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  • Destinations
    • Africa
      • Morocco
    • Asia
      • Kyrgyzstan
      • Nepal
      • The Philippines
    • Europe
      • Albania
      • Croatia
      • Estonia
      • Italy
      • Portugal
      • Slovenia
      • Spain
        • Seville
        • Valencia
      • Turkiye
    • North America
      • El Salvador
        • Santa Ana
      • Guatemala
        • Antigua Guatemala
        • Lake Atitlan
      • Mexico
        • Mérida
        • Mexico City
        • Oaxaca
        • San Cristobal
    • South America
      • Colombia
        • Bogotá
        • Bucaramanga
        • Medellin
      • Ecuador
        • Baños
        • Cuenca
        • Galápagos Islands
        • Olón
  • Blog
    • Diary
    • Opinions
    • Reviews
    • Advice
    • News

Diary

38 posts

Former island-dweller now intrepid explorer, documenting the experiences of completely turning my life upside down, with a refreshingly honest, and often melodramatic, take.

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My Nomad Diary: Week 29

  • James
  • 28 April 2025
From Rock Bottom to Restored Dreams: The Week Everything Started to Click Starting a fresh week in Oaxaca and I’m so glad to be starting a routine again, I’ve got…
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  • 5 min
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My Nomad Diary: Weeks 27 and 28

  • James
  • 21 April 2025
Big City Life and the Week I Realised That I’m Just a Small Town Gal Combining the next two weeks purely because I fell out of the habit of keeping…
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My Nomad Diary: Week 26

  • James
  • 9 April 2025
Week 26: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Places, Why I’m Glad I Didn’t Wait Until Retirement to Travel the World Happy Monday and it’s week two in the Galápagos Islands… random…
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Swimming with turtles, Galapagos
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My Nomad Diary: Week 25

  • James
  • 31 March 2025
Week 25: Laptops and Lava Tunnels, Week 1 in the Galápagos Islands Welcome to another week and for the next two weeks we are going to be in the Galápagos…
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Cycling to El Chato Giant Tortoise Reserve
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My Nomad Diary: Week 24

  • James
  • 25 March 2025
Week 24: Solo But Never Alone: Six Months On and I’m Finally Home (Maybe) Favourite spots this week: Happy Monday! It’s week two in Cuenca and I don’t want to…
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Rio Tomebamba
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My Nomad Diary: Week 23

  • James
  • 17 March 2025
Week 23: The week everything changed: Settling In, Finding Home, and Taking the Next Step Favourite places this week: Happy Monday! First working day of the week and it’s time…
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My Nomad Diary: Week 22

  • James
  • 9 March 2025
Week 22: Goodbye Colombia, Hello Ecuador: A Week of Hikes, Cities and Holding on for Dear Life in a Jeep Favourite places from this week: It’s Monday, a new week…
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My Nomad Diary: Week 21

  • James
  • 4 March 2025
My Nomad Diary, Week 21: Moments from the week: Finished the new blog (you’re on it now!) Finding another candidate city for living Visiting a working coffee farm I could…
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My Nomad Diary: Week 20

  • James
  • 1 March 2025
My Nomad Diary, Week 20: Moments from the week: Getting my own personal space again Redesigning my blog (you’re looking at it!) My favourite places this week: Another Monday in…
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My Nomad Diary: Week 19

  • James
  • 17 February 2025
My Nomad Diary, Week 19: Moments from the week: Booking a trip to the Galapagos Islands 🐢🐧 Having the next four months planned out My favourite places this week: Another…
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