Lexi is your ultimate wanderlust enthusiast. With an incurable case of curiosity. Whether it's surfing in Mexico, hiking the Himalayas, zip lining through Peru, motorcycling around India, karaoke-ing in Vietnam, sipping 'cawfee' in New York City, trekking the Kokoda trail, navel gazing in Fiji, learning to 'tuk-tuk' in Thailand, eating jamon in Spain, skiing in New Zealand, Tubing in Laos, seeking Mayan advice in Guatemala, cooking in Malaysia, Sea lion swimming in Ecuador, cycling in Cambodia, sipping tea in London, salsa dancing in Havana, learning Spanish in Colombia, Volcano boarding in Nicaragua, snorkeling in Costa Rica or just kicking back here in little old Bronte Beach, Sydney I'm always intrigued.
Tropical island on The Emerald Coast? Sure, we could handle that! It was the perfect paradise after spending a week in the bustling, albeit grimy streets of the city – more on that soon! … More A vida lenta: Taking it easy on Ilha Grande, Brazil
After a month in the windy north of Brazil, a week of which was spent in Jericoacoara we were aiming to travel as ethically as possible through the region. Read on to find out how we went about that! … More Learn how we travelled responsibly in Northern Brazil
A string of bad luck, poor timing and late decision making resulted in a pretty turbulent few weeks for us in Northern Brazil. These past two weeks saw us leaving Taiba and heading north still, all the way to Jericoacoara (Jeri). … More From larceny to love in Jericoacoara, Brazil
Greetings from North-East Brazil! After two weeks at a local surf retreat, I wondered how many retreats out there offer ethical experiences, given there are so many on offer. Here are my tips on how to choose an ethical retreat abroad. … More How to choose an ethical retreat – Green Series Part 10
I have a HUGE confession! We accidentally flew business class to Sao Paulo from South Africa. I’m sure you’re wondering how the flip that’s even possible. So let me try to explain… … More We accidentally flew business class to São Paulo
Welcome to Part Two of our drive along the Garden Route in South Africa! We were driving west to east with plans to pet sit for a month – but more on that later… Part Two includes Plettenberg and Jeffrey’s Bay!! … More The Garden Route, South Africa Part Two
We’ve been travelling abroad for six months now and learned an plethora of information about the different cultures, cuisines, histories and arts (to say the least). But what we really didn’t expect to learn was how it would actually look for us along the way. … More Things people don’t tell you about long term travel.
If you’re travelling to Cape Town in South Africa, I can guarantee you’ll also be visiting at least one of the many places along the Garden Route during your stay. We spent over a month making our way across! … More The Garden Route, South Africa Part One
Deciding to travel for a year came with a range of budgeting concerns. How would we last a whole year? What type of sacrifices would we have to make in order to travel comfortably for twelve months? For us, the one thing we’d been looking forward to testing out was staying in one place. Thankfully we found a way to do that without costing us a cent in accommodation! … More How to live for free (for a month!)
After drinking far too much wine in the western cape, it was time for us to spread our wings and travel east. We were obviously keen to see the Big Five in the wild, but as our plans started to shrink (we were originally going to try and squeeze in Botswana/Namibia as well as South Africa) we knew there was far too much to experience in the west and south cape to see the real deal. … More Where to safari near Cape Town
