My travel diary, plus thoughts, tips, hacks and strategies for growing online side hustles, travelling the world and living your best life!
I see you. You’re scrolling through Instagram, looking at a perfectly filtered photo of some twenty-something digital nomad posing on a Bali beach with their laptop (probably in a thong), and somehow making six figures a month while sipping coconut water. Meanwhile, you’re in a tiny Airbnb, fighting with dodgy Wi-Fi and questionable air-con, wondering … Read more
After two weeks of travelling through New Zealand, bouncing between house sits and one-night motel stays, I’ve learned a thing or two about packing efficiently. We brought one suitcase between the two of us and a small backpack each, but I quickly realised that for short motel stops, I barely touched most of what was … Read more
Travelling long-term comes with one unavoidable question: where do you sleep without spending a fortune or losing your sanity? Over the past few weeks while travelling through the Northlands of New Zealand, I’ve tried a mix of house sitting, motels, and what I can only describe as a home-stay-but-also-a-hotel experience. Each has its perks. Each … Read more
Why does it seem that society has a script they want you to follow as you reach your 50s, 60s and beyond? But let me ask you; who wrote that script? And more importantly, why are we still following it? I’ve spent countless hours talking with people who’ve completely transformed their lives after 50, 60, … Read more
Legend has it that in the heart of the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itzá, there lies a connection between the heavens and the earth. Every year during the spring and autumn equinoxes, a fascinating event occurs at the Temple of Kukulcán. As the sun sets, the light and shadows create the illusion of a … Read more
Viva México! On September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest in the town of Dolores (now Dolores Hidalgo in Guanajuato), called upon the local people to rise up against the Spanish colonial government. His passionate speech, given from his church, encouraged rebellion, and it is widely regarded as the start of the … Read more
I looked up as I could hear Danny, our dive guide, excitedly tapping the side of his tank with his metal stick. As he motioned for us to get closer with one hand, I saw his other hand grab the back of the BCD of the guy in front & yank him backwards. As I … Read more
It was going great. We’d kayaked out to an old wreck in the middle of the ocean between the mainland and Isla Mujeres. Although the sea was pretty choppy & it was hard going I’d held my own, keeping pace with my husband, and loved jumping off into the cool water to explore the wreck. … Read more
This is a long overdue monthly update of my nomadic adventures! As I write it’s almost the end July but we became full time nomads on 31st May (which feels like forever ago, not less than 2 months.) So after 10+ years living in Phuket, Thailand while my daughter attended an International school there, she … Read more
Yesterday (31st May 2024), my husband and I completed the daunting task of packing up our house and handing over the keys to the managing agent. After 5 years in our lovely house and 7.5 years in the same expat neighbourhood, we finally pulled the plug and have started our nomad journey. The most heart-wrenching … Read more