A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
Month Ninety-Two was spent on the road between four different countries but mostly in one of my favorite countries in the world: Thailand! I spent the first day of the month in Auckland running some last-minute errands then I flew to Sydney for a week of beach time and catching up with friends. From Sydney, […] Read more…
The 23rd June 2022 marked a significant milestone for me: Seven years living a nomadic life. Traveling through over 25 countries, not paying rent anywhere, and never in one place for more than a couple of months at most – being nomadic is an exciting life of true freedom. Although it isn’t always easy, it […] Read more…
Month Ninety-One was all about road-tripping around New Zealand and I am amazed at how much I saw and did during my three weeks on the road. I started the month with a hike up Mauao in Mount Maunganui and running some errands before driving to Waihi Beach for five nights of Christmas celebrations with […] Read more…
Camping is a fun way to enjoy the great outdoors while helping improve your overall mental and physical health. Surprisingly, the camping industry has experienced significant growth in recent years. According to statistics, there were five times as many first-time campers in 2020 as there were in 2019. Unfortunately, as more people try camping as […] Read more…
2022 definitely felt like a very different year than 2020 and 2021. Travel started out slowly and we were still quite restricted with where we could travel to, but by summer it was almost like the craziness of the past couple of years had never happened. I managed to travel A LOT this year and […] Read more…
Month Ninety was a pretty chilled month with very little travel, which combined with the near-constant rain and missing my husband, made for not the best month for me. But it was a great month in that I got to see friends and family a lot, and I had some fun adventures when the sun […] Read more…
After a couple of years of not being able to travel much due to the virus, 2022 was a much better year for travel and I’m pretty happy with the travel adventures I had this year. In 2022 I traveled to seven countries and twelve U.S. states, exploring Colombia for the second time over nearly […] Read more…
Month Eighty-Nine was a pretty chilled month spent between Colorado, New Mexico, and New Zealand, and was mostly about relaxing and catching up with friends and family after a summer working away in Washington. I started the month still housesitting in Denver for a little over a week and we used this time to relax, […] Read more…
Check out this simple slow travel guide to help get you started on your slow travel journey… Are you already thinking about your 2023 holiday plans? Before you book anything, consider whether slow travel could be the way to go. It’s the latest travel trend; one that’s rapidly growing in popularity. And it may just […] Read more…
Month Eighty-Eight was a pretty great one. I spent half the month traveling and the other half between the Gorge and Denver. I started the month working Jack Johnson at the Gorge which was my favorite show of the year, and then in the four days between Jack Johnson and the last event of the […] Read more…