Moved to a new place and it’s not quite paradise? I know the feeling. I’ve lived in a lot of different places, and even though I’ve always had a positive approach to make the most of my time in each, there’s certainly been challenges. Some places just take a little more effort to love while others are effortless. Today I’m…
Time for a little travel throwback today. I know 90% of the time my blog posts are detailed guides or resource type content. But sometimes you just want to be a person and not only a resource, you know. So today, I wanted to connect in a different way and share my favorite travel photos and the stories behind them.…
You hear all sorts of things when you tell people about your plans to travel alone, especially as a woman. Today I’ve asked a bunch of travel bloggers to share some of the craziest solo travel reactions they’ve heard. These women have heard all these things and still been able to enjoy some awesome adventures around the world. So, if…
Can we just have a chat woman to woman for a minute? Today I want to share a little real talk on my first solo trip after a whole year off. Woah, it seems crazy to say it was that long. I want to share why I took the break in case you missed my updates, the identity crisis and…
If you follow just about anyone on social media, especially anyone who works for a ‘health’ based pyramid scheme, you’ve probably heard that there’s a new year and a new decade approaching. I thought now would be a good time to make a list of some of the tacky travel trends we can go ahead and leave in this decade.…
A play by play is a great start when it comes to recording your travels in a journal. But if you want to dig a little deeper and take your reflections to the next level, here are 21 travel diary ideas to prompt you. These thoughtful prompts will serve as a diving board for you to jump off to explore…
UPDATED FEB 2020. There is no shortage of travel advice out there so I thought I could go through some of the bad travel advice that you should probably just ignore. I wish I could add the frog and tea emojis (if you know your memes, then you get that). For now, though, a pic of me holding tea as…
UPDATED MAR 2020. This post has nothing to do with Google-ability. It’s not a tutorial. I didn’t research any keywords. Or follow the usual process that comes with writing a blog post. It’s just a bit of a love letter really. I just wanted to share my favorite place in the world with you and my Christmas wish for your…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Whoever created the idea that getting old is something to dread or fear was living wrong in my opinion. For me, each year gets better. The more I learn and grow, the more I enjoy life. As I’m writing this, I’m about to enter a new decade and I’m not scared or dreading it at all. I’m…
UPDATED FEB 2020. Hands up if you’ve told someone about your solo travel dreams and been met with comments about how you shouldn’t do it because if you do, you’ll be killed/kidnapped/beheaded/mugged/raped and/or any other super scary thing. Does that sound familiar? I know I’ve heard these things a million times. I’ve heard it all, even ‘don’t go there you’ll…