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My Guide to Creel, Chihuahua 2025

September 15, 2023

Heading to the Copper Canyon? Here's our guide to Creel, Chihuahua, the gateway to the Copper Canyon.

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Copper Canyon Mexico: My 10-Day Itinerary 2025

May 22, 2023

If you’re looking for an offbeat, under-the-radar place to visit, Copper Canyon Mexico is your answer. Any trip to the Copper Canyon is an adventure — whether you’re planning a trek or just sightseeing on the scenic Chepe train.

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El Chepe Train: My Guide to Copper Canyon by Train

El Chepe Train: My 2025 Guide to Copper Canyon by Train

May 17, 2023

El Chepe train is lauded as one of the world's most exciting rail trips. Here's the ultimate Copper Canyon guide including the train route, schedule and more!

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Hi, I’m Nellie

A travel writer, Lonely Planet guidebook author and worldschooling mum. Living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, with my family since 2021. Read about me.

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Current Location

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

My Books

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Lonely Planet Mexico

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Lonely Planet Singapore

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Explorers

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Amsterdam Like a Local

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The Adventure Traveler's Handbook

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Nellie Huang | Adventure + Family Travel

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✈️ Travel writer & @lonelyplanet author 🌎 Sharing all about digital nomad family travel 🗺️Visited 150 countries 📍 Singaporean in Mexico 🇲🇽
  • Ethical Wildlife Experiences That Will Change Your Kid’s Life ✨

🐋 Getting upclose to a whale in Mexico

When a gray whale swims up to your boat and your child reaches out to touch its barnacle-covered skin, she’s having an incredible connection with one of the largest creatures on Earth.

🐢 Releasing baby turtles in Mexico

Imagine your kid holding a baby turtle with a coconut nutshell, releasing it on the beach and watching it make its way into the sea at sunset. It teaches the importance of ethical animal encounters.

🦦 Swimming with manatees in Florida 

Gliding alongside these slow, gentle sea cows shows kids that not all adventures need adrenaline — sometimes wonder comes in the calm.

 🦁 See the Big Five in Masai Mara, Kenya

Hearing a lion’s roar at sunrise or spotting a giraffe in the distance makes the pages of their storybooks come alive in the most unforgettable way.

🐒 Spot wild meerkats in South Africa

Just outside of Oudtshoorn, we huddled together in the bush veld of De Zeekoe reserve and waited patiently for the meerkats to rise from their slumber. With the sky painted in soft sunrise hues, we sat quietly as they began to emerge — one by one — from their burrows, blinking at the new day. 

👣 See lemurs in Madagascar 

Madagascar is the only place in the world where you can find wild lemurs, with over 117 species inhabiting the country. It’s easy to find sifakas and brown lemurs roaming wild especially in Kirindy Forest near the Avenue du Baobab.

Would you try any of these with your family?

👋 Hi! I’m Nellie, a travel writer and adventurous mum. I share all I’ve learned about digital nomad family travel here. So glad you’re here! 🌏 

Wildlife travel | digital nomad family | wildlife with kids | travel with kids | family travel | family adventures | best wildlife experiences
  • Ethical Wildlife Experiences That Will Change Your Kid’s Life ✨

🐋 Getting upclose to a whale in Mexico

When a gray whale swims up to your boat and your child reaches out to touch its barnacle-covered skin, she’s having an incredible connection with one of the largest creatures on Earth.

🐢 Releasing baby turtles in Mexico

Imagine your kid holding a baby turtle with a coconut nutshell, releasing it on the beach and watching it make its way into the sea at sunset. It teaches the importance of ethical animal encounters.

🦦 Swimming with manatees in Florida 

Gliding alongside these slow, gentle sea cows shows kids that not all adventures need adrenaline — sometimes wonder comes in the calm.

 🦁 See the Big Five in Masai Mara, Kenya

Hearing a lion’s roar at sunrise or spotting a giraffe in the distance makes the pages of their storybooks come alive in the most unforgettable way.

🐒 Spot wild meerkats in South Africa

Just outside of Oudtshoorn, we huddled together in the bush veld of De Zeekoe reserve and waited patiently for the meerkats to rise from their slumber. With the sky painted in soft sunrise hues, we sat quietly as they began to emerge — one by one — from their burrows, blinking at the new day. 

