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 … Continue reading Pros VS Cons of travelling alone
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!
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 … Continue reading Pros VS Cons of travelling alone
Hello to all my followers (Mum are you even there at this point?) My god it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything of substance, and my god has it … Continue reading Back to blogging!
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 looking through some of the writings I’d made throughout my world travels. Today I went for lunch with my Grandma, I haven’t seen her in SO long … Continue reading A message to my Grandad from Gili T, Indonesia
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.
It’s 14.34 on a rainy, sunny afternoon in May. In London. That’s right, my online travel diary is becoming scarcely less about travel and slightly more about my chocolate addiction … Continue reading I’VE MOVED OUT! The latest non-travel update
I held myself tightly under the shower desperately trying to stop myself from shaking as the water soaked my hair and mixed with my tears. I couldn’t feel my arms. … Continue reading It’s just you
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
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!
Have a look at my latest media work, featuring podcasts and videos around wellness, backpacking and mental health