London PR Specialist Reveals Her Secrets To Visiting 28 Countries On A Shoestring Budget While Holding Down A Full-Time Job

The London PR specialist is juggling a full-time job and still somehow managed to hit 28 countries, mostly through fast, budget-friendly trips that fit into her PTO like puzzle pieces. And she is not doing the usual “fly across the world, spend a week, repeat” routine, instead she’s stacking tight 48-hour getaways, picking lesser-known cities, and keeping the whole thing under control.

Her latest flex, a weekend in Nantes for under $200, is where her secrets suddenly feel dangerously doable.

Ella Brown has mastered the art of squeezing every drop out of her PTO to fuel her globetrotting adventures!

Ella Brown/@thatgingerabroad

But Ella doesn’t just travel smart—she travels cheap. Her trips are often short and sweet, like a 48-hour whirlwind tour of a European city. These quick getaways mean she only needs to take one or two nights off, and she gets to keep her precious vacation days intact. 

That’s when the 48-hour whirlwind tours start to sound less like luck and more like a plan Ella actually repeats.

Maximizing vacation days while maintaining a full-time job can be a challenge. Productivity expert