I’ve always craved a nomadic lifestyle.

In 2022, I created the conditions for a long-term backpacking trip. I quit my job. Dan (work colleague and romantic partner) joined suit. We created a spreadsheet containing our route, transports, cost, hostels and activities at each stop. We each had a budget of £10,000 and the ambition to get as far as we could on our savings.

October 2022

Quit job. Done. Yay gardening leave!

Outbound flight to Colombia via Madrid and Cuba. Booked. 

Start learning Spanish on Duolingo. Started (barely). 

Why bother with a blog?

I created this blog about my own personal experiences to inform and maybe, just maybe entertain. You may find that your experience of a place, attraction or hotel/restaurant is the complete opposite from mine, for this I don’t apologise! I can only advise and guide, I cannot guarantee the same experience or identical reality as to that which I stumbled into. Also, I’m not going to tell you what to do or where to go, this is entirely up to you. But I am going to relay my own travel tales which I hope you will find useful and insightful.

One thing I really hate about some other travel blogs is when the person clearly hasn’t visited most of the places, restaurants and hostels they suggest. I find this weird. Everyone can research independently about restaurants, things to do and hotels. Why give recommendations without even going there?

On a side note, I really hate the use of the verbs ‘do’ or ‘done’ when referring to a place. People sometimes say, ‘Oh yeah, I’ve done Turkey’ and it inwardly makes me cringe. You haven’t done or completed anything, travel is not a video game! Travel is a rewarding and enriching experience not to be ‘done.’ Rant over.

Disclaimer: I am NOT being paid by private companies, businesses or corporate entities for my recommendations. My suggestions are my OWN, from my experience ONLY.