Emotions

Happy Hostelling.

My hostel preferences have evolved. Sept 2025. I have always been a hostel advocate. Here’s why. Acting as gateways to new experiences I summarise my love for these communities, I believe they provide so much more than somewhere to sleep.  Part one My preferred genre of hostel is changing. Party hostels, homestays or something else […]

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The Lofoten Islands.

Norway added a unique piece to my puzzle of the world. June 2025. 1. The relationship between travel and being open-minded. Habitually, whenever I visit a new country, I liken it to somewhere I already have already been and understand.   “This feels similar to…”    “That reminds me of…”   Over these 2 weeks

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Intentional Travel.

July – Aug 2025. Mentoring in Poland: My experience teaching English with Angloville, marking the beginning of my intentional travel journey.  lets begin Prelude. In the early stages of travel many people, with myself included, are drawn to the thrill of novelty – new places, new faces, new experiences. But over the last few years

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She Travelled Alone.

Emotions on the road: Embracing Femininity As A Solo Traveller. I have battled with the concept femininity for 21 years and firmly believe that solo travel has helped heal this relationship. Backpacking has never been about seeing as many countries as possible or ticking things off the bucket list, to me, this time has been

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