Travel blogger. Backpacker. Digital nomad. Serial expat.
Discovering a city on your own is an incredible experience, but if I’ve found one thing that beats that, it’s seeing a destination through a local’s eyes. In my new travel interview series, I...
Temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere may still be sweltering, but never fear: winter is almost here! And while it’s difficult now to picture snowy landscapes and holiday cheer, those cold months will be upon...
Over the past year, I’ve discovered that if you’re going to trade in border-hopping for repatriation, Southern California is one of the absolute best places to do it. I couldn’t even begin to count...
I’m back with another installment of my Travel Talk Interview Series! Meet Jillian Amatt, a lifelong traveler from Canada who’s seen 46 countries and has spent the last few months living in Costa Rica...
The seaside city of Santa Barbara lies about two hours north of Los Angeles and is picture perfect in just about every way: colonial Spanish architecture at each turn, buckets of sunshine, and beaches...
If you’re wild about wine, there’s no shortage of international wine tasting destinations around which to plan your travels. From Argentina to South Africa and from California to Australia and New Zealand, you can’t go too...
It’s no wonder many of my all-time favorite travel memories took place in the summer: the warm weather, abundant sunshine, verdant landscapes, and long, vibrant nights are the ingredients to a magical trip. And...
In my Travel Talk Interview Series, I feature travelers around the world who inspire me with their adventures in the hopes of inspiring my readers as well. Most recently, I spoke with Lola Méndez of Miss...
In the eighteen months I lived out of a backpack while calling a new city home every few days, the closest I ever came to “home decor” was hanging a towel out to dry...
I’m Kirstie Jeffries, a Californian former expat, digital marketer, and travel addict. I’ve lived in Spain as an auxiliar de conversación (English teaching assistant) and then worked in Australia on a working holiday turned 457 visa, before spending 18 months backpacking around the world! Read more about me here.