👣 See lemurs in Madagascar 

Madagascar is the only place in the world where you can find wild lemurs, with over 117 species inhabiting the country. It’s easy to find sifakas and brown lemurs roaming wild especially in Kirindy Forest near the Avenue du Baobab.

Would you try any of these with your family?

👋 Hi! I’m Nellie, a travel writer and adventurous mum. I share all I’ve learned about digital nomad family travel here. So glad you’re here! 🌏 

Wildlife travel | digital nomad family | wildlife with kids | travel with kids | family travel | family adventures | best wildlife experiences
  • Our kid has always been a voracious reader.
When she was a baby, we would read her bedtime stories every single night without fail. We centered playtime around books. She had toys - but she had more books. 📚 

She reads whatever books she likes — we don’t restrict what she reads. I don’t often buy her stuff, but I would buy her ANY book she wants. Whenever we moved, we would sell most books but lug her favorite ones with us (everything written by David Walliams!).

📖 Comment “BOOKS” if you’d like a list of Kaleya’s favorite books!

kids who read | worldschooling | books for kids | traveling families | digital nomad families | family adventures
  • Our kid has always been a voracious reader.
When she was a baby, we would read her bedtime stories every single night without fail. We centered playtime around books. She had toys - but she had more books. 📚 

She reads whatever books she likes — we don’t restrict what she reads. I don’t often buy her stuff, but I would buy her ANY book she wants. Whenever we moved, we would sell most books but lug her favorite ones with us (everything written by David Walliams!).

📖 Comment “BOOKS” if you’d like a list of Kaleya’s favorite books!

kids who read | worldschooling | books for kids | traveling families | digital nomad families | family adventures
  • Our kid has always been a voracious reader.
When she was a baby, we would read her bedtime stories every single night without fail. We centered playtime around books. She had toys - but she had more books. 📚 

She reads whatever books she likes — we don’t restrict what she reads. I don’t often buy her stuff, but I would buy her ANY book she wants. Whenever we moved, we would sell most books but lug her favorite ones with us (everything written by David Walliams!).

📖 Comment “BOOKS” if you’d like a list of Kaleya’s favorite books!

kids who read | worldschooling | books for kids | traveling families | digital nomad families | family adventures
  • Posting pretty pictures is fun and all — but that’s not why I’m here on IG. 

It’s connecting with other like-minded families who are just as crazy as we are! 🤪

For years, I felt like we were the only oddballs for choosing a life of adventure and wanting to show our kid the world. 🌎

But it turns out there are lots of us out there who prioritize adventure and embracing the unknown over a stable life. And thanks to IG, I’ve connected with many of you. 👋

People who choose to take your kids on a campervan roadtrip around Europe rather than Disneyland. Families who think going on an African safari and hiking up glaciers in Patagonia sound more fun than all-inclusive holidays. ⛰️🥾🦓

Yes IG isn’t real life — but it’s also where I’m finding community. It’s about sharing our passion, providing support, crowdsourcing knowledge and getting inspiration from each other’s epic journeys. ✈️

So, if you’re a digital nomad family or you’re always planning road trips and worldschooling adventures for your family — let’s connect, share stories from your adventures and swap high fives!

👋 Say hello below and share your story with me!

 #travelfamily #livingabroad #worldschooling #familytravel #learningeverywhere #travelwithkids #digitalnomadfamily #familyadventures
  • September 2008. I’d just returned home to Singapore after spending a few months volunteering in Tanzania 🇹🇿. It was a life-changing experience and I was desperate to hang onto those beautiful memories.

💸I was also broke and eager to save for the next trip so I quickly found a job at a bank. At work, my mind often drifted off to East Africa — reminiscing the laughter of my students, the sound of Swahili music blasting through the radio, the view of the savanna on a dala dala… 🐘

✍️To keep these memories alive, I started a travel blog as a diary (wildjunket.com). I wrote during lunch breaks and whenever I had time. My travel blog became my personal project. 

💡A few months in, I started connecting with travel bloggers and learned that people were making a living from their blogs!

💻 I started researching and learning all I could about blogging, SEO and travel writing. I spent every evening blogging and mastering the craft of writing (from free online resources). 

