Category Archives: Travel

The Nomadic Art of Budget Travel

A conversation with Xandra Robinson-Burns about immersive and minimalist travel.  Want to read the Nomadic Art of Budget Travel? Get it here! As promised, my first long backpacking trip when I had not yet embraced the minimalist approach:   Transcript of Interview Kayla Kurin:  Hi, everybody. Welcome to my first YouTube interview in a…
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Paddling my own canoe (literally!)

At the end of August, I went on my first solo canoe trip. I used to love going on trips as a kid. Sailing through the backcountry always felt like a grand adventure. But, having been living abroad and travelling for the last eight years, my canoe trip experiences as an adult have been few…
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Where to Find Legit Work From Home Jobs

The online freelancing movement is a rewarding global phenomenon that lets you trounce physical or geographical limitations and build a wildly successful career. The gig economy opens a whole new world of work from home opportunities from across the globe. That makes freelancing perfect for people looking to travel the world or suffering from a…
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Amritapuri Ashram

I’m sitting on a balcony overlooking a sea of palm trees and a wide, winding canal at the amritapuri ashram. I’m second in a row of chairs outside the doctor’s office. There’s a middle-aged American lady on my left telling us she’s been feeling exhausted lately and wants to know what’s wrong. To my right…
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How to Travel Stress Free

I have spent most of the last seven years travelling, and in that time I've become an expert on how to travel stress-free. Most of the time, anyways. On my trips,  there were times when I felt like I had all the energy in the world; I could climb a mountain, go for a run,…
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The best resources for work and travel

Do you want to work and travel around the world? Or maybe you’re looking for a bit of extra online income to save for your next trip? Whatever your goals are for working while travelling, this list will provide my best resources for work and travel whether you’re just starting out, or are looking to…
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A day in the life of a nomadic travel writer

In honour of my upcoming 7-year anniversary of nomad life, I’m sharing a series on what my life is like travelling and working online! I first started writing online content as a way to pay for my yoga teacher training, but I fell in love with the job (and my really cool clients!). I now…
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A day in the life of a nomadic yoga teacher

2019 will mark my 7th year on the road. It’s wild to think that come August I’ll hit my 7-year anniversary of working and travelling. I’ve loved writing this blog and creating yoga programs while travelling. I’ve also made a point of teaching yoga in person over the last year and hope to keep doing…
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The Healthiest Countries To Visit In Europe

When I first started studying yoga, I was amazed at how much about my health I discovered that no doctor had told me. There were healing traditions from different parts of the world that were effective in treating chronic illnesses. But my doctors either didn’t know about them or didn’t believe in them. When I…
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