About

Kia ora, I’m San!
I think the travel bug was passed down to me from my grandad, so perhaps you could say my urge for travelling is in my DNA. To see the world, I’m not joining the navy, like my grandad did. Instead, I work hard in my awesome, full-time job, and save up for adventures in the mean time. My blog is a way to feed this insatiable travel bug, whilst being in between travels. I gravitate towards Scandinavian countries and countries like New Zealand and Canada. I love nature, photography, and being outdoors, so that’s what I blog about. If this is up your alley, come and say hi, and follow me on my journey!

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44 thoughts on “About”

    1. Hi!! Thank you so much for your kind words and for nominating me! I’ll definetly dive into the questions and pass the award along. Again, thank you! 🙂

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  2. Hi San, nice to meet you. I’ve loved reading your posts about Australia, being an Aussie, though I’ve lived in Canada for many years. I also love NZ – We’re going there early next year.
    Thanks so much for following our blog. I hope you enjoy the stories of our journey, both inner and outer.
    Cheers, Alison
    PS Those bad things you say about staying in hostels (meaning shared rooms) – that’s why we don’t do it 🙂 But then we miss out on the good things 😦

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    1. Hi Alison. Thanks for leaving a message! So glad you liked my posts about Australia. So much to explore in not only Australia, but also New Zealand and Canada! 🙂
      I’m sure I’ll enjoy your stories!
      Most hostels are actually okay. Especially in NZ, the standard of hostels is very high. The bad things all happened in big, impersonal backpacker factories in big cities like Sydney and Melbourne. The smaller places have pretty much all been lovely, so that’s where I prefer to stay at! 😉 I suppose I’m spoilt now 😛

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    1. You’re welcome! I found your blog through another blog and really enjoyed it! Iceland has been on my wishlist for ages and your blog is smack full of info! Thanks for the follow! 🙂

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      1. I hope you will get the chance to visit Iceland. But be careful, once you visit this wonderful country you will want to go back again and again, to explore more. It’s such a beautiful land, very different from other. So peaceful (so far), you can experience the raw nature and it’s very soothing. Unfortunately, more and more tourists are going there and I hope they will manage them in order to avoid some ecological disasters… the vegetation is very sensitive over there, and I’m not sure it’s made for mass tourism.

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        1. Me too! I just have to go there at some point in my life, and sooner rather than later. 🙂 I hope the masses stay away too. I would love to see things peaceful and in its grandeur.

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          1. The tourism in Iceland is growing exponentially. I was talking to some locals last summer, and they say that the numbers of tourist last year was more than twice the size of the population. and the government doesn’t do anything about it. Some sites are not meant to welcomes that many people. .

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            1. Wow, that is insane! Hope the country doesn’t get overrun so that there’s still immense beauty to explore in a responsible way.

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  5. Hi San,

    My name is Susan Xu and I am the content manager and chief writer at Clapway, a New York based multi-platform company that houses an extensive collection of articles, videos, and marketplace services with a focus on adventure and travel. I came across your travel blog and really enjoyed your posts. Would you potentially be interested in writing for Clapway as a contributor? If so, please email me back at content [at] clapway [dot] com. We would love to feature your work.

    Best,

    Susan Xu
    Content Manager at Clapway
    195 Plymouth St #6/17
    Brooklyn, NY 11201
    sx@clapway.com

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  7. Hello San, I’ve come here via Rachel of The Long Way Home. I can understand why you’ve fallen in love with New Zealand. It is beautiful. We’ve been once and I hope we go again soon. I’m looking forward to reading more of your travels.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words! New Zealand is pretty amazing, right? Excited to reading more of your adventures as well!

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  9. I’ve also lost my heart to New Zealand! And I somehow always find New Zealand related blogs through the Daily Post Photo Challenge! I wrote one about New Zealand for My Place in the World :).

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    1. Thank you so much! I love blogging, and sharing photos and stories about my travels (and of course NZ). Hope to tick a country off my bucket list this summer, hehe. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

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    1. Geiranger is pretty stunning, eh?! I’m Dutch, but absolutely love Scandinavia! This was my first time in Norway but already know I want to come back!

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      1. Geiranger and the fjords of the West Coast of Norway are nothing short of mind blowing. I have been often asked to visit some friends of mine in the US but when I choose my holiday destination, how can anyone ever go past Norway? It is so unique. Did you travel independently? Did you visit Trondheim ? It is another of my favourite cities.

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        1. It certainly is mindblowing! I’m sure the US have amazing areas as well. I’d love to visit Oregon and Washington State, for example.
          I spent a few days in Oslo by myself, then spent over a week with my Norwegian friend who lives on the west coast, and then indeed I spent a few days solo in Trondheim.

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            1. I haven’t been to Nidaros. I arrived on a Saturday afternoon and on the Sunday, pretty much everything was closed. I have heaps of posts about my Norwegian adventures on my blog if you’re interested 😉

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  12. Comfortable Shoes! Definitely a good choice for our Best Buy challenge. Lovely to meet you and thank you for linking to our Weekly Prompts photo challenge. 🙂

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  14. Very nice to meet you San.. thanks for introducing me to your wonderful world of wanderlust and travels. Enjoy every moment of it and I am following now your adventures.
    Greetings from Bavaria./Justbluedutch

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  15. Hi San, Thanks for hosting the Which Way Challenge. I have always loved that challenge since Cee started doing it. It disappeared for a while, and I’m so glad it’s back. I’d love to do an interview with you on Always Write for my Challenge Host Series, if you are ever interested I have a page of all the interviews I’ve done you can check out. I also wanted to let you know that when I click on your link that comes up when you comment on my post, it is no longer active. This is the link that comes up. travelsan.wordpress.com

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    1. You’re welcome! I agree it’s a great challenge that Cee’s started. I’m now the third host, so it’s been around for a while! It would be fun to join for one of those interviews. How does that work? Feel free to send me a message through my contact form to talk about it further 😉
      You know, it’s so strange. I’ve had another person tell me that. It’s the original wordpress link that I haven’t used in over 8 years! I checked e.g. my gravatar, but can’t find any hic ups. Maybe I need to dive in further 😉

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      1. It may need an outside expert. I had trouble with Google and WP talking to each other for over a year. WP blamed Google. I did everyting possible to fix Google that I knew – clean cookies, etc. When I had Geek Squad take a look at it, they fixed it so I can like and comment again on Google. YAY!

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