📚On weekends, I would hide out in bookshops 📚, reading all the travel magazines there were and learning how to write compelling stories. I then began to pitch story ideas to travel magazines from Singapore and international travel websites.

🤩 Initially I wrote for free to build up my portfolio. But it didn’t take long before I landed my first paid writing assignment: a piece on the world’s most bizarre foods for @matadornetwork! They paid me just $50 for the 1000-word article but I was ecstatic! 

*Stay tuned for the second part of this story! 

👋 If you’re new here, I’m Nellie! I’ve been a travel writer and blogger for 15 years and I write for @lonelyplanet, @telegraph and a few other publications.
  • Posting pretty pictures is fun and all — but that’s not why I’m here on IG. 

It’s connecting with other like-minded families who are just as crazy as we are! 🤪

For years, I felt like we were the only oddballs for choosing a life of adventure and wanting to show our kid the world. 🌎

But it turns out there are lots of us out there who prioritize adventure and embracing the unknown over a stable life. And thanks to IG, I’ve connected with many of you. 👋

People who choose to take your kids on a campervan roadtrip around Europe rather than Disneyland. Families who think going on an African safari and hiking up glaciers in Patagonia sound more fun than all-inclusive holidays. ⛰️🥾🦓

Yes IG isn’t real life — but it’s also where I’m finding community. It’s about sharing our passion, providing support, crowdsourcing knowledge and getting inspiration from each other’s epic journeys. ✈️

So, if you’re a digital nomad family or you’re always planning road trips and worldschooling adventures for your family — let’s connect, share stories from your adventures and swap high fives!

👋 Say hello below and share your story with me!

 #travelfamily #livingabroad #worldschooling #familytravel #learningeverywhere #travelwithkids #digitalnomadfamily #familyadventures
  • Posting pretty pictures is fun and all — but that’s not why I’m here on IG. 

It’s connecting with other like-minded families who are just as crazy as we are! 🤪

For years, I felt like we were the only oddballs for choosing a life of adventure and wanting to show our kid the world. 🌎

But it turns out there are lots of us out there who prioritize adventure and embracing the unknown over a stable life. And thanks to IG, I’ve connected with many of you. 👋

People who choose to take your kids on a campervan roadtrip around Europe rather than Disneyland. Families who think going on an African safari and hiking up glaciers in Patagonia sound more fun than all-inclusive holidays. ⛰️🥾🦓

Yes IG isn’t real life — but it’s also where I’m finding community. It’s about sharing our passion, providing support, crowdsourcing knowledge and getting inspiration from each other’s epic journeys. ✈️

So, if you’re a digital nomad family or you’re always planning road trips and worldschooling adventures for your family — let’s connect, share stories from your adventures and swap high fives!

👋 Say hello below and share your story with me!

