WOW can you believe its the end of 2017? I can’t. My last two years have flown by – they say that time flies when you’re having fun and so I must have been having a BLAST! Because I’ve definitely let things slide a bit here on The Girl With the Map Tattoo, I wanted…
Category: solo female travel
nineteen months abroad: my top eleven “how cool” moments
Nineteen months abroad means that I get to share with you my top eleven moments from the last year and a half. I already gave you my top fifteen New Zealand moments, and some of that will make a reappearance on this list but expect plenty of new highlights, from the lush jungle of Ubud…
nineteen months abroad: the people i met
It’s not easy to leave home with nothing but a backpack, but luckily along the way I’ve made some incredible memories with people. Because I so rarely mention any friends on this blog, I thought that heading home warranted a post that highlighted some of the people I met during my travels. These incredible souls…
harsh realities of travel: travelling broke
Talking about needing money to travel isn’t an easy thing to do but it’s time to do just that. Mainly because I am literally travelling broke right now. A few weeks ago, while in Bali, I ran into a snag. A money snag. My hotel, where I’d been staying for two weeks, didn’t accept cards…
the tinder diaries: dating while abroad
Let’s get real for a second. Like, really real. Dating sucks. We all know that. Even if you’re in one place, settled with an apartment/house and a career, dating over the age of 25 is miserable. It’s hell. It’s all one big fucking game. So try dating while travelling. Actually, don’t. If dating is hell,…
where in the world is the girl with the map tattoo?
Wow – I finally have time to sit down and write a solid update of where I am, where I have been, and where I am going. Where in the world is the Girl With the Map Tattoo? Get ready for a long post about my life and some sneaky updates on #wheretonext.
in photos: bali
I’ve been in Bali for only a week, and I’m already head over heels. This place is magical! I don’t generally put a lot of text in my photo posts, but I do want to say thank you… the outpouring of support on my travelling with depression article has been absolutely stunning. I did not…
the dark side of solo travel: travelling with depression
*This may bother some people, so please skip if you think what I say about travelling with depression will make you feel a) uncomfortable, b) guilty, or c) angry. I have no desire am too tired to argue with you. I cannot write this for the tears that are streaming down my face. I’ve spent…
to everyone who is jealous of my travels: find your passion
When I was seventeen, I took my first international trip by myself. Never mind that it was a trip with forty other classmates and we were going to Guatemala for a mission trip. It was my first time away without my family and it was so exciting. I didn’t find my passion on that trip….
a brush with spontaneity: scuba diving in the great barrier reef
Many of you commented on my Facebook photo from a few weeks ago where I shared my tired and sunburnt, yet very happy, face post scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef. Let’s talk about how that happened and why I thought it was a good idea to submerge myself six metres underwater. Let me…