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December 7th 2006

Published: December 26th 2006

Just west of Sydney lies one of Australia's most popular attractions - the Blue Mountains. The name is a reference to the coloured haze that hangs over them due to the evaporating eucalyptus oil from the gum tree forests that cover the slopes. There had been several bushfires in the area recently but I'd checked on the web that all roads were still open, so I ventured forth out of Sydney for my ... Read Full Entry

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John McCabe

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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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