A couple of weeks ago I was nominated by the lovely Stephanie from Pearls and Passports to talk about my top five travel regrets. I don’t really believe in holding onto regrets; we cannot change the past. With the benefit of hindsight, it is far too easy to say what we could have and should [...]
Live Update: Stepping Foot in Toronto
Everything is a blur as I, in my zombie-like state, trudge along the streets of Toronto with my hefty backpack (someday I’ll learn to travel light.) I huff and puff my way onto the airport shuttle bus in my Doctor Marten boots, boots that I haven’t properly broken in yet. Cursing myself for wearing them [...]
New Beginings and Plenty of Emotions
In four days time, I will be boarding a one way flight to Toronto. I will be landing in, what is to me, a brand new city. I’ll be occupying a different space in the world, different to the one I’m in now. When I think about it, it’s really only a weekend away, or [...]
Ways to Find Short-Term Casual Work in Australia…a backpackers guide
During my travels in Australia I had a lot of different short-term casual jobs. These jobs helped to fund my travels, as well as get a second working holiday visa. Working your way around is also a great way to see the country and you will probably end up visiting places that are more off [...]
Stupidest Thing I’ve Done While Travelling (…so far)
So, it’s just a little over two weeks until I take the big leap and become an expat/traveller/backpacker (yes, it’s been difficult to pick a niche) yet again. I’m so excited, but I can’t help thinking about the mistakes I made while travelling around Australia and reminding myself not to make the same mistakes again. [...]
Breakfast with the Jumping Crocodiles
After a friend telling us about the Jumping Crocodiles Cruises in Northern Territory I couldn’t wait to go see them for myself, so once I got to Darwin I booked the tour straight away. I was so excited to be finally getting to see crocodiles up close in their natural habitat – although, I have [...]
Being Broke Abroad…and Becoming Couriers
It’s something every traveller worries about at some point, many will have even experienced it. Becoming broke abroad can happen to the best of us. Due to the incredible amount of mishaps, or “Hiccups” as I like to call them, that we had in a very short space of time while backpacking around Australia, our [...]
Photo Monday: Beautiful Beaches of Praia de Rocha
This post is part of my Photo Monday series. Why have a Photo Monday series? Because who wants to read anything on a Monday? Start your week with some pretty pictures! This week I am over winter. OVER IT. So while a blizzard was a-brewin’ outside, I was trying to think of the last time [...]
My First Time…Being a Thrill Seeker
Just the other week I was watching Ben Fogle’s Year of Adventure, and it reminded of my own first thrill-seeking experience in Australia. Inspired by the Lonely Planet guidebook “Year of Adventures”, the show follows the adventurous TV presenter as he searches the globe for the greatest physical challenges there are. Sounds exhausting! At one [...]
Photo Monday: Beautiful Places in Canada
…That I Can’t Wait To See. This post is part of my Photo Monday series. Why have a Photo Monday series? Because who wants to read anything on a Monday? Start your week with some pretty pictures! Five weeks from tomorrow I will be boarding a flight to Toronto. I will be starting a new [...]
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My name is Lilian and I'm a media graduate who loves to travel. I've backpacked around Australia and my next destination is Canada. Follow me as I travel slowly around the world and inspire you to do the same. Read more about me
We all hit bumps along the road and I've hit quite a few, but that shouldn't put you off travel and I'm here to show you why. Check out my hiccups page if you would like to read about all of my travel mistakes, disasters, embarrassments - go on! You'll feel better about your own travel disasters after you've read some of mine!
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