what if you trusted?

take a moment and just breathe

life can feel heavy. it’s okay to rest

what’s life like on Moloka‘i Hawaiʻi?

I spent 2 weeks on the least developed Hawaiian island: Moloka‘i. Listen to locals share their insights of what it’s like to live on Moloka‘i. To participate on a work exchange and stay with locals on Molokai, apply on Worldpackers and use code “Lydia7” for $10 OFF your membership! https://www.worldpackers.com/promo/LYDIA7?utm_campaign=LYDIA7&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=affiliate Mahalo nui loa to my amazing hosts and all of the locals who shared their insights on this episode. ━━━━━━━━ ⟡ ━━━━━━━━ connect with me here :) Instagram: ✨ @lydiaschultzz https://www.instagram.com/lydiaschultzz/

what it’s like to volunteer at a hostel on Maui

I spent 5 weeks doing a work exchange at Howzit Hostels on Maui — listen to volunteers’ perspectives on their experiences overall. Apply for this work exchange on Worldpackers.com find me on IG @lydiaschultzz for more info !

what if you trusted?

for those feeling a bit lost…

neocolonialism part 5

welcome to part 5 of a series all about modern day colonialism (aka neocolonialism) within travel! on this episode you’ll learn: * why the world is NOT your oyster * the ethics of bargaining * do’s and don’ts to be a responsible tourist find the full article here https://gottacaseofwanderlust.com/2025/07/22/a-comprehensive-guide-to-modern-day-colonialism-in-travel/ additional resources: * https://gotravelandtalk.com/blog/travel-through-neo-colonialism-lens * https://www.easternstandardtimes.com/episode/when-you-travel-dont-be-a-colonizer * https://linktr.ee/baniamor * https://rootedstorytelling.com/rethinking-tourism/decolonizing-tourism-community-diversity-nature-culture/ thank you entering this conversation with an open-mind to becoming a better traveler :) ━━━━━━━━ ⟡ ━━━━━━━━ connect with me here :) Instagram: ✨ @lydiaschultzz https://www.instagram.com/lydiaschultzz/ ✨ @gottacaseofwanderust https://www.instagram.com/gottacaseofwanderlust?igsh=MTJjZ2p6bWZpdXBrYw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr ✨Travel Blog: gottacaseofwanderlust.com