Gabbie Douglas
Freelance travel and mindfulness writer
Phone Whats app: +1-647-771-0051
My Story
On February 26, 2024, my partner and I left our lives in Toronto, Canada, to drive the Pan-American Highway in our Toyota Matrix. We were seeking a change—yearning for freedom, simplicity, and a deeper connection to the world.
This newsletter lies at the intersection of mental health and travel. Through it, I share essays about both the good days and the bad days on my journey to Ushuaia. The bad days because we struggle much more than we’re often willing to admit—to ourselves and to each other. And the good days to prove their are benefits when we prioritize investing in ourselves.
My goal is to make people feel seen by writing honestly about the challenges we face, both internally and externally. I reflect on the lessons I’ve learned, often supported by academic research to deepen the insights. This desire for camaraderie within our shared human experience has been growing since my time at Dalhousie University, where I earned a degree in International
Development and Journalism. At Dalhousie, I was an active member of the student paper, the Dalhousie Gazette, contributing to the arts and lifestyle section and serving on the publishing board. After graduation, I completed a reporting internship with a local magazine.
The Pan-American Highway is the longest road in the world, spanning 30,000 kilometers from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina. When we set off, I began writing a newsletter titled What Else Is Possible?
As we continue our journey from Central America to South America, I will continue to document our experiences in my newsletter while writing for online publications such as Explore Magazine.
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While mindfulness and travel is at the heart of my newsletter, I also write for other publications about topics including travel, psychology, the outdoors, sustainability, and women’s health.
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So far, we have driven across Canada, through the United States, and into Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, where we are currently living. We hope to reach Ushuaia within the next couple of years.