Rainforest at the Sanctuary

October 21st 2006
I'd scheduled a modest agenda for Mission Beach that included white-water rafting, a skydive, and cassowary-spotting. I'd elected to stay at The Sanctuary, an eco-resort offering shared huts with green mesh walls as accommodation, set in acres of rainforest. It wasn't the most convenient location, with the twice-daily shuttle being the only practicable option for getting to Mission Beach itself, ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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