This article is part of a series. You can read about what prompted the 5 week holiday here; dive into my spending here; or get tips on saving here.
I had one goal as far as packing for my trip was concerned: as light as possible. This was for a few reasons:
I like packing light! It's easier ...
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6 Money Saving Tips for Long Term Travel
This post is the third in a series. Read the introduction here, and take a deep dive into my spending here.
Backpacking is the ultimate travel saving tip right? When you hear the word what do you imagine? For me, it's young white people with greasy hair traipsing around Europe and Asia. I don't ...
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How I Saved and What I Spent: Planning a 5 Week Holiday
This post is the second in a series. To start at the beginning, click here.
I have to admit, when I first dreamed about gallivanting across the African and European continents, I didn't really consider how much it would cost. I had enough for my first roundtrip ticket, to and from home, already ...
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5 Lessons from 5 Weeks of Solo Travel
I love travelling. I think that's most of us right? Especially now that we have #wanderlust images all over our insta feeds, encouraging us to dream of escaping the quotidian. Before this past December, it had been a while since I actually explored somewhere outside of my imagination. But my college ...
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Oscypek and Food Fest Bahamas, 2018
There's this Polish cheese, oscypek. Trust me when I tell you it's one of the best cheeses humans have ever come up with. The first time I ever had it was, unsurprisingly, in Poland. My family and I were on a trip to Zakopane, a small town at the base of the Tatra mountains. There was ...
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Guineps, Seagrapes and Sugar Apples
You know those times when you feel out of sorts and can't quite put your finger on why? Or you know the why, but the thing that'll put you right again is slippery, vague, just out of reach? That's how I've been the last week or so. It's mental and physiological: I've been getting up way too early, ...
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