{"id":16481,"date":"2021-06-07T09:41:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T21:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backpackerswanderlust.com\/?page_id=16481"},"modified":"2024-06-02T21:19:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T09:19:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.backpackerswanderlust.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Tasha Amy & Backpackers Wanderlust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About Tasha Amy & Backpackers Wanderlust<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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Hey! I am Tasha Amy! The face and budget travel enthusiast behind Backpackers Wanderlust.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am here to share with you all my travel tips about particular destinations. Ultimately I want this to be the only place you need to go for information about your next trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From your itinerary, and things to do, all the way down to where to eat and how to get from the airport to your hostel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

So if you want to backpack the globe solo, swap your 9 to 5 job for the delicious street food in Thailand, or discover hostel life in Honduras this is the place for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come learn from my mistakes (trust me there are plenty), from my candidly raw guides. Anyone up for getting scammed in Thailand, contracting a disease in The Cook Islands, or midnight hospital visits in India?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started my backpacking journey back in 2014 when during a bit of a breakdown I signed up for a trip to Costa Rica. The next year was spent scrimping and saving, balancing a full time supermarket cashier job with being a full time university student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I headed to Costa Rica<\/a> and fell in love with the Latin American culture and the whole idea of travel. Unfortunately, I had to head home after two months, and much to my family’s disappointment I swapped an accounting and business law degree to study photography. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course it was back to saving up for the next trip, and it has been a constant spiral of save and travel ever since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have solo backpacked Asia, Europe, and Central America multiple times, as well as thoroughly exploring around my home country of New Zealand, and neighbouring South Pacific Nations. So far I have visited 40+ countries, though I always seem to go back and revisit a few favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My travel style is luxury for less and affordable travel. You may find me at a fancy hotel, though I will be eating at local restaurants to save money. I may stay in a hostel, though partaking in amazing once in a lifetime activities. I travel with a backpack to avoid paying for check in luggage fees, though that doesn’t mean I wont splurge and pay for extra leg room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maximizing your experiences is all about choosing where you decide to spend your money, cutting back in certain areas can allow you to spend more in others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mean there’s no point in traveling to the other side of the world if you cannot experience the best it has to offer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To me backpacking is all about truly exploring a destination and getting off the beaten track, but at the same time maximizing your experiences<\/strong> and living life to the fullest <\/b>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready to join the journey? Come explore our destinations to find your next adventure<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are like me with a dream to lead an unconventional lifestyle, you have found the perfect place. So, join me as I share all my experiences and secrets, the good the bad and the ugly, with you, through the magic of the internet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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