About Me

I am a passionate and intrepid Free Independent Traveller: Welcome and thank you for visiting my personal blog – akamau: Happy Wanderer. Enjoy! My name is i.c Golina. I was born in a remote village outside Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea before moving down to Australia over 30 years ago. Currently residing in Cairns, Tropical Far North Queensland. I have been privileged to embark on numerous awe-inspiring journeys across the globe, encountering diverse cultures and gaining profound experiences along the way. Beyond the thrill of exploration, I am a fervent advocate for those impacted by homelessness, aiming to raise awareness and shed light on this critical issue. Through authentic storytelling and firsthand travel experiences, my blog endeavours to inspire open-mindedness, compassion, and a zest for adventure. Join this extraordinary journey and let’s navigate the enthralling patchwork path of LIFE together. Remember, poco a poco, we can make a difference.

My Travels

I have been very fortunate that over the years, I have travelled to many exciting destinations around the globe and still wandering. I don’t want to look back on life and say “I wished I had.”

I have visited lots of countries during my life and find beauty and adventure no matter where I go. It is exciting to visit places most people don’t think about going. Just getting off the world is an adventure.

I have enjoyed travelling around the world, exploring places that make our world what it is. Some of these places I have visited brought me to some of the most unique and exotic destinations in the world and there are other destinations I have been to which I would say – Hell on Earth!. I would probably enjoy returning to any one or all of them. In each place, I had amazing experiences. It is true that life is indeed an adventure.

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Why Blog?

I began my blog website in 2017 and the purpose is to share some of my travel experiences with those who love to travel and those just love to read genuine travel-stories. In sharing my own first hand travel experiences, it might be able to open others to be more open-minded, compassionate and live an adventurous lifestyle. This will open and broaden your mind to understand different cultures in the world that we live in.

My Passion

Apart from travelling, I profoundly have a very strong passion for homelessness and I believe that we live in a world of injustice. After doing an academic research on homelessness, it profoundly had a life-changing moment to me personally. I have been privileged and blessed in so many ways that I have lived a life so comfortable apart from what I have seen. I have come in contact with people face-to-face on casual conversations and hearing of their stories of struggle, survival and purpose. This has greatly opened up my mind and heart to the world.

Aspiration

Each of our journey is so personal and diverse, that I am sometimes amazed when our paths intertwine. So, let there be perpetual spring in our hearts, as we share with each other and wend our way together along this patchwork path we call LIFE. Poco a poco, we can make a difference.