Hiya! I’m Hattie and I love to ramble on about travel.

Welcome to my travel diary of an explorer. I share my travel stories, guides, and itineraries from destinations worldwide to help you plan your next adventure.

Over the last seven years, I’ve had the privilege of going on adventures around Australia, Latin America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. I’ve learnt the power of stepping outside of your bubble and exploring this gigantic floating space rock. I could ramble for quite some time about the benefits of travel, but for now, I’ll say travel enriches your life in many ways.

During these adventures, I also learnt I had a passion for squirrelling away photos and stories from my adventures and one day thought, why not share them with the world? I’m a fantastic travel planner and I love to be organised. Josh, my incredible boyfriend and travel buddy, can attest to this, from planning our 8-month Latin America trip, arranging our move to Perth, Australia or organising short adventures in Europe.

My Why?

To inspire you to travel to destinations worldwide through my travel stories.

To help you plan your trips through my travel guides, itineraries and tips.

This is my travel diary. Everything you read is written by me, and the photos were taken by me or Josh. As a dyslexic and someone who nearly failed English at GCSE, I heavily rely on Josh and spell check to review my posts before I post them, so if you see a mistake, I’m only human. I will only ever write about destinations I have experienced firsthand, and I’ll be as honest when talking about those adventures, the good and the bad.

It’s become increasingly important to me that I travel responsibly, to take care of this planet and the people on it. I won’t claim to be an expert on this, as I very much began my travels as a young backpacker unaware of my impact, but now I strive to be more mindful about my adventures. Throughout my guides and itineraries, I aim to include ways we can all travel more responsibly.

3 Rules I Travel and Live By

001

LIVE IN THE MOMENT

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present.

002

KINDNESS COSTS NOTHING

Have a kind heart, fierce mind, and a brave spirit.

003

DREAM BIG

If you can dream it, you can do it.

GET TO KNOW ME

FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATION

philippines or guatemala, I can’t choose

FAVORITE TV SHOW TO BINGE

real housewives

MY STAR SIGN

pisces

FAVOURITE DRINK

caipirinha

CURRENTLY READING

the wake up call

COFFEE ORDER

iced black coffee with hazelnut

MY HAPPY PLACE

whitley bay, newcastle

MY GUILTY PLEASURE

playing the sims or animal crossing

FOREVER ON REPEAT

después de la playa- bad bunny

I’D SPEND MY WHOLE PAYCHECK ON

an adventure

explore by destination