Personal Posts & Travel Stories

Personal posts and travel stories from blogger Emily Luxton – a UK travel blogger with a focus on solo female, adventure, and deep travel.

Taking My First Solo Road Trip In Alberta, Canada!

My experiences taking a solo road trip in Alberta, Canada – and why Alberta is perfect for your first road trip!

A travel story about a random encounter with some locals in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. How I wound up riding a horse and getting proposed to by… Read More »A Cowboy, a Shepherd, and a Proposal in Samarkand

How a serendipitous meeting taught me a valuable lesson in Georgtown, Malaysia – and led to me eating my very first chicken’s foot…

A travel blogger look back at 2018 in statistics, numbers, and quick-fire favourites. Plus a review of some of the highlights of the year!

A post all about the first stage of my Asia rail journey – travelling 800km from Singapore to Georgetown in Malaysia…

A series of rental car disasters in Cozumel, Mexico – part of my new series telling the travel stories I don’t usually share on my… Read More »Untold Stories – An Ode to Señor Frog, the Worst Car in Cozumel

The story of a ridiculously unfit girl deciding to try climbing Mount Fuji with no training or preperation!! Thankfully the rewards were massive…

Part of my new series telling the travel stories I don’t usually share on my blog. This one focuses on the time I went on… Read More »Untold Stories – That Time I Accidentally Went on a Date in Nicaragua

Introducing a new feature I’ve been meaning to start for a while, sharing the travel stories that I don’t usually tell. Hopefully just good writing,… Read More »Travel Stories That Don’t Get Told – Little Notes from the Road

What happens when a total geek is let loose in Harry Potter land! Photos and a couple of short stories from my day in Universal… Read More »When a Total Geek is Let Loose in Universal Studios Orlando

My year in travel: a review of 2017 in statistics, numbers, and quick-fire favourites. Plus a look back at some of the highlights of the… Read More »A Year in the Life of a Travel Blogger – 2017 Round Up

I spent a night alone in the jungle in a cabin at La Ceiba, part of the Jaguar Rescue Center in Puerto Viejo…