About Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones left a career in nursing and lived on the beaches of Goa, India for the five years. Now she lives in Mexico where she gives advice on the 40+ countries she’s visited in the last 10 years. She’s the author of two India travel e-books: Guide to India and Insider’s Guide to Goa. Her blog, Hippie in Heels, like its name, is a contradiction combining off-beat adventurous places with glamorous and bespoke travel. Hippie in Heels has been featured in ELLE, Marie Claire, Grazia, and Cosmopolitan magazines. She’s a writer for Bravo TV.

Backpackers Boutique: Packing Tips from Global Couple

Welcome to Backpacker's Boutique. Every Sunday, this spot will feature a new travel blogger. Some weeks it will be a really fun interview about packing, fashion, and fitness so you can snoop inside their bags & lives a little bit and other weeks it'll be a detailed luxury guide to a city the featured blogger/expat knows very well. E-mail me

This is India! 72

Welcome back to This is India! I always have funny/weird stories about India to share with friends or family when I talk to them. This is just meant to be an honest portrayal about my life in India through short anecdotes. I also share here what I’ve been up to online outside Hippie in Heels.

4 Day Trips from Vienna to Cute Villages

After two weeks in London, Tonbridge, and Tunbridge Wells, we were off to Vienna to see Ben's dad and his partner Olympia. They live 20 minutes outside Vienna in Achau. His dad has been there for almost 20 years and Ben actually went to school in Vienna as a kid. His dad was nice enough

English Seaside |A Day in Hastings and Rye

On the bank holiday while in Tonbridge (Kent), Ben's mom and Mick offered to take me, Ben, and Ben's little bro Max to Hastings and Rye on the coast. It's in East Sussex on the South coast.  We drove from Kent but you can take a train from Charing Cross in London and that'll take

A Little Tunbridge Wells Guide

If I had to choose between living in London or Tunbridge Wells, I would choose Tunbridge Wells (and Ben would tell me I was effing crazy). I am not really into the hustle bustle of cities and the metro in London was seriously as crowded as Indian transport during rush hour. Tunbridge Wells had charm,

Luxury Guide to Stockhom

Welcome to Backpacker's Boutique. Every Sunday, this spot will feature a new travel blogger. Some weeks it will be a really fun interview about packing, fashion, and fitness so you can snoop inside their bags & lives a little bit and other weeks it'll be a detailed luxury guide to a city the featured blogger/expat knows very well. E-mail me if

This is India! 71

Welcome back to This is India! I always have funny/weird stories about India to share with friends or family when I talk to them. This is just meant to be an honest portrayal about my life in India through short anecdotes. I also share here what I’ve been up to online outside Hippie in Heels.

5 Little Tips for Female Travel to India

There’s a lot of talk out there about the dangers of India for women and much of it is misguided as I hope this blog helps you see! If you decide to come to India, it will end up changing your life... I mean, hell, I ended up staying! I wrote a load of tips