Mexico is a feeling
Welcome!
Since moving to Mexico with my family in 2021, I’ve been completely captivated by our adopted home.
This website is a love letter to Mexico, and a compilation of all my knowledge as a digital nomad living in Mexico.
My Story
How I fell in love with Mexico…
Hi, I’m Nellie Huang — a travel writer, book author and worldschooling mum.
For as long as I can remember, travel has been a big part of my life. Childhood roadtrips and family vacations left a mark on me, and I knew one day I would see the world. The day I graduated with a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, I packed my bags and took off on an open-ended journey around the world.
In 2008, I started a travel blog, WildJunket.com, to document my travels around Africa, Asia, and South America. Over the years, this blog grew to become one of the most popular travel resources online. I also started writing for magazines, including Travel + Leisure Asia, CNN Travel and BBC Travel.
I had no idea it would lead me to a career in travel writing and to a life of adventures. Thanks to my job, I’ve traveled on assignment to many incredible places, including Antarctica, Greenland, North Korea, Bhutan, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe.
Over the years, I’ve led a semi-nomadic life, traveling out of a home base with my husband and our daughter. We’ve lived in the US, UK, Spain, Singapore and the Netherlands over the past two decades.
In 2021, we moved to Mexico in search of a fun, free and social lifestyle. My family and I found a great community in San Miguel de Allende, and we fell in love with its colorful culture, diverse food and welcoming people.
I started this website to share everything I’ve learned about Mexico. You’ll find insider tips and practical guides to different parts of Mexico: from the spectacular Copper Canyon to the vibrant capital Mexico City and the cultural regions of Chiapas and Oaxaca.
Join me on this exciting journey to dive deep beneath the surface of the country and uncover the multi-faceted personality of Mexico.
About Nellie
Some Fun Facts
- Fun Fact #1: I've traveled to 150 countries (out of 193 UN countries), but I'm not in a rush!
- Fun Fact #2: I speak 3 languages fluently (English, Mandarin and Spanish), and have learned French, Arabic and Dutch.
- Fun fact #3: I’ve tried lots of weird foods. Sheep’s brain in Morocco, bat soup in Palau, fried grasshoppers in Mexico, cuy (guinea pig) in Peru to name a few.
- Fun Fact 4: I co-authored Lonely Planet’s Mexico guidebook and wrote the chapters on Chiapas, Veracruz and Northern Mexico.
get to know me
About Me
- Name: Nellie Huang
- Date of Birth: 25 September 1982
- Nationality: Singaporean
- Languages: English, Mandarin and Spanish
- Traveling since: 2003
- Living in Mexico since: 2021
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