Travel blogger. Budget backpacker. Digital nomad. Serial expat.
It’s been six long and busy months since my last traveler interview, but my Travel Talk series is back! I chatted with Lucy Frank, an Australian who blogs at A Travellers Footsteps, about catching...
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published August 2, 2017 · Last modified September 4, 2018
Whoever named the city of Kuala Lumpur can’t have been a specialist in tourism branding. The name translates to “muddy confluence,” referring to the Gombak and Klang Rivers, and it does anything but evoke...
Collaborations / Hotel Reviews / Other
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published July 6, 2017 · Last modified March 28, 2018
The Watermark Hotel & Spa in Jimbaran, Bali was the ultimate spot to wrap up my Indonesia adventure. Four-star luxury, stunning sunsets, a sunny beach club, and a relaxing spa and body treatment were more...
Sunny beaches, the scorching Outback, tropical rainforests. These are the images most people associate with Australia, and, with 36,000 kilometers (22,000 miles) of coastline, about 70% of the country classified as the Outback, and 900,000 hectares...
Costa Rica is considered one of the best destinations in the world for thrill seekers, and it’s easy to see why. With abundant ziplining, kayaking, bungee jumping, trekking, diving, and climbing opportunities amid the...
Budget Travel / Collaborations / Other
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published May 21, 2017 · Last modified September 27, 2018
“If travel were free, you’d never see me again.” Travelers have surely seen this unattributed quote pasted in funky fonts over dreamy photographs and plastered across social media. Newsflash: travel ain’t free. Globetrotting can be...
Collaborations / Madrid / Other
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published April 28, 2017 · Last modified January 18, 2024
When you imagine a visit to Madrid, you may picture yourself strolling through its cobblestone lanes, sipping wine over a plate of tapas, studying the masterpieces of Dalí and Goya, or admiring the city’s stately architecture. If...
by Kirstie Jeffries · Published April 11, 2017 · Last modified September 15, 2022
Belize and Guatemala, two absolute gems in Central America. I’ll admit I had never given much thought to them before planning my Latin America itinerary this year. However, two weeks of traveling the region made...
