Author: Hailey Schnieders

A Orange County native, Hailey is a lover of all things outdoors. From surfing in Southern California, to camping in different parts of the west coast, she is inspired by the relations shared with the ocean, mountains, desert, music, art, yoga, family, and close friends. Her decision to embark on a solo journey around the world spurred from the desire for a better understanding of the human being and the natural world from a global standpoint. She has lived in Italy, Vietnam, and Australia, and has visited France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, India, Nepal, Camodia and Indonesia. Photojournalism is her medium of choice in sharing the more personal and less heard of experiences when traveling outside her homeland. Her will to help others embark on similar journeys to gain a better understanding of 'I' and the world at large is relentless and she encourages everyone in need of a travel mentor or friend to reach out via email, Facebook, or Instagram. You can read about some of her recent experiences traveling the globe at Roamerwoman.com or Instagram.com/roamerwoman

Transpo Guide: Bali to Nusa Lembongan to Nusa Penida to Lombok

Hailey Schnieders

While planning your holiday vacation to beautiful Bali, Indonesia, it’s good to know a little about the surrounding islands that are less impacted by tourism, that are just as breathtaking, if not more so, than Bali. Bali’s tourism is booming and the crowds can become quite overwhelming at times. If you crave wild nightlife, decent beginner to intermediate surf, and a wide variety of top rated western restaurants, Canggu and Seminyak are for you. If you want a relaxing time among expansive rice fields, temples, and world-class yoga, head to…

How To Make the Most of a Month’s Time in India

Hailey Schnieders

There is truly no better time to travel and wander outside your comfort zone than right now at this very moment. Tomorrow you will be a day closer to fading into the quiet, mysterious abyss of an afterlife, closer to health issues limiting your ability to see the world, closer to more demanding responsibilities hindering your ability to break out, see things, meet foreigners, and grow stronger and wiser. How will you contemplate your life and what emotions will arise as you lay there with but few breaths on this…

Cheap & Best: How to get from Kathmandu to Pokhara

Hailey Schnieders

Gain Cultural and Self-Enlightenment through Inexpensive Public Transport While traveling the world, budgeting should be your best friend. Taking planes and tourist bus transport from city to city while backpacking will make your money disappear within the blink of an eye. From traveling through India on general class trains to navigating my way through Nepal on public buses, I’ve learned the secret to living like a local and getting around foreign countries. Today I’m headed to Pokhara, a Nepalese city 200km west of Kathmandu popular among trekkers headed towards Everest and…

Traveling and Intended Coincidences

Hailey Schnieders

Touch down in Istanbul. It’s the first layover of two on our way to India. Otto, a recent friend and coworker I met through Hostel One, has traveled India twice—once with his father on a motorcycle, and once on his own with his own bike. I was fortunate to have had the chance of meeting him a day before he left Barcelona. After talking about India for three we decided to make a plan to meet there after I finished the Yoga teacher Training I’ll be partaking in at Rishikesh…