exploring the world on a budget
Hello fellow travellers! As some of you may know, when I first began this blog it was under the name Dreaming of Elsewhere. Over the past year I've been rebranding my blog and give it a new name to go along with it! Since the beginning of the rebranding I've been working to put out [...]
Bali, Indonesia has been a hot spot for a while and let’s face it, it’s not hard to see why! From beautiful surf beaches to hidden waterfalls and stunning rice fields, it’s become a popular tourist destination over the years. After spending a few days in Bali in 2016, I came to see exactly why [...]
In spirit of Halloween, I’m back with another post about the trials and tribulations of travel. Having travelled on and off since 2016, I’ve had my fair share of ups and downs when it comes to travel. While I haven’t necessarily experienced everything that could go wrong, I probably will at one point or another [...]
Here’s the thing, if you know me at all you’d know that I love driving. I got my G1 (learner’s permit in Canada) on my 16th birthday and have been driving ever since pretty flawlessly. With no accidents on my record for a solid 8 years, I was confident in my ability to ride a [...]
October is here and Halloween is near, so it only seems fitting to share my worst hostel experiences. Now don’t get me wrong, I love hostels. It’s so easy to meet new people, while also saving money on expensive accommodation by staying in dorm rooms. BUT … when you’re sharing a room with anywhere between [...]
Whether you’re a fan of flying or it’s one of your biggest fears, if you’re an avid flyer like myself you’re sure to have encountered a few bad flights. As a budget traveller, I can’t be picky when it comes to choosing specific airlines. This means I usually end up on some pretty dodgy flights [...]
In a world where job competition is fierce and you need heaps of experience in order to get experience, internships are the answer. If you’re done school or in the midst of it and looking for some way to work in your field, doing internships abroad could be a game changer! Not only is this [...]
If you’re headed to Wanaka or New Zealand in general, hiking Roy’s Peak is probably on your list of things to do! After climbing the mountain myself, I’d say I gathered some helpful information for those preparing to do the hike. Find all the nitty gritty details and whether it was worth the hype of not [...]
Sometimes you need to have a good cry. You need to take all of the emotions you’ve been experiencing and let them go and what better place to do so than an airport? As a frequent crier, I know that crying in airports or on airplanes can quite honestly be the therapy you need. Read [...]
Travel is a beautiful thing. It teaches you so many life skills that you could never be taught in school. It’s allowed me to have some of the most spectacular experiences some people could only ever dream of having. With that being said, it’s really opened my eyes to the effects that climate change is [...]
