Hello! I'm Amanda Kendle, a travel podcaster and writer based in Perth, Western Australia, who's spent a couple of decades talking about travel to everyone who'll listen. I've published posts here on NotABallerina.com since 2005, and I've hosted and published The Thoughtful Travel Podcast since …
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Anxiety and pre-trip nerves: I still get them nearly every time I travel!
You might assume that because I've travelled a lot, and still try to travel as much as possible, that I'm totally relaxed about traveling and am entirely positive about the whole thing. Alas. I wish I was! The truth is, that for various reasons I can often feel quite anxious and stressed before a …
The shock of no culture shock on arriving in Germany
When I first moved overseas to Japan, I definitely experienced a degree of culture shock, as anyone who's been to Japan can understand - they do lots of things differently there. I soon adjusted and loved living this different life, and when I moved on to Slovakia I found another complete set of …