exploring the world on a budget
Planning your post-Corona trip? Asia is a great spot if you’re on a budget and offers so many picturesque spots! Read on for my top 13 Instagrammable places in Asia! 1. The Note Coffee Cafe, Hanoi (Vietnam) Hanoi has many hidden gems if you go looking for them but this well known cafe is a [...]
The past few months have been a crazy time for everyone around the world. For those travelling like myself, things seemed to escalate rather rapidly. So I’m here to share my story of what backpacking Asia during the Coronavirus outbreak was really like ... Similar to the 5 stages of grief, my experience backpacking through [...]
So you’re stuck in quarantine or just practicing your social distancing like the good member of society that you are and things are getting a little boring … Or maybe you’ve had to cut your travels short (like myself) and are struggling with not knowing when you’ll be able to travel again. Either way, it’s [...]
No matter how much you've travelled, communication while travelling is tough. Have you ever found the time difference to be the crux of fights with people from home? Or maybe your relationships are struggling from a lack of communication in general. I've been through it all, so here’s my take on communication and ways you [...]
Thinking about travelling more (or for the first time) in 2020? Stick around if you’re looking for motivation and the hard truth when it comes to sticking to New Year's travel resolutions! 19 resolutions: 1. Become a tourist in your home country/city If your work makes it a little harder to travel, go on more [...]
Spending Christmas abroad must be awful right? My short answer: not necessarily. See, as I’ve grown up, the holidays have started to wear thin. So many presents to buy for so many people, heaps of events & so on. Needless to say, the commercialization got to me. So when I had to leave Australia at [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]