Season's Heatings
temperate travel tips from Sydney

My affection for my Tibetan sherpa jacket is undeniable. My Inuit mukluks are toasty on my tootsies. My Peruvian poncho? A perennial fave. The mercury-minimizing winter weather that warrants the wearing of my world-acquired wardrobe? Not so much so.

My mama-pals will testify - it takes minimal motivation for me to speed-dial my recreational representative (a.k.a. travel agent). The annual finale of fall foliage serves as my consummate catalyst.

Time to take off. Run away. Rejuvenate. Reinvigorate. Replenish. Revive. Re-heat.

Peel off the parka and slip on the strappy sandals. Swap the Shetland sweaters for Sri Lankan sarongs. Load luggage with breezy blouses, beach-reads, and bikinis. Coordinate a cold-climate escape.

Explore Ixtapa. Find family fun in Fiji. Trek to Turks and Caicos.

Summer’s swim lessons surely seem an eternity ago for my sweet Skye. Off-season opportunities for her to practice her poolside proficiency are just a phone call away. After all, it would be criminal for the cold climate to steal her aquatic accomplishments.
Maternal duty calls.

Leavin’ on a jet plane, Ladies.