My Experience

From the age of 16, I had travelled abroad a few times, visiting Asia with family, friends and a school immersion program, here’s a snippet of the countries I’ve travelled through while backpacking, cruising, and spending time with local guides.

• Indonesia
• Singapore
• India
• Vietnam
• Thailand
• China
• Japan

In August 2023 I decided to quit my job as a pastry chef and travel abroad to the UK and Europe, spending a few months in the European summer and tick some items off my bucket list. I was mostly interested in countries with ancient historical sites, including Italy, Greece, Egypt and Turkey and I booked a tour with Contiki, Ultimate European & Egypt seemed to tick all the boxes!

I got on the plane and the rest is history, I spent nearly 3 months away, met my group and spend 45 epic days travelling with my new friends. When my tour had concluded, I continued to travel solo, staying in hostels along the Adriatic coast, I travelled by bus and met some amazing people, seeing Italy, Albania, Montenegro and Croatia. There were plenty of ups and downs, sickness, long layovers, missed planes but also amazing sunsets, beaches, waterfalls and impromptu karaoke nights. My trip ended in the UK, and I spent a few weeks exploring Ireland and Scotland, welcoming the cool and wet weather after many (many) sunburns and heat waves in Rome and Cairo.

I kept a journal of my day-to-day activities abroad and that has formed the basis of this blog. I’m excited to share my trips and adventures with you, and visit more and more countries, now all I need to do is save, again!