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Why I’m Giving Up the Digital Nomad Life: And What Comes Next

December 20, 2024February 3, 2023 by Kathleen O'Donnell
a digital nomad life view of a laptop

I’m settling into a home base in Athens and giving up digital nomad life – here’s why I made that choice after 3.5 years.

Categories Digital Nomad Life, Greece, Reflections Tags digital nomad, Greece 2 Comments

What I Learned by Traveling the World Alone

March 2, 2023October 20, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler in Mostar Bosnia

A whole year as a solo female traveler – what I learned, what I loved, what I wrote about in my blog along the way.

Categories Reflections Tags backpacking, long term travel, solo female travel Leave a comment

The Long Pause: Finishing a Year of Traveling Alone

March 13, 2025October 9, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Greece beach in Crete with clouds at sunset

An ending, a Boston summer, and yet another new beginning as I move to Athens, Greece and become a digital nomad.

Categories Reflections Tags digital nomad, Greece, solo female travel 7 Comments

Take a Walk: How to Sort Out Your Life On Foot on Hadrian’s Wall

February 24, 2023July 16, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler along Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England

I spent 7.5 days walking across Britain: 84 miles from coast to coast along the ancient Roman emperor Hadrian’s Wall, sorting out my life and future.

Categories Reflections, Europe, United Kingdom Tags ancient history, backpacking, England, solo female travel 2 Comments

Dreaming of a Wardrobe of Joy Instead of Travel Outfits

February 24, 2023June 24, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Solo female traveler in the White Temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand

Sometimes traveling alone as a woman in Europe involves a lot of window-shopping: picking out the outfits I’d wear in the glamorous lives I invent for myself in Greece, Venice, and Ireland.

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The Art of Sitting Still: Slow Travel and Travel Burnout

February 24, 2023February 25, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
Sunset in Luang Prabang Laos

Traveling long-term is often a dream – but dreaming requires naps. After months on the go and on the road as a woman alone, I’m taking some time to beat travel burnout and rest.

Categories Reflections Tags meditation, Southeast Asia, Thailand, yoga 2 Comments

Bonfire of my Vanities: Beauty Habits and Backpacking

March 2, 2023February 11, 2019 by Kathleen O'Donnell
solo female traveler at Pha That Luang in Vientiane, Laos

Traveling the world solo with a small backpack is an adventure – but not a glamorous one. How I’ve adjusted my beauty routine and my wardrobe.

Categories Reflections Tags backpacking, beauty, Laos, minimalism, Southeast Asia Leave a comment

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