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Unique Things to do in Guanajuato State

Unique Things to do in Guanajuato State

June 7, 2023

Forget the big cities, the real spirit of Guanajuato lies in its canyons, wineries and cacti-strewn highlands.

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How to Get from Cancun to Cozumel

How to Get from Cancun to Cozumel

May 27, 2023

What’s the best way to get from Cancun to Cozumel? As an expat who lives here, I'm sharing the details here.

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Best Rooftop Bars in Mexico City

Best Rooftop Bars in Mexico City

May 26, 2023

Looking for glitzy views and sexy drinks? My Mexican friend and nightlife expert Mauricio from Vite Presente shares the best rooftop bars in Mexico City!

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Copper Canyon Mexico

Copper Canyon Mexico: My 10-Day Itinerary

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 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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Hierve el Agua: Oaxaca Waterfalls Guide

Hierve el Agua: Oaxaca Waterfalls Guide

May 11, 2023

Hierve el Agua is easily a highlight of any Oaxaca itinerary. Here's my guide on how to visit the Hierve el Agua Oaxaca waterfalls.

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Monte Alban Ruins

Monte Alban Ruins: My Guide to the Oaxaca Pyramids

April 27, 2023

You don’t have to go far to see pyramids in Oaxaca! Here’s a detailed guide to Oaxaca's Monte Alban pyramids.

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Oaxaca Road Trip:  My 10-Day  Oaxaca Itinerary

Oaxaca Road Trip: My 10-Day Oaxaca Itinerary

April 1, 2023

See the highlights of Oaxaca on this 10-day Oaxaca road trip that'll take you from the city through the Sierra Madre mountains to the pristine beaches of the Pacific Coast.

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Things to Do in Oaxaca City

30 Cool Things to Do in Oaxaca City

March 29, 2023

Oaxaca is the cultural powerhouse of Mexico. To get under its skin, here are the best things to do in Oaxaca, from market tours to pyramid hikes.

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How to Get from Cancun to Chichen Itza

How to Get from Cancun to Chichen Itza

February 28, 2023

What's the best way to get from Cancun to Chichen Itza? As a local expat, I will share the details on how to get to Chichen Itza. If there's one place you need to visit in the Yucatan Peninsula, it's Chichen Itza. Immaculately preserved and perfectly restored, Chichen Itza is arguably the most f[...]

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Best Museums in Mexico City

30 Best Museums in Mexico City

October 14, 2022

Looking for the best museums in Mexico City? Here's my curated list of the top museums in Mexico City that you should visit in 2022.

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Best Day Trips from Mexico City

22 Best Day Trips from Mexico City

October 6, 2022

Are you looking for places to visit near Mexico City? Having spent lots of time exploring Mexico city and its outer vicinity, I've curated this list of best day trips from Mexico City.

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Tulum Travel Guide

Tulum Travel Guide

September 22, 2022

Heading to boho Tulum? I've visited Tulum countless times in the last 15 years and currently live near Tulum. Here's my comprehensive Tulum travel guide.

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Best Things to Do in Merida, Mexico

30 Best Things to Do in Merida, Mexico

September 19, 2022

From world-class museums to Netflix-featured taco stalls, there are SO many things to do in Merida you'll need a lifetime to experience them all.

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20 Day Trips from Tulum

20 Day Trips from Tulum

September 12, 2022

Curious on what lies beyond Tulum? Check out our curated list of day trips from Tulum: from cenote-hopping to Mayan cultural experiences.

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30 Cool Things to Do in Tulum

September 9, 2022

Spearmint water, lush jungles, ancient Mayan ruins: Tulum is the stuff of dreams. We've rounded up the best things to do in Tulum for the ultimate escape.

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Visiting Teotihuacan: My Guide to the Mexico City Pyramids

September 5, 2022

Looking to go back in time in the ancient Mexico City pyramids? Here's a detailed Teotihuacan travel guide, with everything you'd need to know about visiting Teotihuacan.

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How to Get from Cancun to Tulum

How to Get from Cancun to Tulum

August 29, 2022

What's the best way to get from Cancun to Tulum? As a local expat, I will share the various forms of Cancun to Tulum transportations. Once a sleepy coastal town, Tulum has transformed into a cool, boho chic beach destination loved by hipsters, honeymooners and yogis alike. This is where the jung[...]

