Ashley Packard is a freelance writer.

Ashley’s work has been published in digital publications such as, Business Insider, JoySauce, soon National Geographic, among others. Her writing will be featured in an upcoming Fall/Winter print issue of Saveur. She writes about travel, culture, lifestyle, food and drink, and more.

She is an American expat living in Germany with her husband and their two cats, Emmy and Zelda. She believes in creativity, curiosity, and connection.

Ashley is a multi-passionate individual and when she’s not writing or researching her next trip, she’s in her hiking boots, cycling along the river, buried in a book on her Kindle, or eating her way around a new city. She is dedicated to slow travel and making sustainable choices on her trips, believing that small changes can have a big impact.

Some of her most unforgettable experiences include a day of kayaking in the Naeroyfjord in Norway, an overnight hike to witness an erupting volcano in Iceland, paragliding in the Swiss Alps on her first solo trip, and driving a snowmobile to an ice cave on a glacier during one of her two wedding ceremonies in Iceland.

Ashley was born and raised in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts, and currently resides in Dresden, Germany. In 2022, she and her husband moved to Germany as newlyweds. Before their move, they donated, gave away, or recycled most of their belongings and sold their cars just two days before flying to a country they had never visited, bringing only a few suitcases and their cats.

After achieving her dream of moving to Europe, Ashley reignited her passion for writing. She seizes every opportunity to explore the world, locally or abroad, and loves the feeling of her passport in hand, soaring 30,000 feet in the air.

To connect for collaborations, speaking opportunities, or press trips get in touch or email ashleypackard16@gmail.com!

  • February - Iceland

    July - Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Fall - Ireland

    Winter - Austria

  • May - Norway

    June - Aruba

    September - Ireland

    October - Poland

    December - Czechia

  • March - France & Liechtenstein & Austria

    April - France

    June - Italy

    December - Ireland

  • January - Iceland

    June - Relocated to Germany

    August - Belgium

  • October - Mexico (Maya Riviera)

    August - Iceland & Switzerland

    April - Mexico (Cabo)

  • February - Guatemala

Where she has visited:

Austria - Aruba - Belgium - Canada - Czechia - France - Germany - Guatemala - Iceland - Italy - Ireland - Liechtenstein - Mexico - Norway - Poland - Switzerland - United States