Things You Learn While Living in a Hostel Long-term
Something that has become a sort of rite of passage among backpackers is living in a hostel while travelling. If you haven’t stayed in hostels before, you may picture the rooms as dark and depressing. Maybe in the past there were some like that, but nowadays...
The Liebster Award | Girl Sees The World
Not too long ago, Girl Sees The World was nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award. And I am now accepting another blogging award called the Liebster Award! This is an award nominated by bloggers to other bloggers. Thank you to Karen from the great blog Travelling...
Roadtripping the East Coast of Australia
The entire continent of Australia is full of amazing roadtrip after amazing roadtrip. I made the incredible journey from Darwin to Melbourne by car, and a few months later was lucky enough to experience the East Coast of Australia too! Any backpacker who has spent...
The End of an Adventure… And the Start of Another
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll have read about the amazing adventures I had around Australia, New Zealand, and Asia in the past two years. But as they say, all good things must come to an end. Almost a month ago, I made the long...
48 Hours in Auckland, New Zealand
A few weeks ago, I said goodbye to Wellington, NZ which I had called home for the past five months. But I couldn’t leave New Zealand without spending a little bit of time in the country’s biggest city. So I boarded an overnight bus and headed up north to...
Blogger Recognition Award | Girl Sees The World
After lots of travel and an emotional roller coaster over the past few weeks, I’m finally breaking my blogging silence! After leaving my jobs in Wellington toward the end of June, I headed up north to Auckland for a few days and then flew over to Melbourne for...
London on the Cheap! 25 Free Things To Do
When I was recently compiling a list of my favourite places in the world, I realised I have never done a post about London. And since London has been my favourite city for years, I knew there was something very wrong with that! So I thought it only right that my first...
My Top 10 Places in the World (So Far!)
I’ve been really lucky to have travelled to so many amazing places in my lifetime. Being from the USA originally, I have travelled around a good portion of the US and Canada over the years. 23 US states and 3 Canadian provinces to be exact! I’ve also seen...
A Guide to Australia’s Gold Coast
As Katy Perry famously said, “You can travel the world, but nothing comes close to the golden coast.” Except, we’re not talking about California. We’re talking about the true Golden Coast in Queensland, Australia! For anyone who’s never...
Live Like a Local with Airbnb
Disclaimer: This is not an ad, and is not sponsored in any way. I just really love Airbnb and opinions and photos are of course my own! If you’re reading my blog, you can probably tell how much I love travel. But what I especially love about travelling is...
Cheap Eats in Wellington For $10 Or Less
It’s no secret that things in New Zealand are expensive—clothes, groceries, drinks, and of course meals out. After moving to Wellington back in February, I quickly learned that eating out too often would leave me with nothing in my bank account. Something that...Meet Christie
Hi! I’m Christie, a 28-year-old girl originally from Boston who has lived all over the world. I love living abroad and experiencing different places as a local. I have no greater passion than travel, and when I’m not exploring I spend my free time reminiscing on past trips, daydreaming about future travel, and sharing it all here on Girl Sees The World.
Popular Posts
