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    Stepping it up in Outer Mongolia

    by GypsyHeart May 13, 2020
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    “What’s so special about Mongolia?” they all seemed to ask. “I’ll let you now when I get back” I replied. Surely that’s the reason we travel… to find out why a place has intrigued us from afar? I had seen images of open grasslands, sweeping vistas and of eagle hunters who slept in yurts and herded great swathes of livestock. I’d seen big men in bright briefs wrestling on grass and elegant archers in pointed hats. Quite simply, I wanted to see it for myself. So I joined a World Expeditions tour and did it!

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    Weaving an itinerary from the ether

    by GypsyHeart December 23, 2018

    For many years, people I know have been urging me to go and explore Vietnam. Finally I made it this year. Initially I thought that 3 weeks of travel time would…

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    by GypsyHeart April 4, 2018

    Struggling to calibrate my dragging body sensations of altitude (compounded by an incredibly early start to my day!), I rallied my thoughts to acknowledge just ‘where’ in the world I…

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    Hel Yeah! Sumptuous eating out in Helsinki.

    by GypsyHeart March 1, 2018

    When a friend asks for recommendations on a trip they have planned, the natural thing is to search back to those feelings & sensations of the time that you visited…

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    A Wellcome surprise!

    by GypsyHeart February 9, 2018

    Last year I had an opportunity to spend a day in London town catching up with treasured friends who were visiting from Australia ever-so briefly. In a moment of serendipity,…

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    El Tatio dawn

    by GypsyHeart January 20, 2018

    I had a few moments of doubt as to what I had let myself in for, as I arose in the dark before 4am on my first full day in San…

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    High & Dry (& Breathless) in the Atacama

    by GypsyHeart December 11, 2017

    The beginning of my recent, incredible journey through Sth America saw me landing on the edge of the Atacama Desert in far northern Chile on the border of Bolivia. The…

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A wandering woman with a hummingbird soul

Hi! I'm Becks - a bit of a gypsy girl, a lover of good food, wonderful new places & learning about culture in every way. Travel helps me to understand my world, so I am sharing my visions & my views so that you might too.

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"You may think I’m small, but I have a universe "You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind." - Yoko Ono
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I am using this time of restriction to sort my endless photos of the landscapes of Sth America into a book from my journey in 2017..a job I've not yet done!! 
It helps to keep the "universe inside my mind" alive and to remind me of the privilege of all the travel I have done whilst I am feeling trapped & frustrated by our reduced freedom. 
Here, I stood at the edge of the first of the #Bolivian lakes on the #Altiplano as we drove north across the #salardeuyuni ..the sense of how small we are in the grand scheme of #gaia will never leave me.
"Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe with "Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish." - Anne Bradstreet .

My thoughts today turn to the people of Myanmar. I was travelling there on the landmark day that Aung San Suu Kyi was re-elected by democratic vote.
May the Burmese people not return to fear. 🙏
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#myanmar #manderlay
#travelmemories
#travellingsolo #borntoroam 
#agypsyheart #wanderwoman 
#change #oppression
"I have plucked snowdrops at Midwinter, died at my "I have plucked snowdrops at Midwinter, died at my own choosing, and wept for a nightingale. Now I am beyond prophecy." - Katherine Arden "The Winter of the Witch"
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It does feel a bit like prophecy is beyond us just now.. future plans spin into the mists of time & seem to get lost in oblivion. But Gaia always reminds us that her plans never shift. Out of the chilled, sad ground the magic of rebirth bursts forth - sending is hope that the cycle will return. 

Memories of a local travel day 2yrs ago to @welfordpark (home of #gbbo) to wander through the#snowdrops.

#travelmemory #berkshire #travellocal #garden #statelyhome #shifttospring #agypsyheart #futureplans #lifecycle #hope #wanderwoman #borntoroam #tieddown #lockeddown
"Love your haters. People shed layers when they fe "Love your haters. People shed layers when they feel warmth." Richie Norton

In a world a little crippled by hatred just now... reach out with love. Peel away the layers by  seeking #connection & #showing empathy. For me, travel gave me the opportunity to connect with other cultures & break down barriers. I miss it dearly. 
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#rejecthatred #peelawaylayers
#spreadlove #wanderwoman #traveltolearn #agypsyheart 
#eucalyptus #layers #australia
#gumtree #bark
"Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to com "Hope
Smiles from the threshold of the year to come,
Whispering 'it will be happier'..."
Alfred Lord Tennyson

Here's to 2021.. and dreams - that might come true - of travel in beautiful climes. 2020 has been a hard year for this Gypsy Heart but  one day soon our freedom will return. #havefaith

Memories of a rare sunrise (for me) on the incredible Isla del Sol on Bolivian Lake Titicaca back in 2017... a moment of promise in a very special place. 

#happynewyear #byebye2020
#hope #yeartocome #agypsyheart #sunrise #laketiticaca #bolivia #isladelsol
"I can only note that the past is beautiful becaus "I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don't have complete emotions about the present, only about the past."
- Virginia Woolf

#topnine2020...proof that we can still travel far afield even if it is only in memory. #botswana #galapagosislands #Mongolia #vietnam #norway #australia #zimbabwe #uk #bluemountains
"Be like a lotus. Let the beauty of your heart spe "Be like a lotus. Let the beauty of your heart speak. Be grateful to the mud, water, air and the light."
Amit Ray

It is the only way through..see the value in it all and be grateful. ☀️

Memories of lotus blooms in the warmth of summer in the south of France, 4year ago. Time to return to a place that warms my heart .... soon 🙏
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#gratitude #growth #beauty #lotus #lotusflower #buddhism #france #agypsyheart #wanderwoman #heartplace
#traveltogrow#borntoroam
#seekvalue #findthegood
#light #amitray
"The road that is built in hope is more pleasant t "The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination." - Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Fall of Atlantis

If this year has taught us anything, it must be to maintain#hope. Dream of the things that bring happiness, focus on the better times that are coming. Set your sights on the road ahead and it will rise before you in time. 

Memories of the 5day markets in mountainous Kalaw,  3yrs ago #travellingsolo in #myanmar.
A local dog filled with hope!
"Old and new make the warp and weft of every momen "Old and new make the warp and weft of every moment. There is no thread that is not a twist of these two strands." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A thought - as we move forward in the world this week... Every shift reminds us to learn from the old and to take those lessons forward for the better.

Old reflected in new in the wonderfully #architectural city of #barcelona... travelling back in 2007.
"The sign says do not enter, no trespassing allowe "The sign says do not enter, no trespassing allowed. With visions of redemption I walk against the crowd." -  Melissa Etheridge

Walk your own path, believe that you can. Be yourself! 

Beautiful colours in chilly Helsinki back in 2016.
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#noentry #lifesigns #selfbelief #vision #againstthecrowd
#melissaetheridge #helsinki #finland #pasttravels #agypsyheart #wanderwoman #missingtravel #travelmemories #travellingsolo #wintercolours
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