For as long as I can remember, it has been my biggest aspiration to travel the world. I have spent years dreaming of what it would look like to wake up in a new place every day and experience a range of cultures, countries and climates. I have created Backpacking Junkie to share the best advice and my personal journey across the world!
Follow my journey as I quit my 9 - 5 admin job and trade it for full-time travel life for the foreseeable future!
Hiya, I’m Emily.
Believe it or not, I didn’t grow up travelling overseas. My family would always take me on holidays within the UK as my mum spent most of her life afraid of flying! Luckily, this did not stop me and eventually we convinced my mum to get on this small plane to an island off the coast of Cornwall. Fast forward a good few years, I had finally convinced my family to book a holiday to Thailand! We had been on a few holidays to Greece but I always had dreamt of experiencing a complete different culture/part of the world. This is where my love and passion for travel really began…
I fell in love with Thailand, the beautiful sunsets, pristine beaches with bath temperature water, the culture shock was undeniable but this drew me in even more. How could somewhere soo far away and different from my ‘home’ provide the most happiness and comfort to my soul?
My goal is to experience as much of what this planet and life has to offer. Travelling the world teaches you soo much and expands you as an individual; you are put in a position where you connect with people who you would never have met in ordinary life. I encourage each and every one of you to leave your home town and explore this planet, whether that is for a month, half a year or indefinitely like myself. You will grow as an individual in soo many ways, I believe travel is something really that can benefit you in such a unique way.
I am here to provide you with the best tips and share my stories as I pursue my passion for travel, starting in South East Asia in 2024.
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