About Me

Nice to meet you, I’m Hannah.

All About the Aprés is where I write about my experiences of travelling, freelancing, and freelancing while travelling. 

Originally from Yorkshire, I moved to London to spend my days publicising books while daydreaming about travelling. Eventually, I saved up enough cash to quit my jobs (I was juggling three of them) and hop on a plane to Hanoi.

As we all know, money doesn’t grow on palm trees. I support myself by working as a freelance writer while travelling around a la digital nomad style.

Offline, I spent a little under a year living in New Zealand on a working holiday visa where I took on a number of classic backpacker jobs ranging from scrubbing loos and pouring pints to harvesting potatoes. 

Another way that I’ve managed to sustain myself on the road is with work exchange programmes. My love of working outdoors and with animals opened the door to volunteering at a vegan animal sanctuary in the Southland and was a highlight of my time in New Zealand. There I tended to a menagerie of rescue pigs, sheep, and horses – plus a pack of demanding whippets. 

Things I like

Cosy crime books, thunderstorms, podcasts, and lyric-free music. I prefer rural to urban, and four-legged companions to two. If I’m outside, I’m happy. 

I love swimming in the sea, snorkelling in the sea, scuba diving in the sea, and kayaking in the sea. I’ll happily sit and watch seals frolic in the sea for hours at a time. I have a fondness for spicy food, red wine, and seashell-shaped pralines. 

What is All About the Aprés all about?

All About the Aprés is where I share snippets from my time on the road. Plus, a few travel tips along the way. Although I feel vastly under-qualified to offer any kind of advice.

I’ll try not to cringe every time I write the phrase ‘digital nomad’, and my apologies in advance for any use of clichè travel blog words such as ‘stunning’.