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An enthusiastic traveller/writer/social commentator/prone exaggerator/snow chaser 

Interests; 

 Sun, snow, intrepid and mainstream travel; Reading Beat and classical literature intensively and sporadically; Snowboarding as much as living in the Southern Hemisphere and being a new mum of one allows (read never enough); Writing all the time and also never; Gym junkie, half marathon finisher and whimsical winter wedding planner in a past life.. now enjoys Pilates instructing, party planning and internet time wasting including oversharing on social media, following fashion diaries and finding interior design and home styling inspiration into the wee hours of the morning.

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