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My name is Kelly and I am the quirky (you’ve been warned) solo traveler behind the girl with the passport. In 2017 I got tired of my boring 9-5 job and thought, “geez, there’s got to be more to life than living for the weekend”. Am I right?

So here I am, living my dreams and hoping to inspire you to do the same.

Now was it easy? No.

Has there been a ton of chaos along the way? Yup!

Would I change a thing? Never!

Is it impossible? Absolutely not!

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If I Can Do It

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Trust me, I am just a regular, New York City girl, trying to travel the world one day at a time. and trust me, if I can do it, then you can do it too.

On my blog, you’ll find hopefully hilarious. practical, down-to-earth tips for solo female travelers on any budget. I want to help you discover europe, New York City, and beyond, without making all the same disastrous travel mistakes that I have.
I love to travel beyond the typical and often find myself in unique and totally weird places, meeting insanely interesting people. I want to inform you but also make you crack up and all the insane situations that I find myself in.

Because you know what? Part of travel is learning to have fun even though you are making a ton of mistakes along the way!

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Tell me, do you have a secret hideaway? A place you like to go to escape the stresses of everyday life for awhile?

As a perpetual traveler, I don't have one place I go.

But I do love going to islands where there really isn't that much to do except relax, take it easy, and enjoy the sand and the surf.

So, if you're looking for a place like that then Koh Rong is the place for you.

Just a super relaxing island off the coast of Cambodia that is uber-chill, minus the giant, black spider that was in my bathroom.
But thank God he is gone and I am safe, for now.

PS: Be careful when walking through the jungle here because there are a ton of venomous snakes on the island. I know, a small detail that they don't really put in the travel brochure. Lol

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What's up Insta fam?
Happy Sunday funday!

Tell me, are you more of a beach or a mountain person?

Me? I wanna say the beach but I fry like bacon in the sun and am not a HUGE fan of the heat,

So I guess mountains it is, even though I am not a big hiker and definitely don't ski, although maybe I will one day.

But I do love the scenery and the cool mountain breeze against my skin.

I know, I know. I'm getting all poetic up in hers.

Try not to cry. Lol.

But this beach was lovely and in the nearby town of Kep.

Apparently they also have amazing crab too, although I am a vegetarian and didn't partake in the crabby goodness but if you're in the area, definitely give it a try!

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What is the weirdest form of transportation that you've ever taken?

For me, it's gotta be a wooden cart that was drawn by two water buffalo.
And yes that happened today, while I was taking this photo and touring the La Plantation pepper farm in Kampot.

And by pepper I mean the seasoning and not the vegetable, like I first thought.

But yeah, the driver basically left me, in the middle of this lake, in this giant wooden cart with two water buffalo who were up to their necks in water. Yeah, he just went off for a swim like it was no big deal. Lol.

I wanted to be like no! Come back! Don't leave me! I'm not some Steve Irwin type animal whisperer.

But it's all good since I got to enjoy amazing views like this along the way.

Definitely a bumpy ride though because my ass is SUPER sore now.
And yes, you should absolutely visit La Plantation if you are in the area. It's a beautiful farm that also gives back to the local community by creating jobs and be developing a school for local children.

So definitely a fantastic organization to support if you ever find yourself in this part of Cambodia!

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Shout out from Kompot, Cambodia to all my travel loving friends!! Thanks for being my super awesome Insta friends.

So, as you may remember, I got here yesterday and so far so good, minus some pretentious not-so-nice people who were a bit bothered that I was sharing air with them.

I know, I know. What can I say? I'm just selfish like that.

Stay tuned though because during my travels today I saw an abandoned French palace, and abandoned Catholic Church, more stunning viewpoints than I can count, and an enchanting waterfall.
And I can promise you, some.amazing photos will be coming your way.

At least after I edit them they better be amazing because to get to that waterfall, I nearly fell flat on my ass half a dozen times.

Thank God there was a lovely 9 year old girl encouraging me to keep going and sharing her own tales of abject clumsiness to make me feel better.

I also went on a sunset cruise that was less than stellar since the sunset was overcast and was closely followed by torrential downpours for the remainder of the evening, which were perfectly accompanied by swarms of mosquitos basically eating me alive (yes, I was practically bathed in bug spray and they STILL bit me). So yeah, that was super epic for sure. Lol.

Whatever, I'm totally happy as long as I don't contract some rare, tropical illness.
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Do you guys have any fun. Travel mishaps to share?

Because today has been a LONG day.

That's why I'm throwing it back to that time when my digital nomad life was slightly more glamorous.

When I was exploring the beautiful hills surrounding Battambang.

So what am I doing right now?

Well, I just got off a night bus that I thought went directly to Kampot.

But instead, I got woken up at 6 am to some guy yelling at me to get off the bus.

I quickly grab my stuff, get on my GPS (Quickly realize I am NOT in Kampot), and start looking for my bag.
Then the driver starts driving away.

That's when I start banging on the door.

Well, thankfully, after talking to someone at the bus station, I got my stuff, transferred to a bus that is headed to Kampot and am well on my way, even after sitting in traffic for two hours.

Plus, I really have to pee. So yeah, while I love my life and am so lucky, so days are very in-game to say the least.
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