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Ashley Wanders

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7 Reasons Why I Love Lisbon (+ My Top Travel Tips)

Nov 08

Lisbon Funicular Continue Reading

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25 Telltale Signs You’re an Expat in Edinburgh

Jul 02

Edinburgh Castle Continue Reading

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61 (Awesome) Things to Do in Edinburgh, Scotland

Jun 13

Victoria Street Edinburgh Continue Reading

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On the Road Again: My 2018 Travel Plans

May 05

Amsterdam Canal Continue Reading

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Bosnia

7 Reasons I Fell So Hard for Bosnia

Mar 06

Mostar Bosnia Continue Reading

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Highlights, Lowlights, and Lessons: 2017 in Review

Dec 23

Lake Ohrid Macedonia Continue Reading

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Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Edinburgh? Read This First

Dec 12

Edinburgh New Year's Eve Continue Reading

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About Me

I've spent the better part of the last decade pursuing my biggest passion: travel. After visiting 40-odd countries, a stint living abroad, and building a career through travel, I've realized I don't want to live my life on other people's terms.

While this blog focuses on travel and expat life, it's ultimately about my journey to create an unconventional lifestyle centered around travel. (And I hope it inspires you to do the same.) Read more here.

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  • There’s a snow storm in the forecast today, so I’ll be inside for the next 24 hours dreaming of sunnier destinations 😭😭 #help
  • Happy (very belated) New Year! 🎉🍾😂⠀ ⠀ I’ve been dreaming (read: keeping a perpetual tab open to look at flights on Skyscanner) about where I’d like to go in 2019. Where are you headed? Or what’s on your wish list? I always have a million ideas, but also open to more inspiration 💖✨💫
  • Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🍾🥂✨
  • What’s your favourite travel destination of 2018? 🤔⠀ ⠀ My favourite new-to-me destination is Lisbon, but I spent most of the year revisiting old favourites, from Edinburgh to Amsterdam, London and Alberta ❤️
  • Everyone’s posting Christmassy pics and I’m over here like, is it summer yet? 🙈🧡✨
  • Staggeringly beautiful and shrouded in mystery and magic - there’s just something about the Scottish Highlands ♥️✨💫
  • Anyone heading to Edinburgh for New Year’s Eve? 🤔⠀ ⠀ Vikings wielding torches, an epic street party (where you can BYOB because Scotland is awesome like that), and an unforgettable display of fireworks above a 12th-century castle - it’s a fantastic place to ring in the New Year 💥🎉🥂
  • You had me at baba ganoush, pomegranate, and mint 😍🤤⠀ ⠀ @babaedinburgh is one of my favourite new Edinburgh restaurant finds of 2018 - which I first went to in January (where has the year gone?! 😱).
  • “You shouldn’t travel there - it’s too dangerous.” How many times has someone said that to you? 🤔⠀ ⠀ I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard this phrase over the years, but people really took their ridiculousness to a new level when I said I was going to #Istanbul last year. “There’s too much terrorism!” “It’s not safe for women!” 🙄⠀ ⠀ Instead of letting these people (and all the sensationalized news reports) scare me into cancelling my trip, I reached out to an expat in Istanbul (thanks again @katrinkasasha ☺️) - someone who truly knows the city and was able to give me an unbiased perspective of the current situation and political climate (along with insider tips 🙌🏼).⠀ ⠀ As always, all the naysayers were wrong. Istanbul wasn’t dangerous or scary or filled with terrorists. I had an incredible time there - and it’s now one of my all-time favourite cities in the world.⠀ ⠀ Moral of the story: trust your intuition and reach out to expats or locals if you need some reassurance or impartial info/tips about the destination you’re visiting. Most importantly, don’t let ignorant naysayers and the fear-mongering media influence your decisions when it comes to travel. 🙉🖕🏼

Seriously, though..

“The sight of the huge world put mad ideas into me, as if I could wander away, wander forever…” – C.S. Lewis

  • There’s a snow storm in the forecast today, so I’ll be inside for the next 24 hours dreaming of sunnier destinations 😭😭 #help
  • Happy (very belated) New Year! 🎉🍾😂⠀ ⠀ I’ve been dreaming (read: keeping a perpetual tab open to look at flights on Skyscanner) about where I’d like to go in 2019. Where are you headed? Or what’s on your wish list? I always have a million ideas, but also open to more inspiration 💖✨💫
  • Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🍾🥂✨
  • What’s your favourite travel destination of 2018? 🤔⠀ ⠀ My favourite new-to-me destination is Lisbon, but I spent most of the year revisiting old favourites, from Edinburgh to Amsterdam, London and Alberta ❤️
  • Everyone’s posting Christmassy pics and I’m over here like, is it summer yet? 🙈🧡✨
  • Staggeringly beautiful and shrouded in mystery and magic - there’s just something about the Scottish Highlands ♥️✨💫

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