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Where to Stay in Tulum: Best Beach Hotels in Tulum

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August 25, 2022

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Fun Things to do in Cancun, Mexico

30 Fun Things to do in Cancun, Mexico

August 22, 2022

Planning a trip to Mexico’s most popular beach destination? We live just 1 hour from Cancun and have scoured the area to come up with this comprehensive list of things to do in Cancun, Mexico. With the signature Caribbean white-sand beaches and world class resorts, Cancun is a crowd puller in[...]

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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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    January 8, 2026
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    Hotel Review: Our Habitas San Miguel de Allende

    November 14, 2025
  • Day of the Dead in Mexico

    The Ultimate Guide to Celebrating Day of the Dead in Mexico

    October 27, 2025
  • Oaxaca Day of the Dead

    Oaxaca Day of the Dead: Schedule & Events

    October 25, 2025
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    Day of the Dead in Michoacán: Pátzcuaro & Isla Janitzio

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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 🇲🇽
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As a Singaporean living abroad, I come home every other year to see my family and have explored so many parts of the country — but biking Marina Bay Loop is hands down one of our favorite things we’ve done in Singapore as a family. 

We picked up the bikes from City Scoot @Esplanade (as we needed a kids bike) but you can easily rent bikes through apps like Anywheel or HelloRide).

The route tales you through Gardens by the Bay and around Marina Barrage but the best view is from the Bay East Garden, where you get a full panorama of the skyline (including the Singapore Flyer, Esplanade, Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay).

📍Marina Bay Loop

Singapore with kids | Visit Singapore | Biking Marina Bay Loop #digitalnomadfamily #singaporewithkids #bikingsingapore
  • 🚵‍♂️ Add this to your Singapore itinerary!

We visit Singapore every other year to see family and have explored so many parts of the country — but biking Marina Bay Loop is hands down one of our favorite things we’ve done in Singapore as a family. 

We picked up the bikes from City Scoot @Esplanade (as we needed a kids bike) but you can easily rent bikes through apps like Anywheel or HelloRide).

The route tales you through Gardens by the Bay and around Marina Barrage but the best view is from the Bay East Garden, where you get a full panorama of the skyline (including the Singapore Flyer, Esplanade, Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay).

📍Marina Bay Loop

Singapore with kids | Visit Singapore | Biking Marina Bay Loop #digitalnomadfamily #singaporewithkids #bikingsingapore
  • 🚵‍♂️ Add this to your Singapore itinerary!

We visit Singapore every other year to see family and have explored so many parts of the island nation — but biking Marina Bay Loop is hands down one of our favorite things we’ve done in Singapore as a family. 

We picked up the bikes from City Scoot @Esplanade (as we needed a kids bike) but you can easily rent bikes through apps like Anywheel or HelloRide).

The route takes you through Gardens by the Bay and around Marina Barrage but the best view is from the Bay East Garden, where you get a full panorama of the city skyline (including the Singapore Flyer, Esplanade, Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay).

📍Marina Bay Loop

Singapore with kids | Visit Singapore | Biking Marina Bay Loop #digitalnomadfamily #singaporewithkids #bikingsingapore
  • Happy Chinese New Year 🧧 from Singapore! It’s been years since I’ve been home during the festive holidays and it feels great to be back.

Growing up in Singapore, Chinese New Year was always the most important day of the year for us. We celebrated with family reunion dinners, decorations, festive food, and traditions. 

I left home to travel the world over 20 years ago but I made it a point to hang on to traditions and share them with my daughter. We’re so excited to be back in Singapore this year to celebrate this special time of the year with my family! 🧧🪭🏮

#chinesenewyear #singaporewithkids #lunarnewyear
  • One of our favorite experiences in Ethiopia was an incredible cooking class with Mahlet, a born-and-raised Ethiopian who runs @LiyuEthiopianTours with her family. In just a few hours, we laughed, cooked, asked a million questions, and somehow walked away feeling like we understood Ethiopian culture on a deeper level than we ever could by just sightseeing. 🛖

We started by preparing lentils and shiro (a rich chickpea stew), learning about the spices that give Ethiopian food its depth and warmth, and seeing the traditional clay pots they’ve used for generations to cook stews. Everyone jumped in— chopping vegetables, stirring pots, and cooking side by side like we were in a family kitchen. 

