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Tag: Pandemic

How has Bali changed?

Posted on June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 by Scott

The moment is now. Finally, after the pandemic has upended our lives, I can finally venture outside of Australia. First stop – Bali. As I boarded my Qantas flight to Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport I began to wonder how has Bali changed?  As if Melbourne’s brutal lockdowns were not enough, Australia also had a strict…

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It was the worst of times

Posted on June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 by Scott

Living in this world for the last two- and a-bit years has been excruciating. Not only have millions perished in the pandemic, but those of us left behind have had our lives upended too. It was the worst of times.  As so often happens though, there’s sometimes a silver lining to those dark clouds. In…

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