My experience and knowledge of Aotearoa New Zealand is vast, after all, it is my home. I love to share and inspire others with travel experiences and knowledge of my homeland.
Kia ora! I am Karllie, and I love to share my passion for budget solo travel and adventures. A few years ago I left a long career in teaching, sold my home and haven't looked back...
Join this Facebook group is for those who are inspired to explore Aotearoa New Zealand solo. This is a great place to ask questions and share your adventures, advice and tips.
My Experience of Great Barrier Island I am lucky to call Aotearoa New Zealand my home and I love nothing more than exploring my own back yard. There is one place, in particular, that has found a special place in my heart and that is Great Barrier Island which I prefer to refer to as…
Solo travel has become my preferred way to travel for so many reasons. I understand it is not for everyone but if you love to travel then you really should try it at least once. What you can learn from a solo travel experience can be transferred into to many other areas of your life. I have…
A Sydney New Year has to be one of the best in the world. I was lucky enough to see in 2018 there along with more than one and a half million other people. Despite having visited this city many times over the years this was a first for me. I didn’t really know what…
Croatia to Australia and everything in between In 2017 I visited ten countries starting in Europe and ending in Australia. I set foot in seven USA states, and ticked off two countries that have been on my ‘to do’ list for as long as I can remember. This is my year from Croatia to Australia…
I write this on Christmas Eve from Sydney, Australia. It is going to be another scorcher today with temperatures getting into the mid-thirties. This is quite a contrast to where I was this time last year spending Christmas in Croatia. It was below zero! Zagreb is the capital city of Croatia and has been given…
So I decided to take a trip to Budapest just before Christmas. This meant being in Hungary for winter solstice it turned out to be the best adventure ever! It was the first time that I had experienced a frozen white forest. Now, this was not your typical forest covered in snow, there wasn’t really…
