This month has been all about changes, and I’ve certainly been going through a few. After giving up on my travel plans for the next six months and heading to Thailand, I knew that I needed to stop moving so fast. The subsequent month in Chiang Mai was therefore perfect. I ate great food, was inspired by fellow digital nomads and got tons of work done — all while recovering from the past few... 
After a whirlwind few months full of movement, travel and very little relaxation, this month I finally found time to stop. …And you probably won’t be surprised to hear that I stopped in Chiang Mai, somewhere I’ve lived three times in the last three years — I just can’t seem to keep away! It was never in my plans to go to Chiang Mai, my original plan was to spend this month... 
After a crazy three months in Australia and New Zealand, this month was all about slowing down, taking it easy and catching up on work. And yet, having said that, the start of the month included one of my most stressful travel moments… You know, that time when I realised I’d forgotten to apply for an Australian visa 12 hours before I was due to fly to Melbourne? Yep. An Australian visa is... 
Unsurprisingly, much like my previous summary, this past month has been jam-packed with fast-paced travel, very little rest (or work!) and heaps of beautiful scenery. At the end of last month I’d just finished up in the North Island and was exhausted, tired of travelling and wondering how I would cope with continuing on at the same pace for a month in the South Island. Here’s how it went! I... 
My nineteenth month of travel was all about moving too fast and doing too much — you may have noticed this by the fact that I disappointingly only managed to post twice this month! The combination of moving quickly and terrible, slow, expensive internet in New Zealand ($18 for 6 hours use, anyone?) has meant that I’ve been mostly unable to work on anything over the last four weeks. It has,... 
Firstly, I am so excited to see that I’ve now been travelling for a year and a half! Woohoo! When I first set out on this adventure, I really wasn’t sure if I’d hate travel, be terrible at it and be home after a week, but I’m delighted to have lasted so long and to still be having the time of my life. This was 100% the right decision for me and I’ve never been happier! I... 
Merry Christmas from Australia! Yes, this month I finally set foot in Australia — over a year later than originally planned! The past month has been action-packed, filled with far too much movement as usual, an incredible festival and several amazing road trips. My month began in Chiang Mai, my former home in Thailand and somewhere I will always be delighted to return to. I wasn’t sure how... 
The last month has been all about being cursed. I spent the majority of my time in Cambodia, and while I’ve had a truly incredible time here, I’ve had more than my fair share of struggles too. Upon entering the country, I paid for a visa that they forgot to put in my passport, I was then sent upstairs at the airport to a darkened room because they thought I was a transit passenger and then... 
Greetings from Cambodia! Yes, I’ve finally returned to Southeast Asia and it’s SO good to be back! At the beginning of the month I had one week left of my sailing trip around the coast of Turkey and I’m pleased to say that the rest of my time on board featured no nausea and very few incidents, which was a miracle! As somebody who frequently gets travel sick in swimming pools and... 
Month 14 was all about money. I have never had such an expensive month of travel! After becoming accustomed to $1 beers as I travelled around Eastern Europe, having that price jump up to over $5 a beer when we reached Istanbul was a bit of a shock. As well as spending the month in expensive cities, this month also included a two week yacht charter and my boyfriend Dave‘s birthday so I ended up... 
My 13th month has been all about movement. Some would say too much movement. I visited NINE countries over just 30 days and unsurprisingly, I am now absolutely exhausted! Thanks to my wonderful Interrail pass, I had a whole month of train travel to use up and I wanted to try and see as much of Eastern Europe as possible. I started my month in Prague, where it rained every single day so I didn’t get... 
When I set out last year to travel I really didn’t know what to expect. My friends were placing bets on how long it would be before I returned home, and having never travelled alone before, or for more than two weeks at a time, I was inclined to believe there was a high possibility I would be back within a month too. I think I spent every single night of my first week in tears. As someone who liked... 
I started my 12th month of travel in Essaouira, a beach town in Morocco that I instantly fell in love with. It felt much more relaxed than Marrakech, the medina much smaller and the people friendlier. I planned on spending a week there because I loved it so much, but after a few days it really began to grate. I had men approach me in the street and mumble about how they liked my “American... 
The first two weeks of this month were spent back home in London. I was dreading returning home and I was fully expecting to freak out but to my surprise I actually really enjoyed being back. It felt familiar, but not in a way that had me desperate to flee the country immediately. I spent my time eating crumpets, cheese and prawn cocktail Pringles. I drank cider. I caught up with family and friends. I... 
During my 10th month of travel, I finally left Thailand. Having spent the past six months in this wonderful country, it truly felt like home and I was devastated to be leaving. However, there was so much more of South East Asia to see and with just 2 weeks to explore, I decided to spend them having a short introduction to both Laos and Cambodia. As always, these weeks weren’t without drama and I had... Posted by .
In July 2011 I left England for what was supposed to be a one year trip around the world. Within a few months of leaving I knew that a year would never be enough. I now work online and travel permanently, seeking misadventures in unique, beautiful and fascinating places. Read more.
I'm here to show you how not to travel. Since I've been on the road I've been "poked" during a massage in Bangkok, punched a scammer in Shanghai, been attacked by monkeys in Bali, sat next to a dead woman on a boat in Laos and so much more. I call these The Incidents and you can see a full list of them here.
