Travel blogger. Budget backpacker. Digital nomad. Serial expat.
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published June 12, 2016 · Last modified July 12, 2020
I simply couldn’t believe what I was seeing when my shuttle pulled into Panviman Chiang Mai’s gates. Sure, I had seen photos of the resort online, but, prior to my arrival, I had little...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published June 2, 2016 · Last modified March 28, 2018
My stay at Watermark Hotel & Spa Jimbaran was a purely luxurious way to wrap up my stay in Bali, but the cherry on top? Visiting the hotel’s LiANG Spa for my first ever...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published May 23, 2016 · Last modified March 28, 2018
I didn’t want to say goodbye to Vietnam. In my two weeks there, the country had exceeded already very high expectations. I don’t know if it was the country itself, the people I met...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published May 5, 2016 · Last modified April 4, 2019
Castaways, Castaways, where to begin? I write this several days after returning, still trying to digest it all…and still trying to get the sand out of my hair. For backpackers in Vietnam, Vietnam Backpacker Hostels’ Castaways Island...
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published April 29, 2016 · Last modified March 28, 2018
“Oh you’ll love the food,” was the instant reaction whenever I told anyone I was planning a trip to Malaysia. “It’s the best thing about the place.” Having an aversion to all things hailing from...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published April 16, 2016 · Last modified July 15, 2019
While I’ll be the first to defend hostels, there’s nothing quite like treating yourself to a little luxury every once in a while when traveling. Where better to pamper yourself than Bali, so I...
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published April 11, 2016 · Last modified March 28, 2018
Here’s a fact I bet you didn’t know about me: I’m a published Los Angeles Times writer. Big deal, right? Uhhh, perhaps let me explain first. In fourth grade, my teacher asked the class to write a blurb...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published April 1, 2016 · Last modified June 17, 2022
Loud, crowded, hot, and humid. That’s how I expected many parts of Southeast Asia to be, and, on my first day in Indonesia, it was already living up to expectations as sweat dripped down...
