Hola Ecuador!
After 25 long hours, 3 planes, heaps of airplane food and a few customs checks I have finally made it into Ecuador and I'm thrilled. Yesterday sitting in Santiago, Chile airport waiting for my flight to Guayaquil I was starting [...]
Packing Today, New Continent Tomorrow
I leave for South America at 8am tomorrow morning and my life is in complete disarray. I haven't packed. I instead have stuff in 3 different rooms, in multiple piles that's kind of sorted but not really. I also think [...]
Photo Friday – Banff, Canada
Banff, Canada will forever hold a special place in my heart as the location I first experienced snowfall. Hugely popular with the ski crowd, but still incredibly spectacular without the snow, Banff is filled with expat Aussies, Americans and local [...]
Photo Friday – New York City
New York City, in my opinion, is the greatest city in the world. Busy areas like Times Square contrast so well with the quiet sections of Central Park. Laying in the Sheep Meadow with a book, walking the city streets, [...]
Desiderata – The Poem of Life
Travel teaches us so much about both the world and ourselves. I stumbled onto the poem below a few months ago and it resonated very strongly with me. Travel has humbled me, surprised me and eliminated much of my judgement. [...]
Couchsurfing my own City
It's early Sunday afternoon and I'm sitting in my pyjamas at my Aunt's kitchen table writing for the blog as housework goes on around me. This week I'm living in a house of teenagers, so still being in my pyjamas [...]
5 Fantastic Reasons to Stay in Hostels
Many people I meet who've never stayed in hostels often express a negative view of them. This is really unfortunate because hostels are fantastic places not only for single travelers, but couples and families as well. I have stayed in [...]
Top 6 Greatest Reasons to Travel Solo
Choosing to travel solo is the best decision I've ever made. Many people are nervous to step out by themselves into our sometimes crazy world, but there are so many amazing benefits to traveling solo. Here are my top 6 [...]
Packing Up Life for Long-Term Travel
With less than 5 weeks until I once again pack up and leave my life in Australia, I have reached the point where I need to decide what I will sell, store or throw away. You don't realise how many [...]
Photo Friday – Cancun, Mexico
I was completely taken by surprise with Cancun. Enchanted and delighted by the beaches, food and people, the Yucatan Peninsula was nothing like I expected yet everything I'd hoped for. Mexico completely stole my heart and I can't wait to [...]