🇸🇮 Seeking a feeling of home as a digital nomad
Two weeks ago, I was chilling at an Airbnb in Vienna, Austria, trying to recover from a possible respiratory infection (I think it was a case of summer COVID). Well, nothing changed my last few days in Vienna + it was a hard reminder that if I want to continue to travel full-time I had to rest, because health is wealth.
Following Vienna I also had plans to do a 2024 bucket list item...
VAN LIFE! A friend of mind who I met volunteering at a hostel in Portugal had planned an entire van life trip in Austria! + I wasn't allowed to know anything 😳 As the travel friend who's usually the planner this was a test of patience, trust + controlling my anxiety not knowing what was coming next!
Austria is ✨ magical ✨ to do van life in. Green, clean, mountains, chalets, cows, bakeries, lakes...everything! We explored almost the whole country in 4 nights (didn't quite make it to Innsbruck as I still wasn't feeling 100%). A shoutout to Gigi for taking on all the planning + organization of this bucket list trip for us 🤗
Van life vlogs to come!
After Austria 🇦🇹 , I was surprised with a part 2 plan to join an overnight hike in Slovenia but because I still wasn’t feeling 100% I was really craving just some "home time". Space to be a bit of a coach potato + rest on my own pace.
Thanks to my travel community I was connected with a local who was subletting their stunning loft in Ljubljana which has been the perfect space to feel like a home 🥹
I'm working on resetting my mind, body + soul (work in progress) + finding clarity in where I'm travelling to next.
I hope {{ subscriber.first_name }} your human batteries are charged + you're doing well 🤗
Ciao for now,
Anna
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