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  • My descent into darkness and healing
    Solo Travel | Solo Travel with a Chronic Health Condition

    My descent into darkness and healing

    My descent into darkness and healing Every wound is a door. Every tear of heartbreak is a glimmer of light….

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  • From Herbalist to Copywriter: An Interview with Victoria Ward
    Build a Portfolio Career | Interviews for Inspired Living

    From Herbalist to Copywriter: An Interview with Victoria Ward

    Have you ever wondered what a copywriter does? I have! When I hear the term ‘copy’ my mind instantly goes…

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  • Medical Cannabis in Thailand: An Interview with Dr. Kan Na Nongkhai Founder of ThaiKanya
    Interviews for Inspired Living | Thailand | Wellbeing Places

    Medical Cannabis in Thailand: An Interview with Dr. Kan Na Nongkhai Founder of ThaiKanya

    I arrived in Thailand with no awareness that cannabis had been decriminalised, but it didn’t me long to figure it…

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  • I thought I wanted to be a Travel Blogger, but I don’t…
    Musings

    I thought I wanted to be a Travel Blogger, but I don’t…

    I’d spent years swooning over travel blogs. I was envious and badly wanted to be a travel blogger. Why? Well…

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  • An Interview with the Queen of Packing Light: Katherine Leamy
    Interviews for Inspired Living | Solo Travel

    An Interview with the Queen of Packing Light: Katherine Leamy

    Do you dare to pack light and travel solo? Katherine aka ‘The 5 Kilo Traveller’ is in her own words…

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  • Embracing 60 – Solo Hiker, Traveller, Wild Water Swimmer & Empty Nester: An Interview with Hilary Straw
    Interviews for Inspired Living | Solo Travel

    Embracing 60 – Solo Hiker, Traveller, Wild Water Swimmer & Empty Nester: An Interview with Hilary Straw

     This interview includes: The emotional transition of being an empty-nester Embracing freedom and taking on new challenges The joy of…

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  • Lived Experiences Interview with Patricia from Our Fearless Adventure 
    Interviews for Inspired Living

    Lived Experiences Interview with Patricia from Our Fearless Adventure 

     This interview includes: Creating a travel orientated lifestyle Long stay travel Overcoming peer and family negativity Career reinvention Have you…

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  • My Top 5 Women’s Solo Travel Books
    Solo Travel

    My Top 5 Women’s Solo Travel Books

    5 Great Books About Solo Female Travel & plus 1 extra! Ready to travel solo? These books will give you…

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  • Kick Start Mindfulness with Solo Travel
    Solo Travel | Wellbeing Places

    Kick Start Mindfulness with Solo Travel

    ‘Mindfulness helps you step outside the endless chatter of your thoughts and see the world with fresh eyes, reinstating a…

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  • Married, Solo Travel & Reimagining Bucket Lists: An Interview with Tracy from Travel Bug Tonic
    Interviews for Inspired Living | Solo Travel

    Married, Solo Travel & Reimagining Bucket Lists: An Interview with Tracy from Travel Bug Tonic

    An Interview with Tracy from Travel Bug Tonic Married, midlife and first steps solo travel & reimagining bucket lists Tracy…

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  • Solo Travel in a Relationship – Buy the Book!
    Solo Travel | Solo Travel in a Relationship - Buy the Book!

    Solo Travel in a Relationship – Buy the Book!

    Solo Travel in a Relationship: Break Through Barriers to Your Solo Journey Are you in a relationship? Are you curious…

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  • Design a Flexible Portfolio Career to Fund Your Travels (Podcast)
    Build a Portfolio Career

    Design a Flexible Portfolio Career to Fund Your Travels (Podcast)

    Are you desperate to quit the 9-5? Do you want work freedom? Listen to me chat on Holly Worton’s podcast about how to build a portfolio career.

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  • 12 Benefits of Solo Travel for YOUR Relationship (a snippet from my book)
    Solo Travel

    12 Benefits of Solo Travel for YOUR Relationship (a snippet from my book)

    Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu Can solo…

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  • Is Sri Lanka safe for solo women travellers?
    Solo Travel | Sri Lanka

    Is Sri Lanka safe for solo women travellers?

    Solo Women Travellers in Sri Lanka How to stay safe…. Are you thinking about travelling solo to Sri Lanka? Great!…

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  • Pidurangala Rock Hike – Sigiriya’s Cheaper Alternative!
    Sri Lanka

    Pidurangala Rock Hike – Sigiriya’s Cheaper Alternative!

    Pidurangala Rock Overlooked by many, Pidurangala Rock sits adjacent to the famous Sigiriya Lion Rock and is equally as impressive…

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  • Top 10 Coffee Shops in Kandy: Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka

    Top 10 Coffee Shops in Kandy: Sri Lanka

    Are you looking for a coffee shop in Kandy? Do you love good quality coffee? I spent a month in…

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  • walking into the distance amongst the sand dunes
    Canary Islands

    Quiet Fuerteventura: peace, dust and volcanoes

    Discover peace and tranquillity amid the arid plains ‘Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble…

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  • 10 Online ESL Teachers (past & present) share their stories
    Interviews for Inspired Living | Teach English as a Foreign Language Online

    10 Online ESL Teachers (past & present) share their stories

    Discover the stories behind 10 online ESL teachers… Are you considering becoming an online ESL teacher? Are you unsure of…

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  • Vitiloire: a wine festival in the heart of the Loire Valley
    France

    Vitiloire: a wine festival in the heart of the Loire Valley

    If you love wine, France and eating…you’ll love the Vitiloire Introducing my dad – Phil A few weeks ago, I…

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  • An Interview with Kyla: Creator of Spark ESL
    Interviews for Inspired Living | Teach English as a Foreign Language Online

    An Interview with Kyla: Creator of Spark ESL

    As an online ESL teacher, discovering Spark ESL was a teaching lifesaver! It’s a Mary Poppins’ bag of colourful, imaginative…

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  • Fruit flashcards with funny faces
    Teach English as a Foreign Language Online

    My Top 10 TEFL Resources for Online Teaching

    A treasure trove of exciting resources is essential for your TEFL online classroom. Why is it important to have a…

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Hi, I'm Jenny! Welcome to Orchids to Olives. A supportive travel space, shaped around health and wellbeing.

I began this website in 2020, but then after a series of personal challenges and a desire to discover places that would help me to heal - I decided to revitalise it into its current form, which has been a wonderfully cathartic experience for me.

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Orchids to Olives helps you:

    • discover places that nurture the mind, body and soul
    • find your perfect travel experience
    • feel empowered to travel solo.
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    Nomadic Wellbeing Services

    For nomads and travellers needing a little support. A personally collated selection of wonderful remote therapists.

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    'The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart' Helen Keller

    Latest Blog Posts

    • 10-Day Pranayama Retreat in Rishikesh, India – Review of Yoganga Healing3 March 2026
    • Nirvana Naturopathy & Ayurveda Retreat and Hospital (Near Mumbai): My Honest Review14 February 2026
    • A Gentle Greek Wellness Retreat for Midlife Women: Healing in Ikaria, Greece8 February 2026
    • 6 Mind–Body Books That Changed How I Live With Chronic Illness and FND26 December 2025
    • Solo Travel after a heart transplant: an interview with Leslie who was born with congenital heart disease23 December 2025

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