 #travelfamily #livingabroad #worldschooling #familytravel #learningeverywhere #travelwithkids #digitalnomadfamily #familyadventures
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Ethical Wildlife Experiences That Will Change Your Kid’s Life ✨ 🐋 Getting upclose to a whale in Mexico 
When a gray whale swims up to your boat and your child reaches out to touch its barnacle-covered skin, she’s having an incredible connection with one of the largest creatures on Earth. 🐢 Releasing baby turtles in Mexico 
Imagine your kid holding a baby turtle with a coconut nutshell, releasing it on the beach and watching it make its way into the sea at sunset. It teaches the importance of ethical animal encounters. 🦦 Swimming with manatees in Florida 
Gliding alongside these slow, gentle sea cows shows kids that not all adventures need adrenaline — sometimes wonder comes in the calm. 🦁 See the Big Five in Masai Mara, Kenya 
Hearing a lion’s roar at sunrise or spotting a giraffe in the distance makes the pages of their storybooks come alive in the most unforgettable way. 🐒 Spot wild meerkats in South Africa
 Just outside of Oudtshoorn, we huddled together in the bush veld of De Zeekoe reserve and waited patiently for the meerkats to rise from their slumber. With the sky painted in soft sunrise hues, we sat quietly as they began to emerge — one by one — from their burrows, blinking at the new day. 👣 See lemurs in Madagascar 
 Madagascar is the only place in the world where you can find wild lemurs, with over 117 species inhabiting the country. It’s easy to find sifakas and brown lemurs roaming wild especially in Kirindy Forest near the Avenue du Baobab. Would you try any of these with your family? 👋 Hi! I’m Nellie, a travel writer and adventurous mum. I share all I’ve learned about digital nomad family travel here. So glad you’re here! 🌏 Wildlife travel | digital nomad family | wildlife with kids | travel with kids | family travel | family adventures | best wildlife experiences
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Ethical Wildlife Experiences That Will Change Your Kid’s Life ✨ 🐋 Getting upclose to a whale in Mexico 
When a gray whale swims up to your boat and your child reaches out to touch its barnacle-covered skin, she’s having an incredible connection with one of the largest creatures on Earth. 🐢 Releasing baby turtles in Mexico 
Imagine your kid holding a baby turtle with a coconut nutshell, releasing it on the beach and watching it make its way into the sea at sunset. It teaches the importance of ethical animal encounters. 🦦 Swimming with manatees in Florida 
Gliding alongside these slow, gentle sea cows shows kids that not all adventures need adrenaline — sometimes wonder comes in the calm. 🦁 See the Big Five in Masai Mara, Kenya 
Hearing a lion’s roar at sunrise or spotting a giraffe in the distance makes the pages of their storybooks come alive in the most unforgettable way. 🐒 Spot wild meerkats in South Africa
 Just outside of Oudtshoorn, we huddled together in the bush veld of De Zeekoe reserve and waited patiently for the meerkats to rise from their slumber. With the sky painted in soft sunrise hues, we sat quietly as they began to emerge — one by one — from their burrows, blinking at the new day. 👣 See lemurs in Madagascar 
 Madagascar is the only place in the world where you can find wild lemurs, with over 117 species inhabiting the country. It’s easy to find sifakas and brown lemurs roaming wild especially in Kirindy Forest near the Avenue du Baobab. Would you try any of these with your family? 👋 Hi! I’m Nellie, a travel writer and adventurous mum. I share all I’ve learned about digital nomad family travel here. So glad you’re here! 🌏 Wildlife travel | digital nomad family | wildlife with kids | travel with kids | family travel | family adventures | best wildlife experiences
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Our kid has always been a voracious reader. When she was a baby, we would read her bedtime stories every single night without fail. We centered playtime around books. She had toys - but she had more books. 📚 She reads whatever books she likes — we don’t restrict what she reads. I don’t often buy her stuff, but I would buy her ANY book she wants. Whenever we moved, we would sell most books but lug her favorite ones with us (everything written by David Walliams!). 📖 Comment “BOOKS” if you’d like a list of Kaleya’s favorite books! kids who read | worldschooling | books for kids | traveling families | digital nomad families | family adventures
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Our kid has always been a voracious reader. When she was a baby, we would read her bedtime stories every single night without fail. We centered playtime around books. She had toys - but she had more books. 📚 She reads whatever books she likes — we don’t restrict what she reads. I don’t often buy her stuff, but I would buy her ANY book she wants. Whenever we moved, we would sell most books but lug her favorite ones with us (everything written by David Walliams!). 📖 Comment “BOOKS” if you’d like a list of Kaleya’s favorite books! kids who read | worldschooling | books for kids | traveling families | digital nomad families | family adventures
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Posting pretty pictures is fun and all — but that’s not why I’m here on IG. It’s connecting with other like-minded families who are just as crazy as we are! 🤪 For years, I felt like we were the only oddballs for choosing a life of adventure and wanting to show our kid the world. 🌎 But it turns out there are lots of us out there who prioritize adventure and embracing the unknown over a stable life. And thanks to IG, I’ve connected with many of you. 👋 People who choose to take your kids on a campervan roadtrip around Europe rather than Disneyland. Families who think going on an African safari and hiking up glaciers in Patagonia sound more fun than all-inclusive holidays. ⛰️🥾🦓 Yes IG isn’t real life — but it’s also where I’m finding community. It’s about sharing our passion, providing support, crowdsourcing knowledge and getting inspiration from each other’s epic journeys. ✈️ So, if you’re a digital nomad family or you’re always planning road trips and worldschooling adventures for your family — let’s connect, share stories from your adventures and swap high fives! 👋 Say hello below and share your story with me! #travelfamily #livingabroad #worldschooling #familytravel #learningeverywhere #travelwithkids #digitalnomadfamily #familyadventures
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September 2008. I’d just returned home to Singapore after spending a few months volunteering in Tanzania 🇹🇿. It was a life-changing experience and I was desperate to hang onto those beautiful memories.

