Do you dream about moving abroad? YEAH THAT'S ME
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. After five years of living in China, and two years of This Beijing Life, things have changed. I left my job as a college counselor in China, and now I’m living a life on my terms. I’m my own boss, I travel when I want, and […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s been a struggle. You’ve seen it on Facebook, you’ve seen it on Instagram. It’s been weeks since I’ve written a blog post that wasn’t a mandatory monthly recap. I’m drowning in emails from 12 days ago. Becoming an expat in […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. Traveling by train is my favorite way to get around China. It’s cheap, convenient and perfect for the budget traveler. Whether it’s a high-speed train from Beijing to Shanghai or a 24-hour overnight train from Shenzhen to Chengdu, I almost always choose Chinese trains […]
All images were taken by Cara from Crawford Creations One of my absolute favorite off the beaten path places in China is Gansu province. While I had the opportunity to visit Dunhuang and the Mogao caves, there’s so much left to Gansu that I still haven’t explored. When I saw that incredible, off the beaten […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. If there was one piece of advice I heard over and over when planning my trip to Japan, it was “stay in a ryokan!!!” After hiking through Japan’s Kumano Kodo Iseji route for two weeks, I became obsessed with the traditional Japanese ryokan guesthouse. […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. We can all be a victim of our own expectations sometimes, and for me, that was my trip to Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka in a nutshell. I had been dreaming about visiting Japan for YEARS, and my bucket list was out of control. Living […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. Whenever I travel, I always try to choose hotels and hostels that are unique or have a story. I’d much rather stay in a family run guesthouse, or a quirky boutique hotel, than a generic chain resort. Sometimes the place you stay can be […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. All photos of me are taken by Chris of Aussie on the Road. Hiking the Kumano Kodo Iseji was one of the most difficult, incredible things I’ve ever done in my entire life. As someone who doesn’t normally do long-term pilgrimage hikes, I was […]
Five years of living in China was an incredible experience, but it definitely wasn’t easy. Being an expat has its ups and downs, but there are plenty of ways to overcome the typical challenges of living and working in China. My friend Josh from Far West China has been living in Xinjiang, China with his […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. Travelers can be some of the most difficult people to shop for. How do you buy a gift for someone who values experiences over “things”? How do you shop for someone who lives out of a backpack, or whose always saving up for the next […]
Hi I'm Richelle! I'm the founder of the Freedom Life and I've been living abroad since 2013. For the last eight years, I've been helping hundreds of adventurous people just like you move abroad, and I can't wait to help you get started on this incredible adventure!
