Solo mum backpacked around 17 countries with her tot, two, in tow
- 7 days ago
Meet the solo parent who has backpacked around 17 countries with her two-year-old daughter in tow.
Sarah Noack, 26, gave birth to her daughter, Luana, now two, on October 14, 2021.
Before becoming a mum, Sarah worked as a flight attendant - visiting places such as Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong, Japan and China.
Sarah decided to make the most of her three years maternity leave - taking baby Luana on holiday to Barcelona, Spain, with her now ex-partner, when the tot was just two weeks old.
Since separating from her daughter's father, Sarah has taken Luana travelling as a solo parent - visiting Vietnam, Portugal, Jordan and Australia.
She says Luana learned to walk on a beach in Bali and said her first words in Indonesia.
Sarah, a freelance social media manager, from Frankfurt, Germany, said: "After graduating high school, I started working as a flight attendant.
"I wanted to make money and travel the world - becoming a flight attendant was the perfect job.
"Through that my enthusiasm to travel went crazy. I was doing the job for two years full-time before I went part-time to study.
"Backpacking hasn't been difficult with a baby as she was so small.
"It is getting harder now she is getting bigger - she has started running around.
"I found travelling much more easier than having a normal routine in Germany."
After finishing high school in 2017, Sarah got a job as a flight attendant.
She loved to travel and was able to explore the world and get paid for it.
In 2021, Sarah fell pregnant with Luana and gave birth to her in October.
She said: "Flight attendants aren't allowed to work when they are pregnant at the airline I was with so I was still having a full salary but not working.
"I have been on parental leave since my daughter was born.
"Until earlier this year I was still on maternity leave.
"We have a breastfeeding policy where you get your whole salary while breastfeeding."
Sarah and Luana's first trip just the two of them came after Sarah separated from Luana's dad and they travelled to Thailand for one month.
The duo are now spending two months in Portugal with other solo travelling mums.
She said: "I wanted to have an adventurous life and have a child.
"When I went to Thailand I had nothing planned, we then headed to Cambodia for three weeks and spent two weeks in Vietnam.
"We then headed to Hong Kong and Nepal.
"I only took a backpack with me, during that time I had so much energy.
"It was no natural and adventurous I loved it."
Sarah said her favourite country to visit was Nepal due to its rich culture.
She said: "The country blew me away, it was beautiful.
"It was so different to every other place I have ever been to.
"It was a complete different culture to the rest of Asia that I have visited."
Sarah says Luana hit most of her milestones before they set off travelling but her daughter achieved a few while abroad.
She learnt to walk on a beach in Bali and learnt to talk in Indonesia.
Sarah said: "When we went to Bali we spent so much time on the beach.
"She felt very secure and she knew if she fell she would fall soft so that is where she started walking.
"In Indonesia I met up with my British friend, Luana started speaking English there."
List of countries the mum and tot have visited -
- Italy
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Cambodia
- Vietnam
- Hong Kong
- Nepal
- Portugal
- Spain
- Greece
- Albania
- Montenegro
- Jordan
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
- Malaysia
- USA
Sarah Noack, 26, gave birth to her daughter, Luana, now two, on October 14, 2021.
Before becoming a mum, Sarah worked as a flight attendant - visiting places such as Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong, Japan and China.
Sarah decided to make the most of her three years maternity leave - taking baby Luana on holiday to Barcelona, Spain, with her now ex-partner, when the tot was just two weeks old.
Since separating from her daughter's father, Sarah has taken Luana travelling as a solo parent - visiting Vietnam, Portugal, Jordan and Australia.
She says Luana learned to walk on a beach in Bali and said her first words in Indonesia.
Sarah, a freelance social media manager, from Frankfurt, Germany, said: "After graduating high school, I started working as a flight attendant.
"I wanted to make money and travel the world - becoming a flight attendant was the perfect job.
"Through that my enthusiasm to travel went crazy. I was doing the job for two years full-time before I went part-time to study.
"Backpacking hasn't been difficult with a baby as she was so small.
"It is getting harder now she is getting bigger - she has started running around.
"I found travelling much more easier than having a normal routine in Germany."
After finishing high school in 2017, Sarah got a job as a flight attendant.
She loved to travel and was able to explore the world and get paid for it.
In 2021, Sarah fell pregnant with Luana and gave birth to her in October.
She said: "Flight attendants aren't allowed to work when they are pregnant at the airline I was with so I was still having a full salary but not working.
"I have been on parental leave since my daughter was born.
"Until earlier this year I was still on maternity leave.
"We have a breastfeeding policy where you get your whole salary while breastfeeding."
Sarah and Luana's first trip just the two of them came after Sarah separated from Luana's dad and they travelled to Thailand for one month.
The duo are now spending two months in Portugal with other solo travelling mums.
She said: "I wanted to have an adventurous life and have a child.
"When I went to Thailand I had nothing planned, we then headed to Cambodia for three weeks and spent two weeks in Vietnam.
"We then headed to Hong Kong and Nepal.
"I only took a backpack with me, during that time I had so much energy.
"It was no natural and adventurous I loved it."
Sarah said her favourite country to visit was Nepal due to its rich culture.
She said: "The country blew me away, it was beautiful.
"It was so different to every other place I have ever been to.
"It was a complete different culture to the rest of Asia that I have visited."
Sarah says Luana hit most of her milestones before they set off travelling but her daughter achieved a few while abroad.
She learnt to walk on a beach in Bali and learnt to talk in Indonesia.
Sarah said: "When we went to Bali we spent so much time on the beach.
"She felt very secure and she knew if she fell she would fall soft so that is where she started walking.
"In Indonesia I met up with my British friend, Luana started speaking English there."
List of countries the mum and tot have visited -
- Italy
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Cambodia
- Vietnam
- Hong Kong
- Nepal
- Portugal
- Spain
- Greece
- Albania
- Montenegro
- Jordan
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
- Malaysia
- USA