Hi! My name is Tess(a), founder of Tess Travels, next to me in the photo is my companion Loena :p

 

In 2021 i made a big change; after i had been treated for my depression i decided to follow my own path and chase my dreams! I impulsively booked my ticket to my dream destination and 2 weeks later i was traveling solo for the first time in... Iceland!

 

After that trip i found out that my current life wasn't what i wanted anymore. I guess stepping out of your daily bubble really helps to clear your mind sometimes. So after i had returned i immediately quit my first job; it was time for a big change. 

 

" So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun." -Alexender Supertramp

 

I believed that i couldn't heal myself in the same environment that also broke me. So i decided to leave again, i really needed to find out who i was and who i wanted to be without people around me. I was a lost soul, no idea who i was, who i wanted to be or what my purpose in life was. 

 

Traveling solo has been really hard sometimes, there were times i felt lonely and really scared facing my own demons but i truly believed these challenges would make me grow as a human being. I remember moments where i felt completely broken and hopeless, with no one to fall back on. But sometimes in order to grow, we must break first.     

 

I have no idea what our purpose on earth is, but i do know that i just want to enjoy this human expierence as much as possible. And because of (solo) traveling i found out that there is more in life than just studying and working until retirement. I dont wanna be in this rat race and looking back at the end of my life wishing  i had chased more of my dreams. I decided i rather regret the things that i did do, than the things i didnt do!

 

And that is what i want to express through Tess Travels, I want to help other people to explore and experience. I want to help and inspire other people to live their best life!

 

Let's make memories now,  to talk about later when you're old and have wrinkles.

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Check out all the trips i have taken down below :)