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Remember Melany<\/a>, the widow who decided to stop waiting around for her friends to travel with her and to go see the world by herself for the first time? She was one of the most inspiring travellers we captured last year and she hasn\u2019t stopped since that magical trip filled with canals and windmills. This year, she discovered Cape Town\u2019s<\/a> beauty and shares her biggest travel-related fear with us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHow did I go from barefoot hippie to 58-year-old widow who saves the elastic band off the broccoli? Last April, I went solo travelling to Amsterdam<\/a> and stared in awe at the canals and windmills. So many people asked me why I wasn\u2019t afraid to travel alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThis year, I went to Cape Town<\/a> and stood where two oceans meet. As I stood there amidst the ocean spray at the very tip of Africa, I started to cry because I realized I was afraid. I was afraid I had started seeing the world too late and I would run out of time. I can\u2019t thank you enough, Flytographer, for coming with me on my journey.  Thank you for chronicling this part of my life. Your photos say, \u2018I was here and I\u2019m happy.\u2019\u201d \u2013 Melany<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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