Amanda Kingsmith

yoga teacher. world traveler. writer. podcast host.

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Month 7 Travel Update: Japan

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After 2 glorious months in Bali, I wasn’t really sure that it could get much better. But, I was mistaken!

Ryan and I met our good friends Steve and Julia when we lived down in Atlanta back in 2015. We’ve remained good friends since then, and they planned a visit up in Canada this past summer. While we were roaming the Rocky Mountains, we started planning our trip to Japan together!

Our trip to Japan had been in the works for a number of months, and we had 2 weeks to explore Tokyo, Mount Fuji + Kyoto with Steve + Julia before heading onto Hiroshima ourselves.

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Month 5 + 6 Travel Updates: Bali

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When I left you last, it was the end of January, we had just arrived in Bali and we were settling into life in Ubud.

We slipped into a routine quickly with most of our days spent at Hubud, the coworking space where we purchased memberships. After 4 months of having our community entirely online, it was awesome to connect with people who are doing the same thing as us in person. Working at a space like Hubud was the boost of confidence we had both been needing, as being a digital nomad and trying to create businesses online can be a lonely feat sometimes. I have moments where I find myself wondering if my wires are crossed and I missed something about what I should want out of life. Being at a place like Hubud reminded me that I need to continue to forge the path in life that makes me the most happy.

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Month 2 Travel Update: Macau, Hong Kong + Shanghai

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As I sit down to write, I can hardly believe that another month has passed and that I’ve been away from Canada for 2 months. Time really does fly by, and I can’t help but wish that I could slow things down…

Over the last month we traveled through Macau, Hong Kong + Shanghai. We arrived in Macau to visit our Canadian friends, Josh + Tanis, who teach at an international school there. They are in their second year living in Macau so they are quite adjusted and familiar with the area, and it was really cool to see their life in Macau and to have them show us around a little bit.

Josh + Tanis are super busy with school, so we didn’t get to spend that much time with them, but we were grateful for the time that we did spend together. We had plenty of late night chats, dinner dates and good conversation about travel + life.

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