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On the road again ❤️
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 bought at a gem show back in January. After months of paperwork and chaos, they've set sail upon the high seas and are soon arriving at my home in Bali. This'll be my first retail business, and I’m sooo keen to see what I can learn! I actually know quite a lot about crystals and have bought and sold them before, but never on a large scale and never with physical premises - new horizons beckon! More HighlightsI spent most of last month soaking up the rare and glorious English summer. It's always good to be home :) Here are some of my favourite memories:
The past month went by super fast, but it was as beautiful as it was both muddy and sunny. It’s been a welcome pause before I hit the road again… In a few days, I’m off to Slovenia for a week-long hut-to-hut hike through the Julian Alps, then onto Croatia for a coastal road trip, and finally to Cyprus for wedding #3 of the season and hopefully the last one for a bit. Stay single, folks! (Because I ain't doing 3 weddings in a summer again!). Excited to head to Momma Bali again once all that travel dust settles. If you're booking a trip soon, check out our favourite resources.
Keep chasing the weird stuff. |
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