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A Guide to (Solo) Travel Guatemala - From a Female Traveller's Perspective
The ultimate Guatemala travel guide based on my 8+ months of solo travel experience in Guatemala. Including practical advice on safety, transport, best destinations, digital nomad life in Guatemala, budgeting, language and customs, and how to travel Guatemala more slowly and responsibly.

Ilse
6 days ago24 min read


A Digital Nomad & Slow Travel Guide to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Thinking about traveling to Salvador, Brazil or staying a little longer as a digital nomad? In this guide, I share my honest experience living and working in Salvador de Bahia, including safety tips as a solo female traveller, best neighborhoods (like Barra, Rio Vermelho and Pelourinho), beaches near the city center, how to get around, internet and coworking options, and what daily life actually feels like. It’s a travel guide on what to expect in Salvador - written from my p

Ilse
Feb 1428 min read


Creative Container and Co-Living in Máncora Peru
I am hosting a creative container & co-living in Máncora, Peru in November and December 2025. This page hopefully contains all the information you need, feel free to reach out with questions either via e-mail or my instagram (@iam_allovertheplace)!
I am a slow traveller, digital nomad and online master student and one of the things I am missing most with this - although beautiful and inspiring - lifestyle is community...

Ilse
Sep 13, 202510 min read


The Downsides of Being a Digital Nomad
After over a year of remote work and fulltime slow travel, I’ve come to realise that the digital nomad lifestyle isn’t always as effortless or energising as it appears. In fact, the more I’ve embraced it, the more I’ve learned about the complexities and downsides of being a digital nomad. Read further to learn from my mistakes.

Ilse
Jul 8, 20254 min read


How I Landed My First Online Job and Became a Digital Nomad - Then Quit
How I landed my first digital nomad job without a degree, allowing me to travel in countries like Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Ecuador. There are downsides to the digital nomad lifestyle that I only learned as I went, eventually leading me to quitting my remote job and finding something much better.

Ilse
Jun 19, 20258 min read
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