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Ashley Wanders

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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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  • Where my seafood lovers at? 🙋🏻‍♀️⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re visiting Edinburgh (or Scotland in general), you’re in for a treat when it comes to fresh, quality seafood.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A few of my favourite seafood spots in Edinburgh are White Horse Oyster Bar (£1 oyster happy hour most weeknights), The Ship on the Shore (pictured here), Ondine, Cadiz, and Fishers in the City 🦀🐙
  • Reason number 4537 I love Lisbon: the way everyone gathers around the Tagus River at dusk.
  • “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.”⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know I’m a day late, but happy (belated) Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians 🍁🧡🌽 ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While gratitude is something I practice every day, I do love having a day dedicated solely to being grateful.
  • Where’s the best sunset you’ve seen this year? 🌅 ⠀ ⠀ This Edinburgh sunset definitely tops my list! ⠀ ⠀ I’ve seen some of the best sunsets of my life in this city - and they’re even more stunning from a vantage point like Arthur’s Seat.
  • I always say Edinburgh would be the perfect city if it had good weather 🙈 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ....And being back there this summer (when the weather was actually amazing 😱) definitely confirmed that sentiment. ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The city is always stunning, but there’s something even more magical about it when the sun is shining ☀️😍😭
  • On my last night in Lisbon, I wandered around for what felt like hours looking for a specific viewpoint to watch the sunset, and stumbled upon this instead: an empty street with the light hitting it so perfectly I nearly wept (I was still fairly tipsy from a very boozy lunch to be fair 🙈)⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I stood there like a fool with a massive grin on my face for god knows how long, and every time I see this photo it brings me right back to that blissful moment.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anyone else get ridiculously excited about evening light like this?! Or is it just me? 😂🙋🏻‍♀️
  • It’s funny how easily we take things for granted simply because they’re familiar.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Case in point: Niagara Falls is pretty much in my backyard, but I can’t remember the last time I actually paused to look at it, to really marvel at its sheer size and power. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While I tend to be more mindful and appreciative of my surroundings when I’m abroad, I’ve started making an effort to cultivate the same mindset at home. It sounds silly, but it took me a while to realize I don’t have to live in a foreign country to constantly be appreciative of my surroundings 🤷🏻‍♀️🙈
  • There are few things I love more than wandering aimlessly in a new city, and Alfama (one of Lisbon’s oldest neighbourhoods) is the perfect place to do just that.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re in the area, don’t miss this viewpoint (miradouro portas do sol) - the views are fantastic!
  • Another shot from Cabo da Roca because it’s 😍😱😍😱 (tiny people for scale). ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And on a completely unrelated note, I’m headed to Alberta tomorrow.. let me know if you have any recommendations for Calgary or Banff! 🏔

Seriously, though..

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

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  • Where my seafood lovers at? 🙋🏻‍♀️⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re visiting Edinburgh (or Scotland in general), you’re in for a treat when it comes to fresh, quality seafood.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A few of my favourite seafood spots in Edinburgh are White Horse Oyster Bar (£1 oyster happy hour most weeknights), The Ship on the Shore (pictured here), Ondine, Cadiz, and Fishers in the City 🦀🐙
  • Reason number 4537 I love Lisbon: the way everyone gathers around the Tagus River at dusk.
  • “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.”⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know I’m a day late, but happy (belated) Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians 🍁🧡🌽 ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While gratitude is something I practice every day, I do love having a day dedicated solely to being grateful.
  • Where’s the best sunset you’ve seen this year? 🌅 ⠀ ⠀ This Edinburgh sunset definitely tops my list! ⠀ ⠀ I’ve seen some of the best sunsets of my life in this city - and they’re even more stunning from a vantage point like Arthur’s Seat.
  • I always say Edinburgh would be the perfect city if it had good weather 🙈 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ....And being back there this summer (when the weather was actually amazing 😱) definitely confirmed that sentiment. ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The city is always stunning, but there’s something even more magical about it when the sun is shining ☀️😍😭
  • On my last night in Lisbon, I wandered around for what felt like hours looking for a specific viewpoint to watch the sunset, and stumbled upon this instead: an empty street with the light hitting it so perfectly I nearly wept (I was still fairly tipsy from a very boozy lunch to be fair 🙈)⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I stood there like a fool with a massive grin on my face for god knows how long, and every time I see this photo it brings me right back to that blissful moment.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anyone else get ridiculously excited about evening light like this?! Or is it just me? 😂🙋🏻‍♀️

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