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1 AUGUST 2025. One of the joys of being a free agent is I hold positions on boards of charities. Since 2011 I have been a non-executive director of TRAVEL WITH A CAUSE, Australia's only not for profit travel agency, donating its profits to worthwhile community causes. For 3 years during Covid, when travel agencies were collapsing because of the bans on travel, I changed to be the (pro bono) CEO/MD and managed with my team to not only survive the pandemic but to thrive. In 2022 we were awarded the MOST SUSTAINABALE TORUISM OPERATOR IN THE WORLD by peak international industry body Skal and this year we have been awarded the best travel agency in Hobart, FOR THE 7TH YEAR RUNNING!
1 JULY 2025: Between projects can be fun. Just spent the evening at the fabulous Asiatic tourist site beside the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, dined on traditional Thai cuisine (pad thai for me with tofu and sprouts), saw my first carousel for many years, and watched the colourful river cruisers streaming in to load their guests. Last time I was here was 6 years ago for Loy Krathong, the solemn Thai festival respecting the water goddess, sending flowers and candles out on small lotus shaped paper rafts.
