Welcome to Around The World With Abby! I’m Abby, the traveller, photographer, and writer behind this blog.
I am passionate about travel, community, and positively impacting the world around me. Travelling has shaped me as an individual and influenced the course of my life as well as my values, and I want to help provide opportunities for other people to experience the life-changing adventure of travel.
My hope is that this blog can show you how to travel the world on a budget and experience unique adventures, travel responsibly, and discover authentic cultural experiences that support local communities.
I’m always dreaming up my next adventure and hope you’ll follow along to see where I go next!
Where I’ve Travelled
MY TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
~ I have been to 26 countries across 4 continents, travelling in a variety of ways and for a variety of purposes.
~ In 2008, my family and I spent four months living and volunteering in remote villages in southern Africa. Since then, I have done several short-term volunteer trips in the Caribbean and spent nine months volunteering in various countries in Africa.
~ I have been on many road trips, traversing across Canada, the USA, and South Africa.
~ I lived and worked in Indonesia for three months, doing research with a team of Canadian and Indonesian youth. We spent our vacation time and weekends backpacking in different parts of the country.
~ I’ve backpacked in several countries in Europe.
~ I have done group travel with G Adventures and made many great friendships with people from around the world.
~ I spent a month solo travelling and volunteering in Guatemala where I learned how to travel slowly and work as a digital nomad.
~ Most recently, I spent 6 weeks backpacking with friends in South East Asia.
