Jan 11
Travel, at least for me, is about immersing yourself in new countries, experiences and cultures and seeing how you stack up. However travel doesn’t also have to be a hardship. In answer to what I consider my must-have accessories and gadgets when travelling. The below items have proven invaluable for me over the past year, so in no particular order… Read more
Sep 17
Water
Carry water everywhere. Its blooming hot. And don’t drink the tap water – it contains lot of heavy metals. Again, I have it on good authority that 2 bottles in the first day for the uninitiated won’t harm you.
Subway
Shanghai has a brilliant Metro subway app Read more
Aug 29
Good travel gear is something of a thing with me
My day pack for instance was the result of 6 weeks of research, and buying one dud pack (Macpac, what are you doing?) before I stumbled across my final pick
My absolute must have feature was that it be hard for someone to furtively steal your stuff as you were carrying it, as when you travel crowds are a given, and its always good when you can come out the other side with everything you started with.
After many contenders, I think I have found a veritable fortress! Read more
Jan 26
After some fine tuning, this is my almost final route to Oaxaca, and then home – with a months travel each side end of my (almost) year in Mexico
Like any good Antipodean traveller, I have maximised my travels by using an around the world ticket to Oaxaca. All those new places to explore! I have tweaked the list of stopovers quite compulsively based on the fact I will not earning anything for a year. Amsterdam (90 euro/night) has been replaced by Lisbon (32 euro/night). There is a backpackers in Boston, and I have even found a B&B in Brooklyn for less than $60 a night. The planned 4 day stopover in Singapore has also been chopped to a shadow of its former glory, now with just 18 hours on the ground between one flight and the next. Read more
Hi, my name is Jodi.
Follow me as I leave the corporate sector in Melbourne, Australia to move to Oaxaca, Mexico, to live and volunteer for a year
Reinventing Myself on Mexican Time
My year living in Oaxaca, Mexico
My year living in Oaxaca, Mexico
My year living in Oaxaca, Mexico
Striving for moderation while taking in all that Europe has to offer!
Food does not need to be fancy to be celebrated
