Hello, I am Jules! I’m here to take you on a journey through my adventures as a solo traveler and to inspire you to take that trip you’ve been daydreaming about.  

My actual name is Julia but that's what my friends call me since forever and you should as well. 

I would like you to get to know me through my stories, as bare facts are kinda uneventful and the most interesting stuff actually happens between the resume lines.  Traveling for an extended period of time has been a dream of mine since childhood but it was one of those dreams that felt unattainable.  It was always something someone else did but not me.  I was always too busy for it: getting my Bachelor degree, my Master’s and trying to make it in New York.  

And then a bunch of grand failures (maybe one day I will write about that) left me wondering about my direction in life.  I felt lost.  Whatever I have planned my life to be was not working out. 

My future was going to be anything but what I mapped out it to be...

And while wondering if I should try again and push harder, or go in a different direction completely, my father got remarried for the 3rd time and as a result I’ve acquired a 28-year-old step brother, who was planning to live in Thailand for 6 months with his girlfriend.  At that time he was traveling in Europe and I’ve decided to meet him in Georgia (country, not the state), spend a month there and get to know him.  

That was one amazing month!  From the moment Ian picked me up from the Tbilisi airport I’ve started feeling like something magical was happening to me.  I felt so free and so much lighter than back home in New York.

Maybe that was because I could postpone “important life decisions” for a month and just actually well, live...

During that month, somehow an idea of me going to Thailand while my brother was there came up.  I think the plan was that in case anything happens, he would be there to save me.  But his trip got canceled and so he had to return back to Canada.  But by that time I was already too excited about going to Thailand to just simply give it up. 

And although I was really scared to go on my own, I also felt such a rush of excitement that I realized this is something I definitely have to do for myself because, who knows, maybe I would never get a second chance to do it. 

I had nothing to lose at this point: no cushy career path, no boyfriend who could convince me to stay and although I absolutely love New York, I felt like it was time for us to take a break.  And so I’ve decided to take that trip with a little detour through Ukraine and Turkey and it turned out to be fantastic ! In fact, I am still traveling.  

A very good friend I’ve made last month in Kuala Lumpur has convinced me to start a blog about my travels after hearing some of my stories and checking out my Instagram photos, and so I find myself writing these words while having my morning cup of Americano somewhere in KL Chinatown. 

I don’t know where my journey will take me but you can come along and see the world through my eyes. 

I am currently working on an apparel shop inspired by my amazing time spent in Morocco. Check it out at Moroxxo.com

Kisses from Morocco, XOXO

If there is something you are curious about or want me to explore a particular topic, just shoot me an email or write a comment.  Super excited to get this project started and would love for you to join me on this beautiful journey!

Psyched! 

Jules