Work Trips Actually Look Like
Clearing out the fridge, packing again, flying to Seattle. The unglamorous reality of a travelling job.
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