We’re Vicky & Dan, two travelers from Ireland, who set off on a lifelong adventure of travel, exploration and creation.
Happy Wild Amigo was born out of passion for travel and dedication to a bigger purpose in life. We strive to provide you,
our fellow adventurers, with information, tips and inspiration to make those travel dreams of yours come true!

And probably add more to your bucket-list too…
(sorry-not-sorry!).

where it all began

Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamt of visiting Paris. Alongside this dream, I’ve always had an urge to see the world, always intrigued about the photographs in my geography school book and the foreign MTV’s music videos I watched on repeat.

Always wondering if the canyons in Britney’s “I’m not a girl, not yet a woman” were real.

Fast forward to 17, Dan and I got a summer job and booked our first holiday abroad to Majorca, Spain. This trip confirmed everything I already knew inside – traveling was my jam. One booking followed another, and the passion grew stronger with every flight.

And so it began – maximizing holiday time at work, making sure to travel during public days off and long weekends, researching best travel deals and offers, budgeting (or at least trying to – we were always terrible at this).

A few years passed and quarterly trip were just not enough anymore – plus, my desire to live a more purposeful and mindful life was not aligned with the life and environment I was living at that time – which heavily impacted my mental health. Dan had been working in his childhood dreams profession for a good few years then too and was ready for something more.

So, we sold and gifted our friends with most of our possessions, packed two backpacks and booked a one way flight – no plan, no backup, only a dream and a massively huge trust in the universe – sprinkled with a tonne load of fear.

And here we are, two friends of the world, almost 2 year on the go, learning, testing and exploring the corners of our planet, bringing you the pretty and the ugly, the not to be missed and the best to avoid, the necessary and the BS, the tailored guides, and anything else that can inspire you to travel more, grow more open-minded and bring your own change to our world.

happy wild amigo

– the travel community –

I know you’re probably like ‘gosh, here’s another travel group’ – but hear me out!

My favorite part about traveling is exploring different cultures and meeting new like-minded people all around the world – who often turn into incredible, life-long friends. I know there are so many of us out there, loving the connection with people who breathe the same type of air, wanting to group-up for a fun travel trip somewhere new or longing to jump on the digital nomad train but are in need of a little support system.

The happy wild amigo travel community was created with travelers in mind, and it’s a for-you, by-you online space to link up, connect, exchange and enjoy the experience of a traveling world. The group is monitored for your best experience.

If you strive for a happy life, are a little wild and want to connect with awesome travelers – join us and play a part in creating a loving,
fun and helpful traveling community.