Slovakia – The Backpacker's Way

Gajdovačka

13th September 201614th November 2016 Elena1 Comment

There is a sleepy village in the Žilina Region of Northern Slovakia that stretches alongside one single street. With its 3500 inhabitants, Oravská Polhora comes into life during the second week-end of September, when the street is invaded by dozens of peculiar individuals wearing funny clothes and carrying weird instruments. It is Continue Reading

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The day I quit my job to travel

26th July 20169th May 2017 Elena15 Comments

I signed my freedom today. Black ink on white paper, the document expressed both in Slovak and English my will to terminate my contract next October. I had known it for a long time. My gipsy soul had been trying to get rid of these office clothes for way too long. Continue Reading

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Elena Sabella

I was born in Florence, Italy, 29 years ago. In November 2016, I quit my office job and bought a one-way ticket to Peru. I changed my heels with hiking boots and my purse with a backpack. Now, I am camping under the stars and sharing meals with the locals. This blog is my personal project, my way to show that you don't need to be rich to travel, and that you're the only one that stands between you and your dreams. Don't let anybody tell you what the world is like: go find out for yourself. Take the risk, choose the path of the unknown, take that leap: it's worth it.