Mahlet explained how many Ethiopians fast over 200 days a year because of their Orthodox Christian faith, and how on Wednesdays and Fridays meat isn’t eaten, which is why Ethiopian cuisine has such an incredible variety of flavorful vegetable stews. It made every dish feel even more meaningful.

The highlight for all of us was making injera, the staple of Ethiopian cuisine. It’s a soft, spongy flatbread made from fermented teff, and it’s used as both the plate and the utensil. Mahlet showed us how to carefully drizzle the fermented batter onto an electric injera maker (kind of like a giant crepe pan), and watching it cook was so much fun.

We ended with a traditional coffee ceremony, where we all took turns roasting raw coffee beans over charcoal and grinding them by hand. We brewed the coffee the way it’s done in homes all over the country. Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, and seeing how deeply it’s woven into daily life made that cup taste even better.

Hands down one of those experiences that stays with you and proof that some of the best travel memories are made around a kitchen table 💛

👋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! 🌏

Addis ababa | Ethiopia travel | Ethiopia with kids | worldschooling in Ethiopia  #addisababaethiopia #ethiopiancooking #ethiopiawithkids
  • One of our favorite experiences in Ethiopia was an incredible cooking class with Mahlet, a born-and-raised Ethiopian who runs @LiyuEthiopianTours with her family. In just a few hours, we laughed, cooked, asked a million questions, and somehow walked away feeling like we understood Ethiopian culture on a deeper level than we ever could by just sightseeing.

We started by preparing lentils and shiro (a rich chickpea stew), learning about the spices that give Ethiopian food its depth and warmth, and seeing the traditional clay pots they’ve used for generations to cook stews. Everyone jumped in— chopping vegetables, stirring pots, and cooking side by side like we were in a family kitchen.

Mahlet explained how many Ethiopians fast over 200 days a year because of their Orthodox Christian faith, and how on Wednesdays and Fridays meat isn’t eaten, which is why Ethiopian cuisine has such an incredible variety of flavorful vegetable stews. It made every dish feel even more meaningful.

The highlight for all of us was making injera, the staple of Ethiopian cuisine. It’s a soft, spongy flatbread made from fermented teff, and it’s used as both the plate and the utensil. Mahlet showed us how to carefully drizzle the fermented batter onto an electric injera maker (kind of like a giant crepe pan), and watching it cook was so much fun.

We ended with a traditional coffee ceremony, where we all took turns roasting raw coffee beans over charcoal and grinding them by hand. We brewed the coffee the way it’s done in homes all over the country. Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, and seeing how deeply it’s woven into daily life made that cup taste even better.

Hands down one of those experiences that stays with you and proof that some of the best travel memories are made around a kitchen table 💛

👋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! 🌏

Addis ababa | Ethiopia travel | Ethiopia with kids | worldschooling in Ethiopia  #addisababaethiopia #ethiopiancooking #ethiopiawithkids
  • This is why we became a digital nomad family. 🌎💻🎒

To live life on our own terms.
Experiences over things.
Memories over money.
Time over everything.

I’ve seen firsthand how my parents worked so hard their whole lives to provide for us, thinking they would live their lives when they retire. But now they’re too old and frail to travel the world. 😔

That’s why it matters to me so much. We want to build a life, intentionally and together.  It means valuing time and connection more than stuff and status.

👋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! 🌏

Digital nomad family | worldschooling | travel with kids #worldschoolers #digitalnomadfamily
  • This is why we became a digital nomad family. 🌎💻🎒

To live life on our own terms.
Experiences over things.
Memories over money.
Time over everything.

I’ve seen firsthand how my parents worked so hard their whole lives to provide for us, thinking they would live their lives when they retire. But now they’re too old and frail to travel the world. 😔

That’s why it matters to me so much. We want to build a life, intentionally and together.  It means valuing time and connection more than stuff and status.

👋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! 🌏

Digital nomad family | worldschooling | travel with kids #worldschoolers #digitalnomadfamily
  • We saved the best for last! 🌎 At the end of our adventurous road trip around the Omo Valley, we spent a few nights at Lale’s Camp with @WildExpeditionsAfrica — where we had the rare opportunity to camp right next to a remote Karo tribe in the Duss village. 

