At the beginning of this year when I relocated from Sydney to Melbourne, I was provided with free accommodation for a month in a self-serviced apartment. I had decluttered almost all my belongings and everything I owed consisted on a couple of large suitcases of clothes and some basic furniture which was being shipped…
Tag: Travel
Five Minimalist Lessons I Learned from Having Bad Wifi on a Tropical Island
Two weeks and 50+ hours of flying, waiting in airports and being planted on a brick hard seat in a crammed shuttle bus that would make a sardine tin look spacious has taught me a thing or two about living simply. On my most recent holiday – a tropical island getaway to Palawan, Philippines – I re-gained a…
How to Turn Every Long-Haul Flight into a Low-Cost Spa Opportunity
One of my pet peeves is arriving at your destination after a long-haul flight and looking and smelling like a banshee. No-one wants to arrive at their refreshing holiday get-away feeling like they want to get away from their own lack of shower and airplane breath. How is it that some people arrive at…
How to Travel for 12 Days with 7kg Carry-on: Philippines Tropical Island Adventure
Tomorrow, the 15 hour journey from Sydney to Tropical Island begins! Mr. Piggybanks and I are heading to the Philippines for a 12 day tropical island adventure: all 15 hours of flight time, 3 flight legs, 1 carry-on and 1 handbag worth of adventures. This marks my 9th city travelling with only a carry-on…
