Peregrinations: Cairns, All in a View

In Cairns, I seriously questioned my quality of living back in New York City. I'm not referring to income, real-estate, or ownership of any other material goods. In travel, you observe how lives are lived elsewhere in the world. Sometimes, it makes you appreciate your place of dwelling, but always, you find a way in which your own well-being can be improved.

In New York, you work, a lot. Not because you want to, but because you feel you need to. Perhaps, you don't? While hard at work, you may miss what matters in this very short life : family, love, relationships, positively impacting other lives, and sunshine... You do not need a six, seven figure salary for any of these. Cairns was not the first time I came to such a realization, but I definitely, needed a reminder.

The Lagoon - a public infinity pool filled with families, located in Cairns' Central Business District, right on a city block. People on their way to and from can just jump in to cool-off. There are no gates, memberships, or fees...