They warmly welcomed us into their community, showing us how they live, sharing chifaro (a traditional  drink made from coffee shells) with us, and letting us help with daily chores like grinding grains. We spent time together, chatting and getting to know each other. 🛖🪘🔥

If you’ve traveled through the Omo Valley, you probably know the contrast. A few of the villages here have sadly been changed by tourism — kids yelling “helloooo” as soon as you arrive, adults putting bracelets on your wrist and asking for money. It can feel inauthentic, and honestly a bit uncomfortable.

But here in Duss village, people are just… living. Sitting around, cooking, grinding grains, laughing together. We felt so deeply privileged to be welcomed into their world like this.🥹

Lale’s Camp is such a beautiful example of how tourism can have a positive impact when it’s done right. Founded by Lale Biwa, a member of the Karo tribe who became a well-known tour guide, the camp is deeply rooted in the community. Many of the Karo villagers work here, and it genuinely feels like one big family — built on respect, pride, and shared ownership.

We’re grateful for this experience with the Karo from Duss village and highly recommend it to anyone looking to go deeper, beyond the surface, in Omo Valley.

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👋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! 🌏

Addis ababa | Ethiopia travel | Ethiopia with kids | worldschooling in Ethiopia #ethiopiawithkids #omovalley #omovalleyethiopia
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🚵‍♂️ Add this to your Singapore itinerary! As a Singaporean living abroad, I come home every other year to see my family and have explored so many parts of the country — but biking Marina Bay Loop is hands down one of our favorite things we’ve done in Singapore as a family. We picked up the bikes from City Scoot @Esplanade (as we needed a kids bike) but you can easily rent bikes through apps like Anywheel or HelloRide). The route tales you through Gardens by the Bay and around Marina Barrage but the best view is from the Bay East Garden, where you get a full panorama of the skyline (including the Singapore Flyer, Esplanade, Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay). 📍Marina Bay Loop Singapore with kids | Visit Singapore | Biking Marina Bay Loop #digitalnomadfamily #singaporewithkids #bikingsingapore
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🚵‍♂️ Add this to your Singapore itinerary! We visit Singapore every other year to see family and have explored so many parts of the country — but biking Marina Bay Loop is hands down one of our favorite things we’ve done in Singapore as a family. We picked up the bikes from City Scoot @Esplanade (as we needed a kids bike) but you can easily rent bikes through apps like Anywheel or HelloRide). The route tales you through Gardens by the Bay and around Marina Barrage but the best view is from the Bay East Garden, where you get a full panorama of the skyline (including the Singapore Flyer, Esplanade, Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay). 📍Marina Bay Loop Singapore with kids | Visit Singapore | Biking Marina Bay Loop #digitalnomadfamily #singaporewithkids #bikingsingapore
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🚵‍♂️ Add this to your Singapore itinerary! We visit Singapore every other year to see family and have explored so many parts of the island nation — but biking Marina Bay Loop is hands down one of our favorite things we’ve done in Singapore as a family. We picked up the bikes from City Scoot @Esplanade (as we needed a kids bike) but you can easily rent bikes through apps like Anywheel or HelloRide). The route takes you through Gardens by the Bay and around Marina Barrage but the best view is from the Bay East Garden, where you get a full panorama of the city skyline (including the Singapore Flyer, Esplanade, Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay). 📍Marina Bay Loop Singapore with kids | Visit Singapore | Biking Marina Bay Loop #digitalnomadfamily #singaporewithkids #bikingsingapore
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Happy Chinese New Year 🧧 from Singapore! It’s been years since I’ve been home during the festive holidays and it feels great to be back.

Growing up in Singapore, Chinese New Year was always the most important day of the year for us. We celebrated with family reunion dinners, decorations, festive food, and traditions. 

I left home to travel the world over 20 years ago but I made it a point to hang on to traditions and share them with my daughter. We’re so excited to be back in Singapore this year to celebrate this special time of the year with my family! 🧧🪭🏮

#chinesenewyear #singaporewithkids #lunarnewyear
Happy Chinese New Year 🧧 from Singapore! It’s been years since I’ve been home during the festive holidays and it feels great to be back.

Growing up in Singapore, Chinese New Year was always the most important day of the year for us. We celebrated with family reunion dinners, decorations, festive food, and traditions. 

