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Ashley Wanders

Edinburgh Expat Life Musings

Closing the Edinburgh Chapter

May 07

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Edinburgh Expat Life Scotland

13 Quirky Habits I Picked Up Living in Scotland

Feb 03

Bagpiper on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Continue Reading

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

Nov 08

Lisbon Funicular Continue Reading

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Edinburgh Expat Life Scotland

25 Telltale Signs You’re an Expat in Edinburgh

Jul 02

Edinburgh Castle Continue Reading

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Edinburgh Scotland Tips

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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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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  • I’m eternally grateful to live in a country that values freedom, diversity, equality, and compassion. Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians! 🇨🇦
  • When I first moved to Edinburgh, I used to come to this spot in the Grassmarket every day on my lunch break. Now, four years later, I’m sitting here again, feeling incredibly nostalgic and so, so grateful - grateful that I followed my heart and decided to move abroad, and for all the people, circumstances, and opportunities that came into my life because of this city. 💕✨ It’s always a bit surreal coming back to Edinburgh - and this trip has been especially hectic (and emotional, as per usual) - but it always feels like coming home. ❤️
  • Taxis and tenements 💛✨ #Edinburgh
  • One country that I’m dying to revisit is South Africa 🇿🇦🦁🍷⠀ ⠀ Fun fact: I planned a trip here in 2013 mainly because I’ve been fascinated by/obsessed with sharks for as long as I can remember, and I wanted to see Great Whites in the wild. 🦈 ⠀ ⠀ Sharks aside, I fell hard and fast for South Africa - and it’s easily one of the most naturally beautiful countries I’ve ever been to. ⠀ ⠀ What country do you most want to revisit? 🤔
  • Spring is FINALLY here and I’m so excited I’m practically foaming at the mouth, but I’m so glad I managed to squeeze in a trip to this cranberry farm in Muskoka on one of the last wintry weekends in March. ⠀ ⠀ This place has cranberry wine and cider, skating trails, and snowshoeing trails, so it’s a pretty damn delightful spot during winter. ⠀ Also, there’s a surprisingly fantastic authentic Mexican restaurant nearby (Taco Kar) - don’t miss it if you’re in the area! 🌮
  • Lake Ohrid is one of many (manyyyy) reasons I fell in love with the Balkans fast and hard 😍❤️😍
  • “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned, as to have the life that is waiting for us.” - Joseph Campbell ⠀ ⠀ Letting go isn’t easy, but sometimes it’s completely necessary. ❤️💫✨⠀
  • Favourite city, favourite view 🧡✨
  • Sooo it’s that time of year when my severe lack of vitamin D causes me to spend obscene amounts of time on Skyscanner obsessively pricing out flights to any and every destination where I’d be able to walk outside without a fucking parka this time of year 😭😱🤪 #isitspringyet?⠀ ⠀ Also, here’s a completely unrelated photo of me in Macedonia (or the Republic of North Macedonia as per its recent name change), one of my favourite Balkan countries 🇲🇰🧡

Seriously, though..

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

  • I’m eternally grateful to live in a country that values freedom, diversity, equality, and compassion. Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians! 🇨🇦
  • When I first moved to Edinburgh, I used to come to this spot in the Grassmarket every day on my lunch break. Now, four years later, I’m sitting here again, feeling incredibly nostalgic and so, so grateful - grateful that I followed my heart and decided to move abroad, and for all the people, circumstances, and opportunities that came into my life because of this city. 💕✨ It’s always a bit surreal coming back to Edinburgh - and this trip has been especially hectic (and emotional, as per usual) - but it always feels like coming home. ❤️
  • Taxis and tenements 💛✨ #Edinburgh
  • One country that I’m dying to revisit is South Africa 🇿🇦🦁🍷⠀ ⠀ Fun fact: I planned a trip here in 2013 mainly because I’ve been fascinated by/obsessed with sharks for as long as I can remember, and I wanted to see Great Whites in the wild. 🦈 ⠀ ⠀ Sharks aside, I fell hard and fast for South Africa - and it’s easily one of the most naturally beautiful countries I’ve ever been to. ⠀ ⠀ What country do you most want to revisit? 🤔
  • Spring is FINALLY here and I’m so excited I’m practically foaming at the mouth, but I’m so glad I managed to squeeze in a trip to this cranberry farm in Muskoka on one of the last wintry weekends in March. ⠀ ⠀ This place has cranberry wine and cider, skating trails, and snowshoeing trails, so it’s a pretty damn delightful spot during winter. ⠀ Also, there’s a surprisingly fantastic authentic Mexican restaurant nearby (Taco Kar) - don’t miss it if you’re in the area! 🌮
  • Lake Ohrid is one of many (manyyyy) reasons I fell in love with the Balkans fast and hard 😍❤️😍

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