Tag: travel tips
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Pros VS Cons of travelling alone
As I sit here on a cold Wednesday afternoon in London, working and attempting to warm up with tea, I let my imagination drift. I think about the trips I’ve been on, and how I’ve not backpacked properly in ages. There’s a sense of freedom when it’s just you and your backpack, wondering around aimlessly.…
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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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COVID – How does it impact your mental health?
I think what I’m finding the hardest about being home, without any plan or notion as to what the hell I’m doing is the constant mental chatter that I can’t shut up. I find myself disassociating a lot of the time, and that combined with a continuous playback of not always such nice thoughts makes…
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5 THINGS TO KEEP YOUR MENTAL HEALTH SANE TRAVELLING SOLO
Sup my people! 2 important números for you to know. Número 1 – I borrowed a room mate’s mosquito spray yesterday which is apparently very good. It is certain, as of this morning, that it is apparently very bad and I am currently so mosquito bitten I look like I have measles. I’m assuming I…
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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…
Emily's Backpacking & Mental Health Adventures 