Nothing broadens the mind like travel, or so the old saying goes. I embarked on my first solo journey as a seventeen-year-old, fresh out of high school, yearning to explore the world around me, with equal parts naivety and idealism. I never anticipated that it would be the start of a decade-long journey of personal… Read More 10 Powerful Life Lessons From 10 Years of Travel
Travel isn’t always a pleasant experience. As with many life experiences, such as graduating, landing a new job and getting married, there is a dark side to everything. I’ve spent the last year and a half away from home. Many of these months have been spent exploring new landscapes, having intimate cultural experiences, and having… Read More How travel will make and break you
When I left Australia at the beginning of this year to start my long-term travel lifestyle, London was the first place of choice to establish a base for myself. Why London, you ask? For many travellers from all around the world, London is a popular destination and for those wishing to reside there, it makes a… Read More What I learnt from my first 4 months of living in London
I started my first big solo backpacking adventure in 2010. Before that, I had actually done some travelling in Greece, the Baltics and my own backyard, Australia. All of this was done by myself, but it wasn’t until June 2010 when I set off on a grand adventure that I had always dreamt about. This… Read More 9 Favourite Countries in the Last Five Years of Travel
There’s a first time for everything. In this case, it was going to be the first time I’ve left my home country by myself. I was on my way to Greece. It was a Wednesday morning on the 21st of November, 2007. Still a young teen, and not of legal age. There were no legal… Read More Leaving my comfort zone for the first time
Prior to leaving for my first ever trip, the only thing on my mind was getting homesick. I was worried, because this was going to be a huge step for me. I was going on a plane to Greece, all by myself (well, I did have relatives there I’d be staying with, so technically, I… Read More Overcoming fear
My life began under a mental condition known as Asperger’s Syndrome. Because of this, most of my childhood involved having to deal with a very complicated social life. I couldn’t adapt to the ways of the other children. I was different. My biggest problem was that I was a selective mute. Within the confines of… Read More Growing up with extreme social anxiety & selective mutism
For years and years, I found myself struggling with the future, not having any idea of what I wanted to do with my life. But soon enough, I figured out what it was that I wanted. I wanted to travel. I wanted to live a life true to myself. I was tired of being told… Read More My Life’s Biggest Ambition
Prior to leaving for my first ever trip, the only thing on my mind was getting homesick. I was worried. This was going to be a huge step for me. I was going on a plane to Greece all by myself. At first I didn’t think I’d be able to cope with being separated from… Read More Overcoming fear
My life began under a mental condition known as Asperger’s Syndrome. Because of this, most of my childhood involved having to deal with a very complicated social life. I couldn’t adapt to the ways of the other children. I was different. My biggest problem was that I was a selective mute. Within the confines of… Read More Growing up with extreme social anxiety & selective mutism
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