I'm glad I spent my twenties squeezing in mini-breaks to as many places as possible, now that travel is becoming a luxury. I visited seven countries the year I got married including a trip to New Zealand with stop-offs in the USA & Fiji. In 2001 I moved from the UK to the South Pacific to live permanently. Except for a visit back to the UK for my thirtieth birthday, I've only left New Zealand once for the XMedia Lab last year in Melbourne, Australia.
The others mentors on the circuit are jetsetters compared to me, but when you live in one of the most beautiful places in the world, it's hard to leave. Even though there are a few places in Asia that I'd still like to see, if I never leave New Zealand again I wouldn't feel sad about it. I have a lifetime of exploring my own country ahead of me, and sometimes the best things are to be found in your own back yard.
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