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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The ultimate guide to backpacking travel essentials for 2026
The list of all lists when you don’t know what to pack or where to start.
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2025 Ultimate Guide to Backpacking Travel Essentials
Welcome travellers, to my ultimate guide to backpacking travel essentials in 2025. I wrote this at 00.02am in a bunk bed in Peru, 7 hours before I had to get up to hike to Laguna 69. What was the reason being so wide awake and deciding to write this ultimate guide? Had I drunk two…
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The BEST Backpacks To Travel The World With
How do you know which backpack is the best for you? I look at the best backpacks for 2021 for short term, mid term and long term travel!
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My Mental Health Journey in Tier 4 Restrictions
As we start the countdown to New Year’s Eve 2020 (oh the joy), I’ve realised how anxious I’ve become since we heard the announcement that London was being thrown into Tier 4 restrictions. It’s becoming steadfastly more and more mentally exhausting to remain upbeat, when you’re being told the virus is spreading like wildfire and…
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The Most Sustainable Travel Destinations To Visit
If you’re looking to backpack or travel the world, you must have a knowledge of how to do so, as responsibly to our environment as possible. Check out some of the most environmentally conscious countries to visit across the world and add them to your post-covid 2021 bucketlist!
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