Travel blogger. Budget backpacker. Digital nomad. Serial expat.
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published November 13, 2015 · Last modified July 15, 2019
Scream, shout, kick me out of the bona fide travelers club, but it’s true: I’ve technically never “backpacked” before. Yes, for as much as I’ve embodied the backpacker lifestyle by living out of cheap hostels and making...
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published November 12, 2015 · Last modified March 28, 2018
Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, soaring over the rainforest, and stopping in what is, quite possibly, the most picturesque town I’ve seen in all of Australia. Could Tropical North Queensland be any cooler? You...
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by Kirstie Jeffries · Published November 9, 2015 · Last modified March 28, 2018
What is it about the new year that inspires epic travel plans? I recently announced my exciting plans to roll into 2016, and 2015 kicked off just as spectacularly with a four-day layover in the tropical paradise...
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published October 29, 2015 · Last modified March 28, 2018
They say that Halloween is the time of year in which the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest. A city with as much history as Sydney is undoubtedly home...
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published October 26, 2015 · Last modified March 28, 2018
One of my very favorite holidays is just around the corner once again. Halloween hits town this Saturday, and my preparations are well under way. While Australia isn’t nearly as festive as the U.S. when...
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published October 25, 2015 · Last modified March 28, 2018
With a climate as distinct from Sydney’s, no trip to Tropical North Queensland would be complete without a visit to the rainforest. The Daintree claims the title of Australia’s largest rainforest, located two and...
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published October 19, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2018
It wasn’t until the plane was descending into Cairns that I realized how excited I really was to be traveling there. Endless lush rainforests, tropical birds at every turn, cyan water with world of biodiversity beneath. This...
What do you give to someone who’s always on the go? A nomad who minimizes their belongings so he or she can take off whenever they want? A few months ago, I shared a collection of...