I left home to travel the world over 20 years ago but I made it a point to hang on to traditions and share them with my daughter. We’re so excited to be back in Singapore this year to celebrate this special time of the year with my family! 🧧🪭🏮

#chinesenewyear #singaporewithkids #lunarnewyear
Happy Chinese New Year 🧧 from Singapore! It’s been years since I’ve been home during the festive holidays and it feels great to be back.

Growing up in Singapore, Chinese New Year was always the most important day of the year for us. We celebrated with family reunion dinners, decorations, festive food, and traditions. 

I left home to travel the world over 20 years ago but I made it a point to hang on to traditions and share them with my daughter. We’re so excited to be back in Singapore this year to celebrate this special time of the year with my family! 🧧🪭🏮

#chinesenewyear #singaporewithkids #lunarnewyear
Happy Chinese New Year 🧧 from Singapore! It’s been years since I’ve been home during the festive holidays and it feels great to be back.

Growing up in Singapore, Chinese New Year was always the most important day of the year for us. We celebrated with family reunion dinners, decorations, festive food, and traditions. 

I left home to travel the world over 20 years ago but I made it a point to hang on to traditions and share them with my daughter. We’re so excited to be back in Singapore this year to celebrate this special time of the year with my family! 🧧🪭🏮

#chinesenewyear #singaporewithkids #lunarnewyear
Happy Chinese New Year 🧧 from Singapore! It’s been years since I’ve been home during the festive holidays and it feels great to be back.

Growing up in Singapore, Chinese New Year was always the most important day of the year for us. We celebrated with family reunion dinners, decorations, festive food, and traditions. 

I left home to travel the world over 20 years ago but I made it a point to hang on to traditions and share them with my daughter. We’re so excited to be back in Singapore this year to celebrate this special time of the year with my family! 🧧🪭🏮

