
Welcome to Torn Tackies
Travel junkie. Nature enthusiast. Risk-taker. People lover. I’m Carryn – a South African, trying to figure out my way through life by traveling and exploring.
Join me as I go off the beaten track and share my travel stories and tips of life abroad.



Tackies: A South African word for Sneakers or Trainers.”
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I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”
Mary Anne Radmacher

How I got started
In 2017, I quit my job to teach English in South Korea. Here’s all you need to know and why it was the best decision I’ve ever made!