Emily’s Eyes Explore is an honest, sometimes funny, backpacking, travel and mental health lifestyle blog. I’m on a mission to show you the extreme highs and mental health lows that come from backpacking the world solo. Follow my adventures for backpacking advice, mental health tips, sarcastic jokes and the best travel destinations to visit.
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SUE
SUE’S #travelsundaystory Depression and Anxiety Two months into my Colombian adventure, I met Sue on New Years Eve. I noticed Sue because of her beaming smile and the fact as soon as we started talking, her warm energy embraced me like a hug. We realised we had a lot in common, interests, both Jewish and…
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ANONYMOUS
ANONYMOUS’S #travelsundaystory Living with a Parent with Mental Health issues I’m keeping this person anonymous but I met her in a really bizarre situation. In fact I met her in a taxi over a border crossing, and upon realising I couldn’t travel in the part I wanted to due to the weather, decided to move…
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PHIL
PHIL’S #travelsundaystory Men with Bulimia I met Phil on my first day of travelling the world, starting in Colombia. I was struck immediately by his warm persona, his sense of humour greater than mine (I know right? As if) and his impeccably white teeth which suspiciously made him look like the Colgate spokesperson. He was…
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Why I’m Loving NOT Loving India
And a big friendly, slightly smelly and dusty hello from India friends! First of all, I would like to extend my apologies to my readers – Chris and my Mum – for taking so long to get around to writing. As you may know, I’ve been wandering around India, trying to find my way and…
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How I survived the Amazon for 3 days
Hello from a bus in Ecuador, currently travelling with my friend Hiske from Isinliví to Quito- having spent an incredible two days amongst the WiFi-less hills after completing a 4.5 hour hike around them yesterday. You may or may not remember Hiske from my travels in November, so I’ll remind you. Hiske and I met…
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7 Things I’ve Realised About Travelling
7 things I’ve realised about travelling. Travelling is the most awesome thing. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes it can be quite difficult, especially when you get used to a group of people you’re travelling with, so much so that when you end up moving onto different places you feel even more alone than when you…
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