Emily's Backpacking & Mental Health Adventures
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!
From my many expeditions around the world, and with that a hopeless amount of food poisoning, gluten and dairy intolerances aside, I tend to stick to mainly a vegetarian diet. … Continue reading Travelling The World Vegan? No Problem!
Recently I was speaking to a friend about the pros and cons of being single. The pros being that you can be an independent woh-man who can go everywhere without needing someone to check up on you, the negatives being that you don’t have anyone to put suncream on your back when we’re blessed with hot, sunny days. That got me thinking about the similarities between being single and travelling alone – I mean, it’s not entirely different let’s be honest here, but I guess it’s a lot easier to ask a fellow backpacker by the pool to get their hands creamy then it is to ask Paul the Gardener. I digress. Here are, what I believe to be, the TOP 5 annoying things about travelling solo.
Welcome travellers, to my TOP Travel Essentials List. I wrote my TOP Travel Essentials List at 00.02am in a bunk bed in Peru, 7 hours before I had to get … Continue reading THE TOP TRAVEL ESSENTIALS LIST
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!
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 … Continue reading My Mental Health Journey in Tier 4 Restrictions
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What do you miss the most about travelling? The excitement arriving at the airport in the early hours? The aeroplane food? Trying to rush off the plane before they open the doors?
I didn’t think I’d be celebrating World Mental Health Day in lockdown. Here’s how I went from travelling the world to starting therapy in the UK during a pandemic
Returning home from backpacking the world has been the hardest thing I’ve had to do, here’s why.
Trigger Warning – Eating Disorders. This post in no way has been sponsored or endorsed by any of the apps or websites mentioned below. They’re all just useful tools that … Continue reading 6 Things That Helped Me Manage My Eating Disorder Whilst Backpacking
This is my view where I’m currently sitting writing and listening to classical music belting out of someone’s open windows. That’s right, not Hip Hop, not Rap…CLASSICAL music…It’s sooooo relaxing … Continue reading Weekend Vibes
Emily's Backpacking & Mental Health Adventures 