Olivia Priestley
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Olivia Priestley
"The little road says 'Go!'
The little house says, 'Stay!'
And oh! its bonny here at home,
But I must go away."
Hi, my name is Olivia, I'm 22 years old and I'm from London, England. I went to New Zealand for a year when I was 18 and decided in the first few months of being there that, although I love my city, my country and my friends and family, where I truly belonged was on the road.
They say home is where the heart is and my heart seems to have been torn up once upon a time and scattered all over the globe, because I feel at home both everywhere and nowhere.
I am only truly happy if I am on the move, discovering new things, living in new places, meeting new people and finding things to point my camera at.
After my New Zealand adventure it was off to the United States for four months, and now its Australia for a year and a half, later to be followed by Canada, South America, Asia and then Africa.
Since being in Australia I have aquired a rather lovely travelling companion - my boyfriend Matt. I try to overlook the fact that he's Welsh and a bit strange and concentrate on the fact that he's awesome and as travel mad as I am. As an independent traveler, this is a first for me. But I'm looking forward to having someone to share every single moment with.
I'm not altogether sure whether I'm writing this blog for my friends and family, for the general public, or for myself and Matt to be able to read over in years to come but either way, whoever you are, I invite you to take a look around and join us on our adventures and misadventures!
Oh and if you have any travel questions you think we might be able to answer (I pride myself on being a bit of an expert on all things New Zealand in particular), go right ahead and ask! 😊