Driving a Lap of Australia – solo – is my greatest accomplishment to date. I spent 338 days on the road, and slept in my vehicle for 158 nights. This was my year in Australia: on the road in my Nissan X-Trail, driving and road tripping, living my best life and having incredible adventures. Living… Read More What I Learned About Life Living Out of My Car
I never planned on driving a Lap of Australia. It wasn’t something I set out to do. But on 18 March, I arrived back in Sydney and finished driving around the entire country of Australia! This is one of the greatest achievements of my life, and I genuinely can’t believe I actually did the damn… Read More I Drove a Lap of Australia – Solo!
I can’t really believe I’m actually writing this post… 8 years ago today I bought this space on the internet and Away With Maja was created! This year has been one of the biggest yet – it genuinely doesn’t seem real. I created Away With Maja to share my adventures and travel tips, and to… Read More 8 Years of Away With Maja: Blogging Reflections and Business Goals
What a year 2023 has been! I’ve been traveling full-time for almost the entirety of the year. I’ve had the most incredible adventures around Australia, and have loved getting to explore this magical destination. Every year, I write annual recap posts about my top travel experiences, my worst moments, and the best places I went.… Read More The Best Places I Visited in 2023
It’s everyone’s favorite post of the year: all my WORST travel moments of 2023! Overall this year has been a good one, in the fact that I had no major injuries and I’m still alive and healthy. But while the ups have been so good in 2023, the downs were pretty bad. So often, what… Read More My Worst Travel Moments of 2023
Wow – what a year. 2023 has been full of ups and downs, but I experienced some truly incredible moments this year. I left the UK in mid-February for a quick jaunt through Asia on my way to Australia. And what a time I’ve had the last ~9 months in Australia!! For most of the years… Read More My Top Travel Experiences of 2023
This is probably the juiciest post I’ve written in a while, but it’s one that I know everyone is curious about. Over the past few months, I had a couple friends ask me the all-encompassing question: “what’s dating like when you’re traveling and on the road?” So, I figured now was as good a time… Read More What Dating is Actually Like When You’re Traveling
Well, well, well. This is a blog post I never thought I’d be writing! Thankfully, I’m alive so I’m able to write it. On Tuesday, 17 October, I rolled my car. As I’ve been living in the car for the last 6 months while I travel around Australia, I lost both my transport and my… Read More I Rolled My Car and Almost Died: Homeless in Australia
So, you’ve decided to move abroad and do a working holiday visa in Australia. Congrats! The decision to make the leap and actually go is often the hardest one you’ll make. If you’re planning on moving to Australia on a WHV but are overwhelmed with what comes next, or aren’t sure what you need to… Read More Moving to Oz on a Working Holiday Visa: How to Start Your Life in Australia
Moving abroad is a huge step – I’ve spent over 6 years living in the UK, and now I’ve just moved to Australia for a year! Visas and eligibility requirements will usually determine where you can live abroad (legally and long-term). One of the reasons why so many people come to the Land Down Under… Read More How to Get a Work & Holiday Visa (WHV 462) for Australia in 2023
7 years ago today, I bought this little space on the internet. My goal was to share my travels with other people, to have a space to offer travel advice, to inspire others to travel, and to (hopefully!) let more people go away with Maja. As I write this post, I don’t think there’s been… Read More 7 Years of Away With Maja: My Blog-A-Versary!
2022 has been an incredible year for travel. After two difficult years during the pandemic, travel is back with a vengeance – and I took some of the best trips of my life this year! I always like to write up one of these yearly recap posts about the best places I visited during the… Read More The Best Places I Visited in 2022
This is always everyone’s favorite post of the year – all my worst travel experiences! I’ve already written about my top travel experiences of 2022, but it’s important to remember that travel isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Blogging and social media tends to be only the highlight reel. But I always like to keep it… Read More My Worst Travel Moments of 2022
2022 has been an amazing year of travel and adventures for me. It’s been a while since I’ve written one of these yearly recap posts – I skipped 2020 and 2021, for obvious reasons. But travel is certainly back post-pandemic, and I loved getting to look back at my favorite travel experiences of the year.… Read More My Top Travel Experiences of 2022
Well, well, well. I finally let the cat out of the bag this week. I’ve just quit my job and I’ll be moving abroad – again! I’ve got a one-year visa and I’m moving to Australia!! I am equal parts excited and scared shitless. I’ve never been to Australia, and at the moment I have… Read More Surprise – I’m Moving to Australia!
Today is a big day – it marks 6 years since I moved to England! I got off a plane back in 2016 and arrived in the UK. And wow, what a journey it’s been since then. I moved to be with my (now ex) husband, dealt with so many complex issues about living abroad and… Read More 6 Years in England: Then and Now
6 years ago today, I sat down and bought this space on the internet. I wanted to share my travels with more people, to offer tips and advice, and to let other people around the world go away with Maja. I’ve written these reflection posts every year since I started blogging. You can catch up… Read More My 6-Year Blog-A-Versary!
A year ago I thought my life was over. My marriage ended and I thought I was done. The reality was that my life was only just beginning. Somehow I’ve made it through a year of hell – somehow, I’ve survived. This last year has taught me so much. The fact that I’m still alive… Read More What I’ve Learned About Life After Surviving A Year Of Hell
I truly cannot believe that I get to write this post – that I have been so lucky and so fortunate as to be able to have lived in my beautiful city of York for five years, and to get to live here indefinitely. Five years ago today, on 13 October 2016, I landed in… Read More 5 Years in England: Why I Love Living in York
Five years ago today, I brought this space on the internet to life. Happy Five-Year Blog-A-Versary to me! I had no idea when I bought this domain in 2016 where it would take me, or what it would mean to me. This blog is my baby. During the times when I felt like I had… Read More My Fifth Blog-A-Versary: 5 Years Of Away With Maja!