I’m a 19 year old traveler chasing cheap flights and every story I can collect along the way

I started this blog because I didn’t want to wait until I “had it all figured out” to see the world – spoiler: you never really do. So instead of staying home and wondering what’s out there, I packed a backpack, booked a ticket, and decided to find out for myself.

At 12, we went on a family to Bali and at 14 to Hawaii (with a few interstate trips in between) and then Covid struck and we couldn’t travel anywhere. That’s what initially made me decide I wanted to travel anywhere and everywhere, any opportunity I could.

Since then, I’ve gone interstate to Cairns in February 2024, where I got to tick off 2 things off my bucket list (skydive and bungee jump), explore all throughout Europe in April/May 2024 with my Uncle Nathan for a month (which was also my first time on a group tour for the whole trip), and Hawai’i in August/September 2025 for 2 weeks as a girls trip for my mums 50th. This was for 2 weeks, where we went back to Pearl Harbour, did a 50 minute helicopter trip that went around the island (as my mums present) and I got to go rappelling down one of their waterfalls (surprisingly no one wanted to join me for this).

My upcoming trips include going to South America next year on a group tour (June- September 2026) where I’m visiting Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica. I’ll get to go through the Amazon, see the top of Machu Picchu, experience the coffee culture in Colombia and Zip line in Monteverde, just to name a few things. On this trip I’ll also get to tick off a couple things off my bucket list; going across the salt flats in Bolivia and see one of their wonders of the world in Brazil (Christ of Redeemer).

In November 2026, I’m also going on a 10 day Indian Pacific train trip with my Uncle Nathan, where we’ll be in the train for 4 nights and in Perth for 6 days.

In the planning stages is also a 4 week trip to Japan with Cousin Erin, where we’re planing on staying in many different cities, and potentially Asia and Europe in 2028 with my Uncle Nathan.

I don’t know exactly where I’m headed (or how many wrong turns I’ll take getting there), but this is just the start. Here’s to new cities, new stories and being able to travel the world.

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  1. Nathan Avatar

    Nice first story Darby. I can’t wait to follow your South American journey in 2026. You are so far ahead of where I was at 19 in your experiences and your insights.

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