Archive - gap year at 30

The $450 notebook I’m taking around the world: meet my Louise Carmen roadbook

stationery lovers - this one's for you

May 27 •

April 2025

adjusting to full-time travel: the first 20 days of my world trip

I quit my job in big tech to embark on a journey around the world. First stop: Japan

Apr 20 •

surviving my seismic season

my unexpected journey to a gap year at 30

Apr 8 •

March 2025

to stay or go: backpacking taiwan will decide my fate

decision paralysis was eating me alive as I weighed up whether or not to quit my job and take a gap year at 30. it was time for an ultimatum.

Mar 19 •

trust me, I'm not the gap year type

my unexpected flea-bitten journey to a gap year at 30

Mar 6 •

February 2025

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