Stories from a bumbling, mid-life solo traveler
Teaching and living abroad was a lot of fun adventures and new experiences one or two days a week. It was also exhausting days of teaching, cultural differences, long commutes, frustrating bureaucracy, plus huge waves of overwhelm and loneliness. This post is about the challenges of moving abroad.
Hiking in the highlands of Sapa, Vietnam. A beautiful day full of valley views, rice fields, lessons and laughter, plus some unexpected water buffalo.
Sapa Valley, Vietnam. I visited Fansipan, the highest point in Indochina. A day full of surprises and lessons in gratitude and unexpected views.
Life in Hong Kong last month; learning to finally go with the flow at work, making a friend, an unplanned island day trip and enjoying my solitude.
Africa / Everywhere / Guatemala / Road Tripping / South America
by Pamela · Published October 14, 2024
It’s been a year since I published my first blog post. Since then I have travelled through 3 countries in South America, made a quick trip to Greece, spent some time in Canada and moved to Hong Kong for a year. I have also looked back and reflected on my time in Kenya and doing to Camino de Santiago. To everyone who has subscribed to my little blog, thank you. I will continue to share my journey.
Life in Hong Kong means learning to go with the flow but also the joy discovering there are so many free things to do. Festivals and beach days and monasteries and teaching struggles are all part of my new life here in Hong Kong.
My Camino will forever be one of my most cherished memories. These are some of the more beautiful moments from that long walk in Spain.
My Camino de Santiago – some days were filled with challenges and lessons and blisters. It is like life – good and bad, joyful and tough. These were some of my “bads”
Visiting Machu Picchu was something I have dreamed about for a long time. It was absolutely wonderful. Some of the realities were not what I expected. And some of the surprises exceeded my expectations. Travel is like that sometimes… unexpected and wonderful.
Guatemala and Volcan de Acatenango – climbed my first volcano and learned some lessons along the way and had the most unbelievable night and saw the most beautiful sunrise.
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