💸I was also broke and eager to save for the next trip so I quickly found a job at a bank. At work, my mind often drifted off to East Africa — reminiscing the laughter of my students, the sound of Swahili music blasting through the radio, the view of the savanna on a dala dala… 🐘

✍️To keep these memories alive, I started a travel blog as a diary (wildjunket.com). I wrote during lunch breaks and whenever I had time. My travel blog became my personal project. 

💡A few months in, I started connecting with travel bloggers and learned that people were making a living from their blogs!

💻 I started researching and learning all I could about blogging, SEO and travel writing. I spent every evening blogging and mastering the craft of writing (from free online resources). 

📚On weekends, I would hide out in bookshops 📚, reading all the travel magazines there were and learning how to write compelling stories. I then began to pitch story ideas to travel magazines from Singapore and international travel websites.

🤩 Initially I wrote for free to build up my portfolio. But it didn’t take long before I landed my first paid writing assignment: a piece on the world’s most bizarre foods for @matadornetwork! They paid me just $50 for the 1000-word article but I was ecstatic! 

*Stay tuned for the second part of this story! 

👋 If you’re new here, I’m Nellie! I’ve been a travel writer and blogger for 15 years and I write for @lonelyplanet, @telegraph and a few other publications.
September 2008. I’d just returned home to Singapore after spending a few months volunteering in Tanzania 🇹🇿. It was a life-changing experience and I was desperate to hang onto those beautiful memories.

💸I was also broke and eager to save for the next trip so I quickly found a job at a bank. At work, my mind often drifted off to East Africa — reminiscing the laughter of my students, the sound of Swahili music blasting through the radio, the view of the savanna on a dala dala… 🐘

✍️To keep these memories alive, I started a travel blog as a diary (wildjunket.com). I wrote during lunch breaks and whenever I had time. My travel blog became my personal project. 

💡A few months in, I started connecting with travel bloggers and learned that people were making a living from their blogs!

💻 I started researching and learning all I could about blogging, SEO and travel writing. I spent every evening blogging and mastering the craft of writing (from free online resources). 

📚On weekends, I would hide out in bookshops 📚, reading all the travel magazines there were and learning how to write compelling stories. I then began to pitch story ideas to travel magazines from Singapore and international travel websites.

🤩 Initially I wrote for free to build up my portfolio. But it didn’t take long before I landed my first paid writing assignment: a piece on the world’s most bizarre foods for @matadornetwork! They paid me just $50 for the 1000-word article but I was ecstatic! 

*Stay tuned for the second part of this story! 

👋 If you’re new here, I’m Nellie! I’ve been a travel writer and blogger for 15 years and I write for @lonelyplanet, @telegraph and a few other publications.
September 2008. I’d just returned home to Singapore after spending a few months volunteering in Tanzania 🇹🇿. It was a life-changing experience and I was desperate to hang onto those beautiful memories.

💸I was also broke and eager to save for the next trip so I quickly found a job at a bank. At work, my mind often drifted off to East Africa — reminiscing the laughter of my students, the sound of Swahili music blasting through the radio, the view of the savanna on a dala dala… 🐘

✍️To keep these memories alive, I started a travel blog as a diary (wildjunket.com). I wrote during lunch breaks and whenever I had time. My travel blog became my personal project. 

💡A few months in, I started connecting with travel bloggers and learned that people were making a living from their blogs!

💻 I started researching and learning all I could about blogging, SEO and travel writing. I spent every evening blogging and mastering the craft of writing (from free online resources). 

📚On weekends, I would hide out in bookshops 📚, reading all the travel magazines there were and learning how to write compelling stories. I then began to pitch story ideas to travel magazines from Singapore and international travel websites.

