What a year 2018 was! I came back to New Zealand after nearly two years in Latin America and the adjustment was more difficult than I expected. It wasn’t only the fact that I could now drink water directly from the tap or that I needed to remember to put toilet paper...
In 2017 I had a roller-coaster year of adventure. I lived in five different countries (Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Canada and the US), visited my last remaining continent (Antarctica), stayed in nine Air Bnbs, did four housesits (a total of 4 dogs,23 cats, 4...
Being part of a baby turtle release has been something I’ve wanted to be involved in for ages. I was hopeful in Costa Rica, too late in Nicaragua then, while housesitting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico I got lucky! The call went out for volunteers for the first...
I’ve been on the road since May 2016 and I’ve run into some travel troubles. None of them were life threatening although they did cause a LOT of frustration at the time. I wanted to share the troubles that I’ve seen so you can avoid the same travel troubles …...
Welcome to Guadalajara! This is Mexico’s second largest city and it is big. It has a population of 5 million which is bigger than all of New Zealand. Which I find just a little crazy. It was overwhelming when I first arrived from the quiet village of Ajijic, an...
My mission as I travel throughout Latin America is to volunteer with rescue animals in each country that I visit. I’ve done this before in Thailand, Guatemala and New Zealand and it’s been a wonderful experience. The Ranch Dog Shelter (Mexico) is the second...
Ajijic is a small town that sits on the shores of Lake Chapala, which is the largest lake in all of Mexico! I travelled to Ajijic from Buenos Aires as I had been lucky enough to secure a house sit for the month of May looking after Will & Grace (love those...
Playa del Carmen was my first destination on my solo travels in Latin America. I chose Playa (as the locals call it) because it’s a digital nomad hub, it has a beautiful beach and there was an animal shelter that I wanted to volunteer at. My mission as I travel...
The years are flying by. Writing a post like this allows me to step back and reflect on what I’ve accomplished over the year. This year has seen massive change for me. Bye – bye Possessions I knew at the start of 2016 that I’d be leaving New...
My journey as a digital nomad started on 22 May when I left New Zealand. My vague plan was to live in each country for a month, working my way steadily south. I’ve travelled to Mexico, Cuba, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Come see what lessons I learned . . ....
