Brad Sewell: Five places that made me

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Brad Sewell: Five places that made me

By Julietta Jameson
Brad Sewell.

Brad Sewell.

NEPAL

At the end of the 2011 AFL season, I spent two weeks in Nepal trekking to Base Camp, Mount Everest. The vast beauty coupled with the enormity of the mountains quickly put things into perspective. It felt somewhat anticlimactic reaching Base Camp; the 10 days prior spent trekking through the snow and inclement weather while eating just enough to get by was, to say the least, memorable. It's about the journey, not the destination right?

SRI LANKA

With some footballers from other clubs, and on behalf of the AFL Players Association, we spent two weeks travelling around Sri Lanka . This was the first time I had eaten that type of food, and quickly decided hot spicy curries were not for me. During the trip, language barriers were evident and sport became our medium of communication. Once a ball of any description was produced, the barriers broke down.

NICARAGUA

Nicaragua was the final stop of a three-month trip touring South and Central America I did with my brother. Still relatively underdeveloped, Nicaragua has some stunning beaches and beautiful landscapes. I have fond memories of relaxing and lazing in a hammock eating fresh seafood. This stop in the trip taught me that beauty can be found at its purest in the small and simple things.

MEXICO

This was the first country my girlfriend and I visited together. We drove around the Yucatan Peninsula area for two weeks. We spent time cenote hopping, flamingo watching, witnessed a bull fight and visited Chichen Itza. All these experiences were amazing, although Isla Holbox was the highlight for us due to the stress-free and laid back nature of the locals, and the stunning beaches.

GERMANY

A recent trip to Germany in the guise of a study tour turned out to be thoroughly engaging and entertaining. Long days in the classroom, followed by long dinners in the evening, outlined to me nothing can compare to submerging in the culture itself.

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