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🚢✨ Funemployment: Blue Ocean Cruising With Sarah And Ed

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Ed Reif & Sarah Kennedy's Funemployment at Sea Ed Reif & Sarah Kennedy's Funemployment at Sea From Luxury Liners to Life Lessons Chapter 1: Anchors Aweigh Ed and Sarah didn't retire — they re-wired. They packed their bags, boarded cruise ships, and set out to work and live globally, becoming citizens of the ocean. Their journey began aboard the Queen Mary 2, sailing from Hong Kong to Southampton. The thrill of movement and the call of faraway ports replaced traditional routines. Sydney, take two! Our second voyage segment aboard Crystal Serenity, where every sunrise is a postcard. 🌅⚓ Next Chapter Chapter 2: Los Angeles to London in 110 Days Their biggest adventure? A 110-day voyage that carried them from the port of Los Angeles through the South Pacific, into Asia, along the African coast, and finally to Dover, Engla...

🚢Couples Who Sail: A Love Story Written in Waves

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A Lifestyle That Doesn't Require My Presence—At Sea Life At Sea Sarah And Ed We Haven't Been Everywhere But It Is On Our List Your browser does not support the audio element. The Future is Here, but Not Everywhere The International Dateline is a strange and magical place… A Morning Ritual Mornings begin with coffee and a jog around the deck… Monochronic living: Doing one thing at a time Polychronic living: Juggling and adapting to change The Persistence of Time Dalí captured this paradox perfectly. "What kind of vacation would you choose if you knew you wouldn't remember it?" Travel Gallery Venice Gondola Dreams Sant...

Fair Isle Today

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Fair Isle Flip Book Fair Isle A Journey to Britain's Most Remote Inhabited Island Fair Isle is a lyrical reminder to break the momentum of busyness that fuels the sadness of never understanding ourselves. It makes a place to sit down. So: Sit down. Be quiet... The impulse to create begins in a tunnel of silence. Page 1 Your browser does not support the audio element. Share Fair Isle Audio Player Ed, Sarah And Skyelark Live Off Grid In Shetland 🎙️🎧Share Fair I...

The Geography Of Bliss

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Shetland Islands Experience The Shetland Islands Where rugged cliffs meet gentle sheep Exploring Shetland's natural beauty Dramatic coastal scenery Traditional island life The wild Shetland coastline Experience the untamed beauty of Scotland's northernmost isles

That National Geographic Trip To Everywhere

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The Geography of Bliss The Geography of Bliss Finding Joy in Unexpected Places It was the best of vibes. It was the worst of vibes. We waited for 2020 to have that perfect vision. Nobody could predict what they'd be seeing and doing last year - washing our hands, wearing a mask and social distancing because of the global pandemic. Normally, we would be sailing in the Norwegian Fjords, The Baltics or through Alaska's wildlife super highway, and Glacier Bay. 'Tis the season but all fleets have come to a grinding halt. And then we found Fair Isle, which is like a cargo ship, surrounded by sea. Share Fair Isle Audio Player Ed, Sarah And Skyelark Live Off Grid In Shetland 🎙️🎧S...

Landed Isle Be Back

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We Are Back - Shetland Islands We Are Back! Continuing our Shetland adventure Exploring the breathtaking landscapes Rugged coastal views Historical structures Morning mist Day Trip to Lerwick (Main Island) Where land meets sea Ancient stone formations Dawn breaks over the islands Evening glow over th...

The Anthropology of Green: Fair Isle’s Fields and Moss

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I was asked today, "Who is the most important person I ever met?" I answered: "That mountain." 🌍 World Premiere Welcome to Britain's Most Isolated Inhabited Island I, the land Now on Fair Isle, because of salt water, and clearings for sheep, there are no such things as trees. The life of wood, and how it shows growth, death, and rebirth, is just a souvenir. There is another kind of ecosystem here, and it works — a solitude, but not loneliness — and a general unwinding of the worlds we have known. The only thing to stand guard between the solitude and me are two defiant rocky mountains in the distance, as I look out of our kitchen window . Yet these rocks rock! Love it here — in all its stark splendor. I’ve had this saying: I haven't been everywhere, but it is on my list. Well, Fair Isle is North Of Everywhere.