Phuket
What conversations are you having with your children these days? Here’s mine
I am a very active and vocal contributor to the climate crisis. I’ve always been vocal about the environment,...
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Mediterranean-2Bcruise
Our European adventure and attempt to reduce environmental impact
I recently returned from five amazing weeks traveling around Europe, with a side-trip to the US. As...
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Family adventures
Traveling Europe with preteen boys alone… a few thoughts
Everyone told me I was mad. Don’t do it they said. Don’t go to Europe with the boys alone. It’ll be hell.
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Mantra
The power of the mantra - breath in love, breath out hate
If you’ve ever done meditation, mindfulness, yoga or anything similar, there’s a strong chance you’ve...
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I never want to embarrass you about plastic, but I don’t know how to say it any other way
I was standing in line at a 7-Eleven the other day. There were four people in front of me, all buying...
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Climate emergency
2019 the year I started facing a torrent of depressing knowledge
I’ve had a tough start to the year, really tough. I’m usually not one to get down and stay down, and...
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Phillipa Edwards Jamie Lawson
A view from inside one of Asia’s top tourist destinations
We’re 16 months into life in Phuket, and while it feels impossible to grasp the deep and complex culture...
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Climate emergency
Are you taking climate change seriously? Here’s 40 articles on climate change
I know many aren’t quite ready to embrace the enormity of the current environmental crisis, and for many...
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Party-2Bpals
It’s been one year since we landed in Phuket. Time for an update
I know everyone thinks time is moving fast, and I feel that, but it can also feel slow and ponderous,...
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It takes nothing to be kind, so please, be kind, to everyone
I’m on the beach the other evening and there’s a team of horses the tourists love to hire. During the...
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Andrea WTB Edwards
Seeing the world through the boy’s eyes is fascinating
I caught up with my mum after our US trip, and she loved reading the updates and watching the videos....
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Andrea Edwards
We’ve been in the US for 29 days, seven have been in theme parks!
Before arriving in the US, I kept a kernel of hope in my heart I would love my theme park experiences....
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Uncommon Courage
There are too many children crying, hurting and dying in this world. It needs to stop
A few years ago, I wrote a blog – The haunting moments of broken bones – following a particularly brutal...
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Uncommon Courage
If it’s inside you, travel far and wide to live the best life possible
There’s a quote doing the rounds on social media following Anthony Bourdain’s passing. I don’t think...
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Andrea T Edwards
The only thing you SHOULD do is to do YOU
I was chatting with a lady-pal recently and she told me someone told her she should soften her approach...
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Uncommon Courage
Getting worry out of your life is not easy, but if you can do it, whoa!
Quite a few years ago, my lovely husband, Steve, bought me the book How to Stop Worrying and Start Living....
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Andrea T Edwards
What it’s like having a dog when you’re just not a dog person
I love cats. I’ve always loved cats. Cats don’t need anything. Oh they let you know when attention or...
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Andrea Edwards
Believe in love and don’t settle unless it’s with someone capable of adoring all of you
Part of my 50 Years #50 Wisdoms journey. Join me as I hurtle towards 50 on the 1st of January 2020. Way...
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Andrea T Edwards
Kids don’t grow up fast, they grow up suddenly
If there’s a statement every parent on the planet has heard, it’s probably: kids grow up so fast, enjoy...
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Uncommon Courage
Should I dare say it out loud? I think the boys are content in Phuket
If I am honest, in hindsight, I would say the first three months in Phuket were completely shit. We turned...
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Andrea T Edwards
50 years, 50 wisdoms – let’s start with the voice in our head
Part of my 50 Years #50 Wisdoms journey. Join me as I hurtle towards 50 on the 1stof January 2020. On...
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Andrea T Edwards
Looking back, looking forward, embracing hope
Despair…. If I think to where my mind was this time last year, it was in despair. Despair at the possibility...
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Uncommon Courage
Kiss me mum, kiss me mum
It’s Christmas time and a delightful evolution has happened in my mothering journey. Jax has decided...
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Andrea Edwards - 13 Dec 2017
I have to say it’s a Christmas Miracle in our house right now
Decorating the Christmas tree with my lads, traditionally, has been nothing short of annoying. I’m gunna...
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Andrea T Edwards
Who gets lost, twice, hunting for curtains in Phuket?
Yep me, doh! You see I’m really good with directions (like navigation is a gift-good), so getting lost...
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Uncommon Courage
A year of honouring amazing friendships around the world
I’ve been on the road, travelling and living around the world, since 1995. I’ve lived and worked in Melbourne,...
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Andrea Edwards
A month in Phuket, Thailand, in photos
It’s been a month since we moved to Phuket and I decided I would post a photo or video a day – to capture...
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Andrea T Edwards
We are off to a great start in Phuket
Well it seems we’re off to a great start in our new home, if you ignore the fact I spent the first week...
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Uncommon Courage
Are you excited about moving to Phuket?
A question I have been asked a lot, and here’s the answer. No, no I’m not. Not yet. In fact, I don’t...
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Andrea Edwards
Keeping sane in the chaos of an international move
We’re moving countries. Not only that, we’re keeping 25 per cent of our life in Singapore, moving 75...
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Andrea Edwards
Big news for our little family
I’l let the video do the talking. If you stay to the end, I promise a giggle. Yours, without the...
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Uncommon Courage
It begins, conversations on life, the universe and fear
My friend Anna Flinn came over recently, and we were in social media planning mode for her impending...
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Andrea T Edwards
Sri Lanka is, quite simply, amazeballs
When I started telling people we were going to Sri Lanka for a family holiday, anyone who’d been had...
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