🤩 Initially I wrote for free to build up my portfolio. But it didn’t take long before I landed my first paid writing assignment: a piece on the world’s most bizarre foods for @matadornetwork! They paid me just $50 for the 1000-word article but I was ecstatic! 

*Stay tuned for the second part of this story! 

👋 If you’re new here, I’m Nellie! I’ve been a travel writer and blogger for 15 years and I write for @lonelyplanet, @telegraph and a few other publications.
September 2008. I’d just returned home to Singapore after spending a few months volunteering in Tanzania 🇹🇿. It was a life-changing experience and I was desperate to hang onto those beautiful memories.

💸I was also broke and eager to save for the next trip so I quickly found a job at a bank. At work, my mind often drifted off to East Africa — reminiscing the laughter of my students, the sound of Swahili music blasting through the radio, the view of the savanna on a dala dala… 🐘

✍️To keep these memories alive, I started a travel blog as a diary (wildjunket.com). I wrote during lunch breaks and whenever I had time. My travel blog became my personal project. 

💡A few months in, I started connecting with travel bloggers and learned that people were making a living from their blogs!

💻 I started researching and learning all I could about blogging, SEO and travel writing. I spent every evening blogging and mastering the craft of writing (from free online resources). 

📚On weekends, I would hide out in bookshops 📚, reading all the travel magazines there were and learning how to write compelling stories. I then began to pitch story ideas to travel magazines from Singapore and international travel websites.

🤩 Initially I wrote for free to build up my portfolio. But it didn’t take long before I landed my first paid writing assignment: a piece on the world’s most bizarre foods for @matadornetwork! They paid me just $50 for the 1000-word article but I was ecstatic! 

*Stay tuned for the second part of this story! 

👋 If you’re new here, I’m Nellie! I’ve been a travel writer and blogger for 15 years and I write for @lonelyplanet, @telegraph and a few other publications.
September 2008. I’d just returned home to Singapore after spending a few months volunteering in Tanzania 🇹🇿. It was a life-changing experience and I was desperate to hang onto those beautiful memories.

💸I was also broke and eager to save for the next trip so I quickly found a job at a bank. At work, my mind often drifted off to East Africa — reminiscing the laughter of my students, the sound of Swahili music blasting through the radio, the view of the savanna on a dala dala… 🐘

✍️To keep these memories alive, I started a travel blog as a diary (wildjunket.com). I wrote during lunch breaks and whenever I had time. My travel blog became my personal project. 

💡A few months in, I started connecting with travel bloggers and learned that people were making a living from their blogs!

💻 I started researching and learning all I could about blogging, SEO and travel writing. I spent every evening blogging and mastering the craft of writing (from free online resources). 

📚On weekends, I would hide out in bookshops 📚, reading all the travel magazines there were and learning how to write compelling stories. I then began to pitch story ideas to travel magazines from Singapore and international travel websites.

🤩 Initially I wrote for free to build up my portfolio. But it didn’t take long before I landed my first paid writing assignment: a piece on the world’s most bizarre foods for @matadornetwork! They paid me just $50 for the 1000-word article but I was ecstatic! 

*Stay tuned for the second part of this story! 

👋 If you’re new here, I’m Nellie! I’ve been a travel writer and blogger for 15 years and I write for @lonelyplanet, @telegraph and a few other publications.
September 2008. I’d just returned home to Singapore after spending a few months volunteering in Tanzania 🇹🇿. It was a life-changing experience and I was desperate to hang onto those beautiful memories.

💸I was also broke and eager to save for the next trip so I quickly found a job at a bank. At work, my mind often drifted off to East Africa — reminiscing the laughter of my students, the sound of Swahili music blasting through the radio, the view of the savanna on a dala dala… 🐘

✍️To keep these memories alive, I started a travel blog as a diary (wildjunket.com). I wrote during lunch breaks and whenever I had time. My travel blog became my personal project. 

💡A few months in, I started connecting with travel bloggers and learned that people were making a living from their blogs!

💻 I started researching and learning all I could about blogging, SEO and travel writing. I spent every evening blogging and mastering the craft of writing (from free online resources). 

📚On weekends, I would hide out in bookshops 📚, reading all the travel magazines there were and learning how to write compelling stories. I then began to pitch story ideas to travel magazines from Singapore and international travel websites.

