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Your useful travel friend here. I'm Kyomi Wade, a British writer who loves to travel. This blog is the home of my writing and your guide to life (abroad) and travel in the slow lane. I have been featured in Black Ballad, Travel Noire, POSTSCRIPT London, BUSTLE, We Are Travel Girls and more.

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Poem: Houtouwan Village

September 15, 2020

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Poem: Safe travels

June 28, 2020

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🌱Poem time🌱 [swipe to see] • I was so take

🌱Poem time🌱 [swipe to see] • I was so taken with this photograph posted by @departuresmag originally by @w.n__t of a placed called Houtouwan village that I wrote a poem for the first time in a while (I couldn’t stop thinking about it all day) ✨ let me know your thoughts 💭
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Houtouwan village
I uttered its named
It had my heart, was my heart
And so I spoke importance to it

But the vegetation consumed and
there is only one person with the power
one that is seen, It is not me
It is not Houtouwan

Though its shape is full and present
The coating, the consuming
Was silent like paint to a nail
Was smooth to its tip
Filled in windows of light
With a gentle pull of the curtain
grew with natures slow persistence
Over what it loved

And I cannot help but picture you
brushing aside the strands of my hair
Hand hovering above my body
As if you prayed before you took me—
Clothed me with new skin

I stood beside you with earthy stature
no resistance in my soles of my feet
You plentiful and ever-fruitful
Vast like deep forest

I welcome your multiplying because it is my destiny, beauty, transforming me
quietly, our dance some kind of Deity
Taking its hold with the gentle entwining

Yours, the leaves that line me
Yours, in wilful binding
Yours, to fill time with
Your, Houtouwan village
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〰️ reading of ‘safe travels’ which is *act

〰️ reading of ‘safe travels’ which is *actually* a poem about mental health but I will leave the rest up to interpretation. 🖤 If it speaks to you, let me know below! ✨
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Newly following or wondering what the refresh is a

Newly following or wondering what the refresh is about? My NEW about page will fill you in. [LINK IN BIO]
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“This blog when it was born was symbolic of someone wanted to know more of the world, knowing there were so many different versions of ‘life’ out there. Travel, these journeys, changed my view, my career, my relationships—and so my life.

With the relaunch of the site, you can see all categories of the things I write about, so it’s semi-portfolio too.

You can chose what content you want to consume, whether it’s about your journey finally moving abroad or you want itinerary inspo where you can travel deeper, or perhaps you want to delve into my poetry.”⁣
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Whats been your favourite? 👀 Check out a round

Whats been your favourite? 👀 Check out a round up of the most enjoyed content on the blog from the last two years, to celebrate my relaunch with me! 👩🏽‍💻🌴
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Reintroducing: wadingwade.com 🕶 let me know wha

Reintroducing: wadingwade.com 🕶 let me know what you think of the new look, and share 🌎

Your guide to life (abroad) and travel in the slow lane and home to of all my writing

〰 Berlin life + travel
〰 Living + moving abroad
〰 Travelling deeper
〰 Poetry + stories
+ more!
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It’s been quiet on here. Why? . I’ve just been

It’s been quiet on here. Why?
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I’ve just been doing me *Gemma Collins voice* 😂 in the best way.
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I’ve not been doing much travelling but nestling into life in the beautiful Berlin (but this image is from a trip late last year visiting my friend in Marbella—we met when I lived in Malaga)
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I’ve been focusing more on my poetry and other writing (kyomiwrites.com for the curious - click link in bio of @kyomiwade)
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I’ve made a home to share my knowledge on content but specifically performance marketing (Facebook and IG ads) something I’ve specialised in over the last 2.5 years over at @thewadedco 〰️ feel free to follow if you want to learn about that.
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What did I miss? 😂👀
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→For love
→To have a better life
→To study
→For work
→To find yourself
→To change your mindset/perspective
→Weather 😜☀️
→ Something else?
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What’s your reason, or would be?
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Mine were to change my mindset, for work and for a better life. But I would totally move for ❤️ (romantic-at-heart here)
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The reason I ask this question is because I want to provide a throat ouch overview of testimonies who have moved abroad for these reasons in my book, so you can see how they did and navigated the process.
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Share your reasons below!
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I grow, and so does this blog! Moving forward I wa

I grow, and so does this blog! Moving forward I want to share about:
→ Moving abroad (1)
→ How to move abroad (2)
→ Alternative lifestyles (3)
→ Sharing insights I’ve learned from friends on the road (4)
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Of course I will still share my small travels in between, and stay as useful as possible.
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Which number are you interested in hearing more about? #KeepWading
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Photo of me and @thebackpackway ✨
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→ RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL🌱 – which covers a broa

→ RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL🌱 – which covers a broader spectrum, basically all well behaved tourism. Tourism doesn’t have an impact or a positive impact on the destinations it takes place in.
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→ GREEN TOURISM🌱 – is like I want to reduce carbon emissions, and not leave and impact on the local area.
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→ ECO TOURISM🌱 – has a more holistic approach. It tries to consider the culture and how it affects people living in these places. For example Magaluf – beautiful places that are now basically like England away from home – but the worst of England. Also the economical side, the fact that only around 20% of travellers’ expenditure goes towards the locals. It considers environmental factors – so applying sustainable practices so that the environment can be preserved for future generations. And also incorporating an educational element, encouraging people to respect and learn about the natural environments and local communities they visit on holiday.
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Excerpt from my interview with the founder of @eco_companion. I wanted his help demystifying the terminology in Eco Travel. Hopefully this helps others too! Full interview in bio link. #KeepWading .
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