UPDATED MAR 2020. Whoever created the idea that getting old is something to dread or fear was living wrong in my opinion. For me, each year gets better. The more I learn and grow, the more I enjoy life. As I’m writing this, I’m about to enter a new decade and I’m not scared or dreading it at all. I’m…
UPDATED FEB 2020. Hands up if you’ve told someone about your solo travel dreams and been met with comments about how you shouldn’t do it because if you do, you’ll be killed/kidnapped/beheaded/mugged/raped and/or any other super scary thing. Does that sound familiar? I know I’ve heard these things a million times. I’ve heard it all, even ‘don’t go there you’ll…
UPDATED MAR 2020. If there’s one thing that traveling has taught me, it’s that no matter where we come from in the world, we are much more alike than different. The body image issues that you have most likely experienced, whether it is struggling to meet societies ideal beauty standard or experiencing some self-consciousness for parts of your body being…
UPDATED MAR 2020. We’ve all seen it. The influencers on social media or those friends that claim to be wiser and more cultured than everyone else because they travel. You know the ones. With each subject that you talk about they find a way to slip in something about their trip abroad, even if it has nothing to do with…
UPDATED MAR 2020. I recently was in a conversation about how traveling has affected people’s relationships with friends and family. One person shared their story of feeling isolated when it came to talking to people back home. When your family and friends don’t support your travels it can be a lonely experience and she asked if anyone else had experienced…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Solo travel can seem really daunting and scary. I think it’s only until you do it though because then it’s fun and addictive. When people message me to let me know they would love to travel solo but are a little hesitant, I’m the biggest cheerleader. They always mention that I am brave or whatever, but I…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Is anyone else super reflective this time of year? I certainly am. So, before we say farewell to 2017, let’s do some extraordinary travel reflections and recap where we went. I’m writing this as a recap post so that in case you missed any of the travel guides during the year, they’re all in one place. I’ve…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Sure, the world is scary. But is it too scary to travel? Should we keep traveling with all sorts of scary attacks on the rise and the world seemingly becoming more and more unsafe? Today my news feeds are filled with stories to remind people of how scary the world is. I’m speaking of Las Vegas of…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Living the expat life is pretty bloody awesome. There’s a great adventure to be had when you jump outside the ‘comfy known’ to experience new cultures, lifestyles, foods and languages firsthand. I was so excited when I first left Australia – I knew the good old land down under would always be there to go back to…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Hours of travel can be a great time for reflection. Without fail, every time I go on a plane, I look out the window and think about how incredible it is to be able to travel. I mean, we live in a time where you can book a ticket online, get on a flight and travel all the…