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The Best of 2016

December 25, 2016 || 4 Comments

In my mind, 2016 is kind of broken into three completely separate parts. From January to April I was at university for the last semester, working at a cafe and hanging out with friends constantly. In May and June I went on an incredible whirlwind trip to eleven countries. In July I moved to Toronto […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia, Austria, Canada, Europe, Hong Kong, Iceland, Japan, Netherlands, North America, Norway, Romania, Scotland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA

Falling in Love with Edinburgh

August 31, 2016 || 3 Comments

I always wonder if I fall in love with certain destinations because they come early in a trip, when I’m fresh and excited, and then feel ‘meh’ about some places I hit on the end of an exhausting journey. But even if the fact that I arrived in Glasgow straight off an international flight from […]

Filed Under: Europe, Scotland, United Kingdom

A Guide to Hiking Ben Vrackie in Pitlochry, Scotland

August 2, 2016 || 3 Comments

What better way to start a trip than by climbing a mountain? The first stop on my Summer 2016 adventure was in Scotland – I landed in Glasgow and took the train straight to Pitlochry, a town I had chosen basically on the premise that there was a mountain I could climb. I didn’t have […]

Filed Under: Europe, Scotland, United Kingdom

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I started travelling solo in university, and at 24 I've been to six continents and 57 countries.

Now I'm managing a travel agency and constantly planning my next trips.

I'm Bethany - come follow my misadventures around the world!

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April 2020 Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand
June 2020 Peru
November 2020 Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay

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