“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain
Hello lovelies and welcome to KAIHORA.
{‘Kaihora’ is a Māori word with the meaning to travel abroad and/or wander}
I’m Cartier, a twenty-something year old Melbournian, and the founder, editor and blogger of Kaihora.
On 15 June 1995 I took my first breath in Melbourne, Australia. Like many other millennials, I was born into the world of Third Culture Kids (TCK for short); a 21st century term coined to refer to children who were raised in a culture outside of their parents’ culture for a significant part of their development years. Thanks to my Kiwi mother and Mauritian father, I happily fit this description even before leaving Australia to live overseas at the age of 10.
So here’s the short timeline of my upbringing;
- 1995 – 2005; Australia
- 2005 – 2010; Kenya
- 2010 – 2014; England {on a part-time basis}
- 2013 – 2014; Austria
- 2014 – present; Australia
After completing my A-levels in England in 2014, I returned to Austria for a few weeks before travelling on to Kenya for a month. September 2014 I found myself making the journey back to the ultimate motherland – Australia.
I’m currently a full time journalism student at Monash University whilst also pursuing my passion for fitness. At the beginning of 2016 I became a qualified personal trainer and this has become my part time job whilst finishing my BA of Journalism.
So why start a travel blog? Well, it’s the one thing that has always been constant in my life. I was no more than 4 weeks old when my first overseas travel experience occurred, and off to New Zealand I went.
From that moment on, every opportunity my family and I had, we were on a plane exploring the cultures, traditions and lifestyles of those around the world. However, not all my travels have been purely as a tourist, in the space of 2 decades I’ve managed to live in 4 countries; Australia, Kenya, England and Austria.
I hope that by documenting my travels and sharing my experiences with you all I inspire you in someway or another to buy the ticket and take the ride!
NEXT DESTINATION: EUROPE, NOVEMBER 2017
Countries explored: 27
Percentage of world travelled: 11%
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