It has been a week since I arrived in Thailand – a country I have never been to before, on a continent I had never set foot on. What are my first impressions of Southeast Asia? Here are my observations from Thailand (some are only specific to Thailand but most of them should apply to Southeast Asia in general).
Going on a long backpacking trip is quite a big decision, especially if you are travelling solo. No wonder everyone around you has lots of questions and opinions. Some people will be excited for you, others less so. But I can assure you, they will all say things you will soon be sick of hearing. I have put together a list of my least favourite things you hear before you go solo travelling.
There is one question I have been asked over and over again in the last year: Why are you leaving London?? Living in London is the dream, I must be out of my mind, giving it all up! Don’t get me wrong, London is wonderful. It might just not be such a perfect place to live in like most people seem to think… Here is the truth about why I left London.
Whether you like it or not, we only have one planet and we are slowly destroying it. If that doesn’t scare you, you aren’t paying attention. I know travelling isn’t the most environment-friendly activity in the world. In fact, flying by plane actually has THE WORST impact on the environment. One more reason to do our best to redeem ourselves, don’t you think? So how exactly do you achieve eco-friendly travel?
I may be a backpacking newbie, but travelling itself is nothing new to me. I suppose I have my parents to thank for showing me the world is big and taking me to places like Italy or Austria since a very young age and waking up this wanderlust in me. Which of my all-time favourite travel destinations do I recommend?
Giving up your job and setting off towards uncertainty can seem like a super scary thing to do (it is!) but it’s far from impossible. More and more people are doing it these days. If you feel like you’re not in the right place but aren’t brave enough to quit your job and change things, read on. You can make it happen if you set your mind to it.
January. That time of the year when people are reflecting on their lives and creating various resolutions (of course you’ll go to the gym every day now, we believe you…) but I’m not here to talk about my New year’s resolutions. I want to talk about my last year’s one.