Category Archives: Guest LIP Writers

Why Escaping The Rat Race Was The Best Thing I Ever Did And Why You Should Consider It

Price Pritchett, an internationally-recognised expert on change, once said “Change always comes bearing gifts.” I believe this to be true although the gifts may not always turn out to be what you expect.
My decision to leave the rat race over a year ago was not an easy one. Despite growing tired of the office politics, [...]

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3 Recipes You Can Make With Ingredients You'll Find Almost Anywhere In The World

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Eating my favourite meal wraps me up in a warm blanket of emotional comfort, especially during the cold European winters.
As Claudia and I have just arrived in the Swiss Alps with plans to go to Brazil in October, I’ve been thinking of my favourite recipes to take with us and wonder whether they’d [...]

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How To Keep Yourself Safe In A Foreign Country – Part Two

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Following on from Lea’s first post about Keeping Your Stuff Safe, there are a few things you can do to keep yourself safe whilst out and about.
It’s easy to become another crime statistic to be filed in a report by a jaded police officer who’s seen it all before; uninformed tourist wanders into [...]

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Writing Well On The Web: A Ticket To Ride for LIPs

 
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Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Joanna Young. Find out more about Joanna at the bottom of this post.
Can writing give us a ticket to ride? I think so.
I’m not location independent (yet).  But I’m confident the investment I’m making in creating and maintaining a strong written web presence will [...]

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How To Overcome Your Doubts And Fears Before You Leave Home

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Marilyn Ferguson, author of the book The Brain Revolution, said “Ultimately we know deeply that on the other side of every fear is a freedom.”
To experience fear is absolutely necessary to ensure our survival as human beings; it’s fear that stops us from taking a swan dive off London Bridge.
Fear isn’t that [...]

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