A life worth living
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WildJunket started as a passion project and grew to become my career. Over the years, it has evolved into an award-winning resource for curious travelers seeking for offbeat adventures and experiential travel.
My Story
Travel completely changed my life. And it has the power to change yours too…
Back in 2003, I signed up for a student exchange program in the University of Miami — and my world as I knew it changed.
Experiencing life abroad and connecting with people of different cultures opened my eyes to a whole new world of possibilities. I believed I was capable of big things.
The day I graduated with an Engineering degree, I packed my bags, said goodbye to my family in Singapore, and took off to see the world. With London as my homebase, I went on incredible adventures: backpacking Latin America from Argentina to Mexico, volunteering in Tanzania for three months, and overlanding the Silk Road from Kyrgyzstan to Iran.
In 2008, I started this adventure travel blog not just to share my travel stories but to find a way into the world of travel writing. I spent every minute of my free time learning everything from SEO to pitching publications.
Over the years, this blog grew to become one of the most popular travel resources online. I also started writing for magazines, including Travel + Leisure Asia, CNN Travel and BBC Travel.
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Since then, I’ve written and published four books, including a kids’ book titled Explorers that I’m extremely proud of. I also became a Lonely Planet author, contributing to their latest Mexico and Singapore guidebooks.
I’ve traveled on assignment to many incredible places like Antarctica, Greenland, North Korea, Bhutan, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe. I’ve also had the privilege of living in Spain, UK, US and the Netherlands over the past two decades.
Currently, I’m based in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico with my husband and our 8-year-old daughter, Kaleya. I share everything I’m learning about our second home on my Mexico travel blog.
“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.”
– Anthony Bourdain
About the Girl
Some Fun Facts
- Fun Fact #1: I've traveled to 150 countries (out of 193 UN countries), but I'm not in a rush!
- Fun Fact #2: I speak 3 languages fluently (English, Mandarin and Spanish), and have learned French, Arabic and Dutch.
- Fun fact #3: I’ve tried lots of weird foods. Sheep’s brain in Morocco, bat soup in Palau, fried grasshoppers in Mexico, cuy (guinea pig) in Peru to name a few.
- Fun Fact 4: Becoming a mother hasn't stopped me from traveling. In fact, we've brought Kaleya to 55 countries (she's 8!).
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About Me
- Name: Nellie Huang
- Date of Birth: 25 September 1982
- Nationality: Singaporean
- Languages: English, Mandarin and Spanish
- Traveling since: 2003
- Current Location: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Where I've Been
Thanks to my job as a travel writer, I’ve traveled on assignment to many incredible parts of the world. From expedition cruising in Antarctica to flying over the Okavango Delta in Botswana, traversing the Silk Road by land to meeting locals in North Korea, I’ve had the opportunity to see a lot of the world. To see the full list of where I’ve been, check out my Destinations page.
About the Girl
My Favorite Places in the World
- Wildlife: The Galapagos, Antarctica, Madagascar, Kenya, Australia
- Nature: Iceland, South Africa, New Zealand, Ecuador, Argentina, Bhutan, Nepal
- Beaches: Mexico, Seychelles, Maldives, Fiji, the Philippines
- Adventure: Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Namibia, Ethiopia, Morocco, Papua New Guinea
- Food: Japan, Vietnam, Italy, China, Greece, Thailand
- Family Travel: Japan, Costa Rica, Laos, Spain, Singapore
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