🤩 Initially I wrote for free to build up my portfolio. But it didn’t take long before I landed my first paid writing assignment: a piece on the world’s most bizarre foods for @matadornetwork! They paid me just $50 for the 1000-word article but I was ecstatic! 

*Stay tuned for the second part of this story! 

👋 If you’re new here, I’m Nellie! I’ve been a travel writer and blogger for 15 years and I write for @lonelyplanet, @telegraph and a few other publications.
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September 2008. I’d just returned home to Singapore after spending a few months volunteering in Tanzania 🇹🇿. It was a life-changing experience and I was desperate to hang onto those beautiful memories. 💸I was also broke and eager to save for the next trip so I quickly found a job at a bank. At work, my mind often drifted off to East Africa — reminiscing the laughter of my students, the sound of Swahili music blasting through the radio, the view of the savanna on a dala dala… 🐘 ✍️To keep these memories alive, I started a travel blog as a diary (wildjunket.com). I wrote during lunch breaks and whenever I had time. My travel blog became my personal project. 💡A few months in, I started connecting with travel bloggers and learned that people were making a living from their blogs! 💻 I started researching and learning all I could about blogging, SEO and travel writing. I spent every evening blogging and mastering the craft of writing (from free online resources). 📚On weekends, I would hide out in bookshops 📚, reading all the travel magazines there were and learning how to write compelling stories. I then began to pitch story ideas to travel magazines from Singapore and international travel websites. 🤩 Initially I wrote for free to build up my portfolio. But it didn’t take long before I landed my first paid writing assignment: a piece on the world’s most bizarre foods for @matadornetwork! They paid me just $50 for the 1000-word article but I was ecstatic! *Stay tuned for the second part of this story! 👋 If you’re new here, I’m Nellie! I’ve been a travel writer and blogger for 15 years and I write for @lonelyplanet, @telegraph and a few other publications.
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Posting pretty pictures is fun and all — but that’s not why I’m here on IG. It’s connecting with other like-minded families who are just as crazy as we are! 🤪 For years, I felt like we were the only oddballs for choosing a life of adventure and wanting to show our kid the world. 🌎 But it turns out there are lots of us out there who prioritize adventure and embracing the unknown over a stable life. And thanks to IG, I’ve connected with many of you. 👋 People who choose to take your kids on a campervan roadtrip around Europe rather than Disneyland. Families who think going on an African safari and hiking up glaciers in Patagonia sound more fun than all-inclusive holidays. ⛰️🥾🦓 Yes IG isn’t real life — but it’s also where I’m finding community. It’s about sharing our passion, providing support, crowdsourcing knowledge and getting inspiration from each other’s epic journeys. ✈️ So, if you’re a digital nomad family or you’re always planning road trips and worldschooling adventures for your family — let’s connect, share stories from your adventures and swap high fives! 👋 Say hello below and share your story with me! #travelfamily #livingabroad #worldschooling #familytravel #learningeverywhere #travelwithkids #digitalnomadfamily #familyadventures
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Posting pretty pictures is fun and all — but that’s not why I’m here on IG. It’s connecting with other like-minded families who are just as crazy as we are! 🤪 For years, I felt like we were the only oddballs for choosing a life of adventure and wanting to show our kid the world. 🌎 But it turns out there are lots of us out there who prioritize adventure and embracing the unknown over a stable life. And thanks to IG, I’ve connected with many of you. 👋 People who choose to take your kids on a campervan roadtrip around Europe rather than Disneyland. Families who think going on an African safari and hiking up glaciers in Patagonia sound more fun than all-inclusive holidays. ⛰️🥾🦓 Yes IG isn’t real life — but it’s also where I’m finding community. It’s about sharing our passion, providing support, crowdsourcing knowledge and getting inspiration from each other’s epic journeys. ✈️ So, if you’re a digital nomad family or you’re always planning road trips and worldschooling adventures for your family — let’s connect, share stories from your adventures and swap high fives! 👋 Say hello below and share your story with me! #travelfamily #livingabroad #worldschooling #familytravel #learningeverywhere #travelwithkids #digitalnomadfamily #familyadventures
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