by Lizzie | 8th March 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s a lot of people’s dream, right? To travel the world, explore new places, meet new people, and get paid to do so. Sure, it’s not for everyone, but if it’s something you’re aspiring towards then hopefully this selection of do-able and definitely-not-out-of-reach...
by Lizzie | 1st March 2015 | Uncategorized
This post is part of the ‘quit your job to travel’ series which walks you through the steps you’ll need to take to make this life-changing decision. As I mentioned before, quitting your job to travel may not be for you – it’s certainly not for everyone – but if it is...
by Lizzie | 24th February 2015 | Writing
It’s the stereotypical image of a writer isn’t it – setting up fort in a coffee shop and hunkering down for the day, laptop on hand, notebook nearby, and a steaming cup of joe on the hour every hour. Amirite? I personally love stumbling across quirky cafes whilst I’m...
by Lizzie | 17th February 2015 | Uncategorized
So, I’ve been in Spain for five months now and I’m still at an embarrassingly low level of Spanish. But it’s not just the language that I’ve been getting to grips with. Moving to a new country also means getting used to a new culture, a new lifestyle, and ultimately...
by Lizzie | 15th February 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve lost count of the amount of travel blogs out there urging anyone and everyone to quit their jobs and up sticks to far-flung places around the world. All well and good, but there’s the tiny, insignificant fact that not everyone is the same. Yes, some people spend...
by Lizzie | 10th February 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s Valentine’s Day this weekend so I thought I’d touch on a little lurrrve. Not your usual lurrrve in terms of relationships and stuff, but more about how you can love what you do. Whilst working my 9-5 job I was convinced that going freelance...
by Lizzie | 5th February 2015 | Writing
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by Lizzie | 3rd February 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve been living in Spain for a few months now and I still have to pinch myself every morning – this is not a dream, this is reality! For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to spend some time living abroad, immersing myself in new cultures and having somewhere else...
by Lizzie | 29th January 2015 | Writing
I was going to show you guys my apartment today, but it’s too messy and I can’t (be bothered to) get it to a level of presentable that I’d feel comfortable sharing with you. I took the photos and everything. Then I looked at them, scrunched up my nose, and thought...
by Lizzie | 22nd January 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s been a little over four months since I quit my job, went freelance and came over to Spain and, as it’s a new year, I thought I’d update you guys on how it’s going. You can read about my progress after one month here. This isn’t a post about “How You Can Become a...
by Lizzie | 20th January 2015 | Writing
It’s been one of those weeks where nothing seems to inspire me. I’ve had a few dud clients causing havoc with my stress and schedule, but I guess that’s one of the things you have to deal with as a freelancer! (As a sidenote, I’m working on a...
by Lizzie | 8th January 2015 | Writing
Ah the start of a new year, bringing fresh bursts of energy and the hopeful glimmer of broadened horizons and optimistic lists. From November onwards I find myself putting things off until ‘the new year’. Oh, you know, ‘I’ll come to that in the New Year,’ etc etc....