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A Women’s Packing List For Backpacking Southeast Asia

A Women’s Packing List For Backpacking Southeast Asia

Asia is getting more and more popular for women looking to travel in a group or solo. The best thing about traveling through Southeast Asia is that everything is so cheap! I wanted to create this women’s packing list for Southeast Asia, because I too had such a hard time fitting everything into a…
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How To Book Kickass Weekend Trips

How To Book Kickass Weekend Trips

One of the major things I’ve learned from studying abroad and living abroad was how to book kickass weekend trips. I went on trips inside and outside of Italy almost every weekend, all while staying on a budget and making some of my favorite abroad memories. I decided I wanted to create a list…
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How to Afford Traveling the World | Budget Travel Tips

How to Afford Traveling the World | Budget Travel Tips

HOW TO AFFORD TRAVELING THE WORLD A lot of people think traveling the world has to be this expensive, luxurious, extravagant adventure. But it doesn’t have to be. To be honest, some of my favorite traveling stories was when I budget traveled throughout Europe for a month and a half out of a backpack.…
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Traveling Paris, France on a Budget

Traveling Paris, France on a Budget

A guide to traveling Paris on a budget Just because Paris is one of the most expensive cities in Europe doesn’t make traveling Paris on a budget impossible. I spent four nights and five days traveling Paris on a budget and found that it gave me enough time to be immersed in Parisian culture!…
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Best Places to Visit in Cebu, Philippines

Best Places to Visit in Cebu, Philippines

3 Places You Must Visit when in Cebu, Philippines Cool things to do in Cebu, Philippines. Cebu is an island in the Philippines known for its beautiful white sand beaches and crystal blue water. Being Cebuano myself carries its advantages, but from an unbiased perspective (ok maybe a little bit bias), Cebu has such…
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A Backpacker’s Guide to Rome

A Backpacker’s Guide to Rome

The ultimate guide to backpacking Rome I spent five nights in the city when backpacking Rome and even then I wasn’t able to do everything on my list. I’d recommend 3 days in Rome at the very least, but 4-7 days gives you more time to cover the majority of the city and dig…
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7 Ways I Efficiently Backpacked Europe on a College Budget

7 Ways I Efficiently Backpacked Europe on a College Budget

How I saved big time while Backpacking europe, kept track of my finances, and found cheap, frugal finds on a student budget. Recently I just got finished backpacking Europe for a month. I traveled from Paris to Rome to Santorini to Barcelona to Madrid and finished in Dublin on a student travel budget. During…
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Hey there, I'm Angelique!

I'm a Filipina-American, Chicago native living abroad and running my online design agency from Chiang Mai, Thailand. Over a decade of traveling in, and yes, I still pinch myself. With family split between the US, UK, and SE Asia, travel has always been part of my story. This blog is where I share the honest side of living and traveling abroad, the places I explore, my best study abroad tips from personal experience,  and the little hacks that make this life actually work. Glad you're here, friend!

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