#chinesenewyear #singaporewithkids #lunarnewyear
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Happy Chinese New Year 🧧 from Singapore! It’s been years since I’ve been home during the festive holidays and it feels great to be back. Growing up in Singapore, Chinese New Year was always the most important day of the year for us. We celebrated with family reunion dinners, decorations, festive food, and traditions. I left home to travel the world over 20 years ago but I made it a point to hang on to traditions and share them with my daughter. We’re so excited to be back in Singapore this year to celebrate this special time of the year with my family! 🧧🪭🏮 #chinesenewyear #singaporewithkids #lunarnewyear
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One of our favorite experiences in Ethiopia was an incredible cooking class with Mahlet, a born-and-raised Ethiopian who runs @LiyuEthiopianTours with her family. In just a few hours, we laughed, cooked, asked a million questions, and somehow walked away feeling like we understood Ethiopian culture on a deeper level than we ever could by just sightseeing. 🛖 We started by preparing lentils and shiro (a rich chickpea stew), learning about the spices that give Ethiopian food its depth and warmth, and seeing the traditional clay pots they’ve used for generations to cook stews. Everyone jumped in— chopping vegetables, stirring pots, and cooking side by side like we were in a family kitchen. Mahlet explained how many Ethiopians fast over 200 days a year because of their Orthodox Christian faith, and how on Wednesdays and Fridays meat isn’t eaten, which is why Ethiopian cuisine has such an incredible variety of flavorful vegetable stews. It made every dish feel even more meaningful. The highlight for all of us was making injera, the staple of Ethiopian cuisine. It’s a soft, spongy flatbread made from fermented teff, and it’s used as both the plate and the utensil. Mahlet showed us how to carefully drizzle the fermented batter onto an electric injera maker (kind of like a giant crepe pan), and watching it cook was so much fun. We ended with a traditional coffee ceremony, where we all took turns roasting raw coffee beans over charcoal and grinding them by hand. We brewed the coffee the way it’s done in homes all over the country. Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, and seeing how deeply it’s woven into daily life made that cup taste even better. Hands down one of those experiences that stays with you and proof that some of the best travel memories are made around a kitchen table 💛 👋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! 🌏 Addis ababa | Ethiopia travel | Ethiopia with kids | worldschooling in Ethiopia #addisababaethiopia #ethiopiancooking #ethiopiawithkids
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One of our favorite experiences in Ethiopia was an incredible cooking class with Mahlet, a born-and-raised Ethiopian who runs @LiyuEthiopianTours with her family. In just a few hours, we laughed, cooked, asked a million questions, and somehow walked away feeling like we understood Ethiopian culture on a deeper level than we ever could by just sightseeing. We started by preparing lentils and shiro (a rich chickpea stew), learning about the spices that give Ethiopian food its depth and warmth, and seeing the traditional clay pots they’ve used for generations to cook stews. Everyone jumped in— chopping vegetables, stirring pots, and cooking side by side like we were in a family kitchen. Mahlet explained how many Ethiopians fast over 200 days a year because of their Orthodox Christian faith, and how on Wednesdays and Fridays meat isn’t eaten, which is why Ethiopian cuisine has such an incredible variety of flavorful vegetable stews. It made every dish feel even more meaningful. The highlight for all of us was making injera, the staple of Ethiopian cuisine. It’s a soft, spongy flatbread made from fermented teff, and it’s used as both the plate and the utensil. Mahlet showed us how to carefully drizzle the fermented batter onto an electric injera maker (kind of like a giant crepe pan), and watching it cook was so much fun. We ended with a traditional coffee ceremony, where we all took turns roasting raw coffee beans over charcoal and grinding them by hand. We brewed the coffee the way it’s done in homes all over the country. Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, and seeing how deeply it’s woven into daily life made that cup taste even better. Hands down one of those experiences that stays with you and proof that some of the best travel memories are made around a kitchen table 💛 👋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! 🌏 Addis ababa | Ethiopia travel | Ethiopia with kids | worldschooling in Ethiopia #addisababaethiopia #ethiopiancooking #ethiopiawithkids
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This is why we became a digital nomad family. 🌎💻🎒 To live life on our own terms. Experiences over things. Memories over money. Time over everything. I’ve seen firsthand how my parents worked so hard their whole lives to provide for us, thinking they would live their lives when they retire. But now they’re too old and frail to travel the world. 😔 That’s why it matters to me so much. We want to build a life, intentionally and together. It means valuing time and connection more than stuff and status. 👋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! 🌏 Digital nomad family | worldschooling | travel with kids #worldschoolers #digitalnomadfamily
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This is why we became a digital nomad family. 🌎💻🎒 To live life on our own terms. Experiences over things. Memories over money. Time over everything. I’ve seen firsthand how my parents worked so hard their whole lives to provide for us, thinking they would live their lives when they retire. But now they’re too old and frail to travel the world. 😔 That’s why it matters to me so much. We want to build a life, intentionally and together. It means valuing time and connection more than stuff and status. 👋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! 🌏 Digital nomad family | worldschooling | travel with kids #worldschoolers #digitalnomadfamily
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We saved the best for last! 🌎 At the end of our adventurous road trip around the Omo Valley, we spent a few nights at Lale’s Camp with @WildExpeditionsAfrica — where we had the rare opportunity to camp right next to a remote Karo tribe in the Duss village. They warmly welcomed us into their community, showing us how they live, sharing chifaro (a traditional drink made from coffee shells) with us, and letting us help with daily chores like grinding grains. We spent time together, chatting and getting to know each other. 🛖🪘🔥 If you’ve traveled through the Omo Valley, you probably know the contrast. A few of the villages here have sadly been changed by tourism — kids yelling “helloooo” as soon as you arrive, adults putting bracelets on your wrist and asking for money. It can feel inauthentic, and honestly a bit uncomfortable. But here in Duss village, people are just… living. Sitting around, cooking, grinding grains, laughing together. We felt so deeply privileged to be welcomed into their world like this.🥹 Lale’s Camp is such a beautiful example of how tourism can have a positive impact when it’s done right. Founded by Lale Biwa, a member of the Karo tribe who became a well-known tour guide, the camp is deeply rooted in the community. Many of the Karo villagers work here, and it genuinely feels like one big family — built on respect, pride, and shared ownership. We’re grateful for this experience with the Karo from Duss village and highly recommend it to anyone looking to go deeper, beyond the surface, in Omo Valley. [hosted stay] 👋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! 🌏 Addis ababa | Ethiopia travel | Ethiopia with kids | worldschooling in Ethiopia #ethiopiawithkids #omovalley #omovalleyethiopia
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