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Well, there has been a LOT going on in my travel planning brain recently! In this video, I give you an update of what I’ve been up to in my life at the moment and where I’ve been traveling as well as where I’m going next and how my brain has gone about the planning process!
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31 Comments
My boyfriend from the other room at the beginning of the video, βSHEβS STILL GONNA GO TO ECUADORβ ππ
I've been researching backpacking Peru for several months then got cold feet and put it on the backburner. Recently got my first Osprey bag and when I was looking at another bag on the site it featured a Peru travel book in the promo picture and now I'm watching your video about traveling to Peru. Might be time to revisit π
Looking forward to Pakistan videos. When are these coming?
Yayy loveeeed watching this and SO excited because I will be in Peru at the same time as you this year!
Absolutely wonderful to listen to you and your dreams! You remind me of myself when I was your age as far as traveling – the only difference, is you're actually doing it! I bought the house instead π So, since I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, I think I"m going traveling π
These are my favourite type of videos of yours!
Ahahahah I love how messy your process of choosing a destination is. Reminds me so much of how I end up with backpacking plans. Xx
Just throwing it out there but Peru hop is a really interesting option for travel around Peru. I have heard great things and honestly that would be my plan going to Peru.
Hello…good night, nice to see your video…greetings from Indonesia.
Enjoy your travels.. I hope someday you can remake new adventures again in Colombia. It has inspired me to travel as well. Awesome work!!
I love your videos I've been watching you since I was 12 and now I'm 15 you've inspired me to backpack and now I have a whole plan for the future. I'm so grateful for you for showing me this backpacking world, now im looking for jobs to earn money to backpack when im 18
If you want to improve your Spanish before you leave; Learn Spanish via YT and Netflix. That will also work better than apps. So best is ofc together. But my best tip; chat with someone who is Spanish and use WhatsApp; so you can use voice memos! Then you need to speak Spanish, instead of writing. And you will become more fluent. It is proven. Only a real person can teach you that. π
hey @christianne, great video! Excited to see your Peru trip! I've been trying to get a hold of your customer service for Solo items i bought weeks ago, but to no reply. Where is the best way to contact you?
This is one of my favorite videos youβve ever put out! Love how your brain worksπ
I love how you explain your thoughts as they happened! I plan my travels in a very similar too haha. I loved this catch up video π
omg im going to peru in october, i really really hope we cross paths, you've been my biggest inspiration to travel as much as i have and plan to
Loved to hear how you organise your travel, and hear the excitement in your voice, it's contagious
Oooh so excited youβre going to Ecuador and Peru because I have a trip booked to both countries in January and February! Canβt wait to see what you get up to ππ₯³
so excited
Omg Iβm starting my gap year in Peru and going to Ecuador in November!! This is perfect timing :))
Good idea. I wouldnβt invest in anything in UK at the mo π¬ love the blogs π
If you have the money, buy a flat and rent it. It will pay itself off and give you extra travel money.
I watched this movie a few weeks ago, and it filled me with the same wanderlust butterflies, the next day I bought a ticket to Sri Lanka. Iβm going in 3 weeksπ€π»
Iβm arriving Lima tomorrow (28th) then working down to La Paz, (currently in Guayaquil). Happy travels.π
Girl you are my idol ππΌπ so happy you are crushing it and excited for your retreat!
You are literally living all of my biggest dreams! While i have probably done more travelling than the average person, I admire you so much for actually just going when there's somewhere you want to go! obviously you're at the advantage where you can just go because this is your actual job (which i still can't even wrap my head around cos it seems to good to be true), I know you have made this happen for yourself. You have inspired me to just bite the bullet and book places i want to go, unfortunately, very recently, my dreams have been shattered a little since I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. And i am now restricted by access to my daily and weekly medication and treatments, which has completely devastated me… i haven't yet figured out a way I can back pack with my condition, but i am determined to give it a go one day soon! if you or anyone in the comments has any advice for me, I would appreciate this endlessly, because I'm not ready to let my chronic illness (at age 22) destroy my dreams yet
Canβt wait for the South American vlog series π€©
we should chat! I'm planning a south/central america trip coming up here, backpacking of course
You are an inspiration!
Where did you get your wonderful travel scratch map?
yay Peru! it's a great country, we loved it! π Don't forget to buy Coca leaves and sorojchi pills for the altitude!