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Tonic Travel

Falling back in love with life one sojourn at a time

SOJOURING ACROSS EUROPE

& WRITING A LOVE LETTER TO LIFE

Hey there, I'm Mads. Recovering hustle-culture casualty turned full-time wanderer, currently on a grand quest to fall back in love with life. A part of that process has become finding the wonder, magic, and romance in everyday moments, and so here you'll find evidence of exactly that. Tales of my adventures in the form of photo journals, travel stories, and love letters to the people, places, and moments that capture a piece of my heart along the way. There is so much more good in the world than our newsfeeds would have us believe. If you need a little reminder that there is still beauty and goodness to be found, consider this your tonic ❤

Curiosity

be YOUR

compass

Let

Choose A Tonic / Choose A Tonic / Choose A Tonic / Choose A Tonic /

Photo Journals

Snapshots from slow days spent wandering with my camera, following light, colour, and texture wherever they lead.

Love Letters

Documenting my travels by writing to the people, places, and experiences that are shaping me along the way.

Personal Notes

Cultural insights and personal musings from the road. Less a guide to where I went, more a reflection on what I learned while I was there.

JUST

VISITED

Peak girlhood, it turns out, is driving a Fiat 500 through the English countryside with Taylor Swift blasting, and pulling over on backroads to frolic through fields of wildflowers.

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After years spent stuck in survival mode, burnt out and feeling trapped inside of a life I was fundamentally unfulfilled by, I sold almost everything I own, bought a one-way ticket to Europe, and embarked on a journey into the unknown. Yep, I am traveling indefinitely with no plan beyond staying open to possibility (a brazen act for this Type A eldest daughter 👀).

What I discover along the way is what I share with you here. This is my practice of moving through the world with reverence. Of remedying the apathy of adulthood with adventure. Of learning to slow down and (quite literally) smell the roses. And ultimately, of collecting and sharing moments that remind us the world is still full of magic.

I'm currently sojourning across Europe on a grand quest to fall back in love with life.

HERE'S the STORY SO FAR

let's get to know eachother

MY HOPE IS THAT SOMEWHERE in THESE PAGES, YOU FIND permission.

❤︎

Permission to want more. To move slower. To believe that the life you've been dreaming of is not too much to ask for, and you're not unrealistic for wanting it. 

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RECEIVE A

LOVE LETTER

You don't need the right words, or even very many of them. Tell me what's sitting on your heart, and I'll write a personal letter back to you.

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Photo journals and moments of everyday magic from around the world. Come sojourn with me.

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Love letters, travel stories, and raw reflections on the unglamorous parts of life as a #slomad.

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