Hey guys, A lot of you have been asking me for more general trip-planning advice because grad-trip season is upcoming. So! Here I am being all guidebookey again. When planning your trips to Europe (or anywhere, really), there are a few fixed costs you have to look out for, especially when you’re on a budget.Continue reading #1923 | The Broke Student’s Guide to: Accommodation in Europe
Barcelona, Spain.Of all the cities I visited in my seven months under the European sun, the only place I could imagine myself living in long term was Barcelona. It was sunny, laid back, vibin hard, and also the only place that I nearly got pickpocketed. The story goes something like this: INT. NIGHT. THE COUPLEContinue reading #1922| Barcelona: The Barca Bucket List
All photos taken on the Nikon Df on a 35mm lens.Bangkok, Thailand.Sawadee, y’all! Here I am with my Thong Lor area guide, as promised. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, go familiarise yourself with my previous literature on the subject here and here. Go on, I’ll wait. Done? Great. We can properlyContinue reading #1920 | Bangkok: Thong Lor Area Guide
Cinque Terre, Italy.Finally – my last post on Cinque Terre, the third and final one wrapping up the hot and colourful tourist trap that had us so besotted. Take a minute to read part one and two if you haven’t, but otherwise, here we go: Vernazza and Monterosso, Cinque Terre! First up, Vernazza. Vernazza isContinue reading #1919 | Wanderlust: Cinque Terre – Vernazza and Monterosso
All photos taken on the Nikon Df on a 35mm lens.Bangkok, Thailand. Mocha Mondays is a new and semi-regular feature on cafes and how workable they are, for freelancers or students looking for a place to park themselves at while getting work done. It may or may not actually feature mocha. I don’t know whyContinue reading #1918| Mocha Mondays: Bangkok Special
Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand.There are some things you just don’t understand. When people ask me what my favourite town from my month-long New Zealand road trip was, I always breathe Oamaru without even thinking twice. Oamaru? they ask. You had the star studded skies of Twizel, the incredible mountains of Cook, the gorgeous regionsContinue reading #1916| Trans-tasman favorite: Oamaru
Luang Prabang, Laos.Luang Prabang! City of Gold, UNESCO World Heritage site, a relatively recent star in the Southeast Asian tourist bucket lists. That said, I’d never heard of Luang Prabang, to be completely honest, till the team from Unravel Travel SG engaged me to host a travel video campaign for them in collaboration with ChangiContinue reading #1916 | The Broke Student’s Guide to Luang Prabang, Laos
Hey guys, Hello from Laos – in between filming for a new exciting campaign and prepping a new Broke Student’s Guide to go up this weekend, I made up for my hiatus on the literary blog by releasing a new piece of fiction over there last night: I know something has changed the minute IContinue reading #1915| A short literary one.
Pictures taken on the Nikon Df, with a 35mm lens. Bangkok, Thailand. For any of you interested in the listing I stayed in this trip, you can check it out at airbnb.com/jemma. Because who would have known, am I right? Bangkok is a familiar friend – I’ve been multiple times over the past years, butContinue reading #1914| Jemma for Airbnb: Dream Apartments in Bangkok
Oh, Ponza. Italy’s best kept secret. Isola di Ponza. Island of my dreams. When people ask me what my favourite destination was in all my seven months of traveling Europe, my answer is unequivocally Ponza. I’m constantly torn between the desire to keep it secret and bubbling on about it to everyone I meet. PonzaContinue reading #1912| Isle of Dreams: Ponza, Italy’s Best Kept Secret