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How Men Can Be Better Allies to Solo Womxn Travellers

Last Updated on: March 8, 2022

I’m fortunate enough to have men in my life who are feminists, slowly being the change in a world where a womxn are, and historically have been second class citizens.

Categories Personal Musings, Solo Travel 11 Comments
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Introducing my New Ford Econovan (and Camper Conversion Project)!

Last Updated on: October 2, 2021

Woohoo! I bought a van! I’ve always loved the idea of van life. My first experience of it when I travelled New Zealand for two months a few years ago

Categories Van Life, Personal Musings 18 Comments
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How Travel Made Me a Minimalist (+ Minimalist Travel Tips)

Last Updated on: October 2, 2021

I haven’t always been a travel minimalist. In fact, when I was a teen I was very much a maximalist in general (my weakness has always been cute clothes dammit!). 

Categories Personal Musings, Lifestyle 25 Comments
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A Q&A On The Australian Working Holiday Visa

Last Updated on: December 4, 2022

*Updated August 2021* The Australian Working Holiday visa (WHV subclass 417) is one of the easiest and best ways to take a ‘gap year’ to live and travel around Australia.

Categories Australia, Personal Musings 10 Comments
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My Worst Travel Mishaps To Date

Last Updated on: July 5, 2023

* trigger warning: assault* My international travels have messed up probably more times than I’d like to admit. Looking at my photographs you could perhaps think that it’s all perfect.

Categories Personal Musings 26 Comments
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Why I Count Countries  (+ Fun Ways How You Can Too!)

Last Updated on: July 10, 2023

Do you count countries? Some people seem to base their travels on ticking off countries from a bucket list, whereas others will roll their eyes at the concept of quantifying

Categories Personal Musings, Lifestyle 20 Comments
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A Dump or Paradise: What is Boracay Really Like?

Last Updated on: August 31, 2022

I hesitated at putting Boracay on my busy 2 week Philippines itinerary. I had heard so many conflicting things about the westerly Filippino island. Some people said the beaches here

Categories The Philippines, Personal Musings 19 Comments
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Apparently I Travel to ‘Run Away’

Last Updated on: October 2, 2021

If I had a dollar for every time someone said, or insinuated, that I travel to run away from the responsibilities of adult life, well – I’d basically be able

Categories Lifestyle, Personal Musings 5 Comments
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