Anne McCormick
The Problem with Instagram Destinations
I knew on some level what was going to happen, but she was adamant. She wanted to see the waterfall. Before my friend arrived in Bali for...
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Anne McCormick
- May 20, 2019
- 5 min
5 Things You Should Consider Before Hosting a Retreat Abroad
Have you been dreaming about hosting a retreat abroad? Gathering together like minds into a space where they can escape the pressures and...
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Anne McCormick
- Mar 6, 2019
- 2 min
How to Take Back the Controls When You're in Autopilot
And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it's a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive,...
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Anne McCormick
- Feb 6, 2019
- 1 min
Fling Open Your Windows!
As a Canadian woman in the dead of winter, what do I look forward to? That first warm day in spring. The morning when you wake up and...
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Anne McCormick
- Jan 23, 2019
- 2 min
Is it Safe to Travel in Bali?
“Is it safe there?” is one of the most common questions I’m asked when approached by people who want to see Bali. Before going deeper, my...
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Anne McCormick
- Sep 11, 2018
- 2 min
Don’t bring these to Bali
There’s nothing worse than arriving in a country and realizing you can’t wear the clothes you packed, your products don't work, or you...
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Anne McCormick
- Aug 9, 2018
- 2 min
6 strange things you'll see in Bali before reaching the hotel
It’s a testament to humanity that we can build such varying cities with different traffic laws (sometimes no traffic laws at all!) and...
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Anne McCormick
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
What Stories Do You Want to Tell?
Before I travelled to Bali, I felt like I was running out of things to talk about. My life wasn’t terrible or anything, but it was the...
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Anne McCormick
- May 1, 2018
- 2 min
My Friends, Wayan, Wayan, and Wayan
Upon arriving in Bali, you’ll soon notice something peculiar… as people introduce themselves, you hear the same first names over and...
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Anne McCormick
- Apr 1, 2018
- 2 min
A Day of Silence Descends on Bali
Written on March 17, 2018 I sit as the afternoon draws to a close, surrounded by birdsong as all the local birds get ready to roost for...
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Anne McCormick
- Mar 14, 2018
- 6 min
How Bali Changed My Life
In 2005, I was living in Calgary. I was not happy. I was depressed, I had been grossly overweight for most of my life, and I worked long...
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