If you want to see every post I’ve written, starting with the most recent, this is the place to start!
I’ve been traveling the globe solo, and many of my posts share thoughts and resources specifically for other solo travelers. If you’re a fellow solo traveler, or you’re thinking about solo travel, this is a collection you will find of interest.
If you’re looking to read blog posts about specific destinations, click the country of your interest below to go to it’s blog page and get country-specific reviews and thoughts.
Sometimes I write posts where I give insider information on certain cities I’ve visited, which may be more along the lines of places to go, how to save money, etc. If that’s your main interest, check out this compilation of posts.
In 2020, I was traveling in New Zealand as the coronavirus pandemic brewed, and, got stuck there. If you want to read about what this time was like and traveling during this time, check out this page.
At the heart of international travel is learning about the many different cultures and ways of being around the world. The posts compiled on this page speak, specifically, about the cultural observations I’ve had.
Many of my blog posts are about things I’ve discovered about myself or about being, while I’ve traveled. If you’d like to focus on posts that only have self-discovery themes, click the button below.
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Hello! I’m Heather, and I love discovering the world. I decided it was time to live my life, rather than wait it away for retirement.
Do you have one of those magical travel experiences that made you crave more of it? I so relate!
At age 16, I lived with a host family in France who opened up the world for me. It was my introduction to speaking a foreign language and immersing in a foreign culture, and it fueled my passion for travel ever since.
Fast forward a couple of decades, and I found myself frustrated, burnt out and questioning my life. In 2018, I thought I was taking a 6-month break from the rat race to travel. Oops, I’m still at it. Instead of sitting in a chair at a desk all day, I can enjoy a cup of coffee in a cafe with a view of the Eiffel Tower, or a glass of Malbec in a bodega in Mendoza. Learning parts of a new language as I travel is a treat, and the best experience is making new friends around the world! (I also love taking photos of cows around the world, but that’s another story, lol!)
Nowadays, I love helping other people with a dream of traveling full-time (or part-time) to create their perfect path to make it happen!
Along the journey, I became a TEDx Speaker and Bestselling Author. I’ve even been featured in The New York Times, and written for The New Zealand Herald.
Here’s a little more about who I serve and what I do:
- Empower frustrated professionals over 40 with the confidence and knowledge to get started with, afford, and sustain full-time travel
- Show solo travelers how to travel the world with confidence, based on my own solo travel to 41 countries
- Provide a path to the money, mindset, and mastery necessary to transform or recalibrate your current life with the travel lifestyle, via personal and group coaching services and self-study courses, as a Certified Professional Coach
- Help current full-time travelers at a life crossroads or lifestyle wall to find their way to through the challenge and into their best future
- Inspire individuals and organizations through speaking about the lessons full-time travel offers in all walks of life.
heather’s story
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
I really did try to live a normal life! I got good grades in high school and graduated from a decent college, and jumped into corporate. I got married, got an apartment, filled it with lots of stuff….and still I wasn’t happy.
I tried classes, therapy, vacations, and expensive nights out. None of it helped. After getting divorced, I realized there has to be more to life than waiting until retirement to enjoy it. I recalled that summer in France (and often visited my host family on vacation) and realized the thing that lights me up the most in life, is traveling and meeting wonderful people around the world.
It took me years of planning, and years more to have the courage, and a health scare to push me over the edge, but I finally ditched my desk in 2018 and have been traveling ever since. I hope to inspire more people to stop asking ‘what if?’ and to start living their dreams.
It’s Not Just For Millenials
If you’re tired of feeling like you’re too old to live your life without runining it, I’m your advocate! I specifically inspire people who, like me, are over 40, have too many years to retirement to spend them unhappily, but need to feel they have a smart and safe plan to do what they want.
You Don’t Need to Be Wealthy
Traveling the world full time doesn’t require tons of wealth. In fact, it may be less expensive than the fixed life you’re living now! I can help you figure out what you really need, and what you don’t, to turn your dream into a reality.
You Don’t Need to Be Retired
Living a fulfilling life isn’t just for retired people. In fact, pursuing what you love well before retirement allows you to reboot yourself and your career better than any job change can! Remember, there’s no guarantee you will reach retirement or have all the money you’re saving.
What’s Heather Begins About?
What started out as a travel blog has become a source of information and inspiration. You can follow my journeys, get information on the places I’ve been to plan your own trips, or get inspired to leave frustration behind and follow your passion to a sense of fulfillment.
In my experience, you don’t have to be rich to quit your job to pursue your passion, but you do need to know what to expect, plan ahead, and trust yourself.
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