Ditch Your Desk and join me in Bali. Click to learn more. Ahoy Reader, It’s been a big month behind the scenes as I gear up to launch two new projects I’ve been working on in the wings… 1. Adventure tours to Baja in Mexico, Pakistan and Albania! These will be real-life, boots-on-the-ground adventures led by me and The Broke Backpacker team. Super stoked for this, the website will be live soon and you'll be the first to know 😉 2. A hippy-dippy shop where I'll sell the half tonne of crystals I...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Ditch Your Desk and join me in Bali. Click to learn more. Right, folks... Today's email comes with a bit of a reality check. I’ve written plenty of love letters to some of the world’s most beautiful places (and to some of the world's most beautiful people too). But it's good to play villain for a change. So I'm here with some hard truths today: Not every country is worth your hard-earned cash. Not every city deserves your holiday days. Some places SUCKS and you're better off skipping them...
19 days ago • 2 min read
Ditch Your Desk and join me in Bali this October. Click to learn more. Today's email is about crying. More specifically: crying at roaming charges. Now, that may sound silly, but if you've ever had to resort to your native SIM's mobile data to sort things out abroad... Then you may have also been charged hundreds of dollars for it. And you may, too, have cried over your roaming charges. Bring back the brick. I’ve tried just about every trick to stay connected on the road — local SIM cards,...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Ditch Your Desk and join me in Bali this October. Click to learn more. Camping keeps things simple, wild, and wonderfully cheap. There’s no better feeling than swapping four walls for a thin little piece of fabric and a night sky full of stars. Whether you're taking it to a hidden forest spot, a festival field (festival season is on, baby!) or, even better, a stretch of beach with no other humans in sight... Dust off your tent and roll it out somewhere nice. I've got a few tips to make your...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Ditch Your Desk and join me in Bali this October. Click to learn more. Travellers need to get creative when it comes to making adventures possible - luckily, there are so many options... you just need to START! Some do it by teaching English, some by working on farms, others bring home shiny trinkets to sell at festivals (the first thing I did) and some by building online businesses that can sustain the whole thing. I know because I've made money doing all of these things... This could be...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Ditch Your Desk and join me in Bali this October. Click to learn more. Hey, you glorious dirtbag! Let’s talk essentials. Not long ago, we asked our community what's one thing they never leave behind when travelling. And it was super interesting to read what everyone said... Goddamit, I dropped my airpods again. So, what can't people travel without? Some of you need music for the long bus journeys, others refuse to be caught with a dead phone, and a brave few will arm themselves to sleep in...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Ok, amigos, today we're talking about Triple D's and why you need them in your life ASAP. This is something that I've experimented with a lot, and I think I've gathered enough experience to have a say in the matter. Thinking about Triple D's. That's right, you horny babes: Digital Detox Destinations Some places are perfect for unwinding and working on our mindless screen addiction - you know, the thing I'm writing this from and the thing you're reading it on. I've written a piece about the...
2 months ago • 1 min read
The time has finally come! I am SO excited to tell you about a project I've been developing for the past many, many months... And this project involves Bali, it involves YOU, and it involves ME 🌈 Introducing: Ditch Your Desk Adventures ❤️ I am extremely passionate about the concept of ditching one's desk and building a life of freedom. That's pretty much all I've been working on for the past 15 years, and it's a big part of what I want to pass along through The Broke Backpacker. So I decided...
2 months ago • 2 min read
On January 30th, 2013, I changed my life forever. This was the date when I registered The Broke Backpacker domain and started working on my dream: a travel blog that was pretty different from the rest. One that catered to the broke, the adventurous and the ones willing to be uncomfortable! I spent several years travelling the world on $10 a day, and over time, The Broke Backpacker grew beyond my wildest dreams. Since then, I've travelled a LOT whilst also growing and experimenting as an...
3 months ago • 1 min read