Welcome! If you’ve been searching for a travel blog that focuses on exploring the offbeat and eco-conscious way, you’re in the right place.
I’m Katie, a freelance travel writer and travel blogger by profession and a full-time curious soul. I designed my adventurous and offbeat travel blog to help everyone get out of their comfort zones and learn more about the world.
As a soon-to-be digital nomad who has spent six years writing about travel, I decided to put all my knowledge into one place, so that you too can create a memorable escape. Ultimately, this is travel blog for adventures that are offbeat, mindful, offbeat and push your limits.
So, take a look around!
Guide to Topes de Collantes Cuba: The Best Hikes and Where to Stay
If you’re intrigued by the idea of wild swimming holes, waterfalls, and dense jungle, don't waste any time in bookmarking Topes de Collantes Cuba as one of your next destinations. [...]
What To Wear in Kerala: Full Packing List
You’ve scheduled your Kerala getaway and the next question is what to wear in Kerala. With so many different types of landscapes, from the hot concrete of the city [...]
Complete Cuba Packing List: Essentials and Insiders’ Tips
A comprehensive Cuba packing list is arguably the most important thing you need when you’re preparing to jet off for the country’s chock-a-block cities, Caribbean beaches, and jungle. Unlike [...]
The Best Restaurants in Da Nang For All Budgets and Diets
Whether you're tracking down crispy Vietnamese pancakes or turmeric-infused mi quang, exploring the best restaurants in Da Nang is nothing short of a culinary adventure. Located 30 kilometres from [...]
Read the latest from the blog:
Guide to Topes de Collantes Cuba: The Best Hikes and Where to Stay
If you’re intrigued by the idea of wild swimming holes, waterfalls, and dense jungle, don't waste any time in bookmarking Topes de Collantes Cuba as one of your next destinations. [...]
Travel Journaling Guide: How to Write the Ultimate Travel Diary
When it comes to preserving your travel memories for life, travel journaling is one of the most effective and enjoyable methods out there. It’s a fact of life that memories [...]
What To Wear in Kerala: Full Packing List
You’ve scheduled your Kerala getaway and the next question is what to wear in Kerala. With so many different types of landscapes, from the hot concrete of the city [...]
Complete Cuba Packing List: Essentials and Insiders’ Tips
A comprehensive Cuba packing list is arguably the most important thing you need when you’re preparing to jet off for the country’s chock-a-block cities, Caribbean beaches, and jungle. Unlike [...]
Guide to Topes de Collantes Cuba: The Best Hikes and Where to Stay
If you’re intrigued by the idea of wild swimming holes, waterfalls, and dense jungle, don't waste any time in bookmarking Topes de Collantes Cuba as one of your next destinations. Located between Trinidad and Cienfuegos in central Cuba, Parque Natural Topes de Collantes will take you away from salsa dancing [...]
What To Wear in Kerala: Full Packing List
You’ve scheduled your Kerala getaway and the next question is what to wear in Kerala. With so many different types of landscapes, from the hot concrete of the city to breezy hill stations and humid backwaters and beaches, you might find yourself stuck wondering what to pack for Kerala. [...]
Complete Cuba Packing List: Essentials and Insiders’ Tips
A comprehensive Cuba packing list is arguably the most important thing you need when you’re preparing to jet off for the country’s chock-a-block cities, Caribbean beaches, and jungle. Unlike many other global destinations, Cuba isn’t the type of place where you can just rock up and pick up any [...]
The Best Restaurants in Da Nang For All Budgets and Diets
Whether you're tracking down crispy Vietnamese pancakes or turmeric-infused mi quang, exploring the best restaurants in Da Nang is nothing short of a culinary adventure. Located 30 kilometres from Hoi An, this central Vietnam city is hot on the heels of the likes of Saigon, Hue, and Hanoi when [...]
Places to visit near Thekkady: Essential and offbeat destinations and activities
Simply put, there are some remarkable places to visit near Thekkady. Surrounded by the forested slopes of the Western Ghats, spice plantations, and tea estates, some of the Thekkady area's specialties are wildlife, spices, and natural scenery. Out of all the destinations in central and south Kerala, Thekkady is [...]
18 Things to do at Alleppey and its backwaters: Essential and offbeat itineraries
So, you’ve been drawn to Alleppey by its backwaters lined with houseboats and bushy water hyacinths, and the next step is finding things to do at Alleppey and its backwaters. Look no further. Dubbed ‘the Venice of the east’, Alappuzha (or Alleppey, as most people know it) is a [...]
Best Food in Kerala District: Traditional food to try across Kerala
What is the first thing you need to know about finding the best food in Kerala district? The cuisine can shift and innovate over the space of a few miles. One moment, you might be feasting on mouthwatering dishes from the Moplah cuisine such as chatti pathiri, layered savoury [...]
22 Essential and offbeat things to do at Munnar hill station: 2022 Guide
Foraging for things to do at Munnar hill station in Kerala's misty Western Ghats? Being surrounded by sloping tea plantations, spindly silver oaks, and dense vegetation, it's no wonder that small-town Munnar is high up on many travellers' Kerala bucket lists. The evergreen tea plantations are certainly striking; in [...]
Gluten free food in Vietnam: A guide to safely sampling the Vietnamese cuisine
Eating gluten free food in Vietnam doesn't mean that you have to miss out on the flavours and textures of the Vietnamese cuisine. Often, the safest option for gluten-free visitors to any country is to fall back on bland, safe foods. While this approach certainly keeps your stomach and [...]
Why can you trust Escape Artist Katie as a travel blog?
I have been a travel journalist since 2018 and over the years, I have worked with international media, commissioned articles from freelance writers, and collaborated with tourism boards across the globe.
Offbeat Travel Blog
Guide to Topes de Collantes Cuba: The Best Hikes and Where to Stay
If you’re intrigued by the idea of wild swimming holes, waterfalls, and dense jungle, don't waste any time in bookmarking [...]
Travel Journaling Guide: How to Write the Ultimate Travel Diary
When it comes to preserving your travel memories for life, travel journaling is one of the most effective and enjoyable [...]
Places to visit near Thekkady: Essential and offbeat destinations and activities
Simply put, there are some remarkable places to visit near Thekkady. Surrounded by the forested slopes of the Western [...]
18 Things to do at Alleppey and its backwaters: Essential and offbeat itineraries
So, you’ve been drawn to Alleppey by its backwaters lined with houseboats and bushy water hyacinths, and the next [...]
Read the latest from the blog:
Guide to Topes de Collantes Cuba: The Best Hikes and Where to Stay
If you’re intrigued by the idea of wild swimming holes, waterfalls, and dense jungle, don't waste any time in bookmarking Topes de Collantes Cuba as one of your next destinations. Located between Trinidad and Cienfuegos in central Cuba, Parque Natural Topes de Collantes will take you away from salsa dancing [...]
Travel Journaling Guide: How to Write the Ultimate Travel Diary
When it comes to preserving your travel memories for life, travel journaling is one of the most effective and enjoyable methods out there. It’s a fact of life that memories fade over time. Some may disappear within seconds, while others can stay clear for hours, days or weeks. Travel memories [...]
What To Wear in Kerala: Full Packing List
You’ve scheduled your Kerala getaway and the next question is what to wear in Kerala. With so many different types of landscapes, from the hot concrete of the city to breezy hill stations and humid backwaters and beaches, you might find yourself stuck wondering what to pack for Kerala. [...]
