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Closer Lives: Inspiring Adventure, Lifestyle, and Cultural Discovery

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Discover your next travel destination, plan the perfect trip, find unique and inspiring gifts, or immerse yourself in our poetry and prose!

Welcome to Closer Lives Travel & Lifestyle Blog and Emporium - your home for curated travel inspiration, lifestyle insights, and must-have essentials. Through our blog and store, we aim to spark your wanderlust and provide all the guidance you need for your next adventure. Dive in and explore with us!

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TRAVEL

Our Travel Blog is a hub of travel inspiration and guidance built on our personal experiences across 5 continents, 42 countries, and over 100 cities worldwide. With over 200 in-depth blog posts, we're here to help you plan unforgettable vacations, long-term journeys, or simply inspire your wanderlust.

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Popular Searches: Thailand, Asia, Historic Places

Dive into local insights, must-see spots, culinary experiences, and even accommodation recommendations, all curated to make your travel planning seamless. Join us on this journey, where every destination brings new discoveries and memories. Your next adventure starts here!

TRAVEL GUIDES

​As full-time travelers ourselves, we are constantly planning trips and looking for information that can take hours to find. Our guides can offer you the support you need to take the pressure off of planning for your next adventure. Enjoy access to our Travel Guides for FREE, with everything from visa information to culture and customs, transportation to health and safety and must-see places to handy maps.

TRAVEL RESOURCES

Need the Perfect Travel Resources? We've Got You Covered!

Over the past four years of full-time travel, we've booked countless accommodations, flights, and activities while also navigating the world of earning online. Some services have been fantastic, others… not so much. ​Here, you'll find our top travel resources - the ones we trust and return to time and time again. They consistently offer superior deals and unforgettable experiences. These are the tools we rely on to plan and book our adventures, and now, you can too!

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​​​​​Closer Lives has partnered with 12Go, a leading online travel booking platform for Southeast Asia and Europe, to offer a seamless booking experience for your transportation needs. ​Through booking.closerlives.com, you can easily compare prices, schedules, and book tickets for trains, buses, ferries, and even flights within your desired journey. 12Go's user-friendly interface makes navigating options a breeze, ensuring you find the perfect travel solution for your trip.

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We love getting to know communities and locals around the world! Join us as we explore culture, cuisine, accommodation, landmarks and attractions with both budget and bougie options on YouTube. We are two explorers who first connected on Instagram through our poetry. We met for the first time in Australia for a Royal Caribbean cruise, going on to visit 14 countries in 2019. After spending 2020 in Canada we left it all behind in April 2021, selling up and heading for Mexico. We have been traveling ever since!

As entrepreneurs and full-time slow travellers our goal is to see as much of this beautiful planet as we can! We love getting to know communities and locals wherever we go. Through our channel we want to help and support by sharing their culture with our viewers. If you enjoy our videos and want to follow more of our adventures please do like and subscribe! Your truly is invaluable and we will always strive to produce the best content we can from around the world!

LIFESTYLE BLOG

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Poetry, Lifestyle and Social Media Blogs

​We are both published authors and poets and as you may have already seen, met on Instagram via a live poetry reading! We are passionate about our words and our community and have worked on numerous projects over the years. These include building a large Instagram community poetry page, which has manifested into the Closer Lives website you see here today! ​ We write about a range of topics but predominantly focus on love, heartbreak, spirituality, positivity and general life. Our aim is to inspire all of our readers and continue to share the power of the written word.

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We plan to see, learn, love and share as much of the world with others as possible. That is why we created Closer Lives, to create a community for like-minded individuals and to help bring the world a little closer together through poetry, history, storytelling, healing, purpose and community. If you'd like to join us please subscribe; our social part is still being developed but currently you are able to post, share and interact. You will also be notified of our latest blog posts, videos and receive our monthly Newsletter. We'd love to have you here with us!

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EMPORIUM

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Welcome to the Closer Lives Emporium, full of unique travel gear, stylish clothing, and curated gifts. Explore our diverse collection featuring vibrant Mexican Tile Art designs, inspirational apparel, and essential accessories. Enjoy free U.S. delivery on most items and discover products that inspire adventure and cultural discovery. Shop now and find something special for every journey!

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