That Freedom Lifestyle by Paris Davis

31/08/2026

if you were heading to ischia next week, which of these would you be curious to try first? 🇮🇹

there’s only so much i can squeeze into an insta carousel, so feel welcome to read the full post for more tips and where to stay via my digital home (link in bio) 🔑
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28/08/2026

august 13th marked 65 years since the construction of the Berlin Wall. a wall that would divide the city for 28 years and later become a global icon of freedom with its fall.

as the words on one section of the Wall read, “du hast gelernt was freiheit heißt und das vergiss nie mehr” ~ “you have learned what freedom means, and never forget that.”

in last Thursday’s newsletter i shared a little about why Berlin, still to this day, gives off that feeling. and i’d like to also leave some of those thoughts here too.

more stories via link in bio. 🤍

25/08/2026

“Berlin is not Germany.“

If the rest of the country is, for the most part, rather conservative, rule-following and “by the books”, as us Brits say… Then Berlin is on a parallel lane, driving completely the other way.

When I first moved here in 2016, I vividly remember it feeling like an exhale, a breath of relief really…

Until then, I’d spent my twenties focusing more on living in different places rather than promotions.

So by the time my “settling down and getting a long-term, proper big girl job” chapter began five countries later at 25 and a half, I had this slight reserved feeling that perhaps I was a little behind...

(continue reading at link below)

It’s widely said that Berlin is not Germany. After almost ten years of calling the city home, I’ve been thinking about what that really means ~ and why Berlin has always felt like a place that gives you permission to not live life in a straight line...

23/08/2026

if you’re heading to Berlin for a weekend, it’s important to plan for Sundays a little more, as all shops etc are closed ~ but there’re plentyyy of lovely things happening to enjoy.

this here in my neighbourhood, during summer, is one of them :)

if you’d like more tips from a ten-year local, i actually wrote a beautiful little guide with insider knowledge and my fave 33 spots in the city for all seasons ~ ofc including those i don’t tend to share online.

you can get it sent to your inbox at the link in my bio and consider your “what shall we do in berlin” research done.

18/08/2026

as a slow traveller, who likes to spend months in one place at a time, there’s always that moment right before arriving somewhere new where you hope the energy between you and the place will be a match.

and it’s never about its size, beauty, or the list of things to do and see…. really, it always comes down to a feeling.

and here in Oaxaca City, it only took one day ~

24 hours of watching a man singing to himself, guitar in hand, while i ordered a juice at the local market… of hearing more “ola’s” and “buenos días” than i could count…of seeing old couples dancing in the park, cars slowing down just to allow you to cross the street, of colour, art and music clinging to every corner…

~ to know that this is a place i can stay.

and stay i did, for three whole months 🥹🌈

i wrote a travel guide towards the end of my time there, with some insider tips, stories and 33 lesser-known spots i found and loved.

feel welcome to read it (link in bio) to get a deeper head start on planning if you’re heading that way.

📍oaxaca city, mexico

17/08/2026

Meet the other London.

The properly local cafés, hidden restaurants, peaceful gardens, quiet courtyards, neighbourhood markets, old bookshops and quirky spots with interesting stories that most visitors would simply never know about...

The story behind 33 local London spots collected over 15 years of living in and returning to the city, from hidden gardens to old bookshops.

14/08/2026

after monthsss of writing, i finally put the finishing touches on my London insider guide.

some spots i’ve known for 15 years since i first lived there and others i’ve come to know through all the visits to my motherland since 🇬🇧

you can now find it at the link in my bio if you’re planning a trip ☺️

or feel very welcome to forward this to someone you know who’s heading that way 🤍 (thank you!)

11/08/2026

today i will remember that i was just a girl who grew up on a council estate in an industrial city in England. how did i dream up a life this beautiful?

i see now what a gift my working-class upbringing actually was ~ not just in shaping who i am, but in helping me understand the power of tuning into possibilities and the ‘miracles’ that unfold when you simply follow your heart / inner guide.

i’ve sprinkled this message throughout many of my posts and conversations but it’s something i will never tire saying:

if something makes you feel flutters of excitement and joy, follow it, because those feelings are your souls way of saying “go this way.”

how did i dream up a life so beautiful? truth is, i didn’t.

the blueprint was already there.

my only job was to listen, to trust, to follow the trail, to something more 🤍

as rumi once said, “respond to every call that excites your spirit.”

📍lake atitlan, guatemala [day 6/10 in peaceful solitude 🕊️✍️]

07/08/2026

once upon a time there was a desk on the 4th floor of a corporate building. and in there sat an employee.

she always had to make sure she clocked in before 9:30am, otherwise she’d be receiving a “kind reminder” email from HR about punctuality. just one of the many many emails to respond to that day.

this same employee then sat for hours in the same chair, making her way through an endless list of meaningless tasks. willing the time to get to 1pm for lunch, then once again to 6:30pm so that she could be released from the office chaos.

once home, her attention would still not drift from a screen. tired and numb, scrolling through social media and binge watching Netflix, became ‘evenings as usual.’ press repeat for the next day. a slow soul death.

does this story sound familiar to you? it was my story 8/9 years ago, before i chose to purposefully pursue a different path with the single conviction: that i deserve my world to be so much bigger than that.

everyone does, don’t you think?

🔗 more stories at my digital home (link in bio)

05/08/2026

believe me when i say everything about this little town in the south of France is art.

from the (very!) cutely displayed storefronts 🥹 and poets writing in the square, to the cheeses sprinkled with flowers and the singers performing dans la rue, it’s easy to understand why Van Gogh and so many other great artists developed such a deep connection to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

i was lucky enough to spend a whole month here at spring time 🌸 right on the door step of the market that would come to town every weenesday.

i hope this video gives a little feel for what it’s like and in case you’re heading there soon, i wrote a full post with some hidden gems and things to do, from my lovely four week stay.

🔗 you can read it on my digital home at the link in my bio.