Spending months living at sea is a weird way to spend your mid-20s, but the experience of waking up in a new country every day, performing on a high-tech stage for an audience of thousands, and planning off-the-beaten-path adventures over a Starbucks coffee on the ship, taught me so much about the world, and about the independent, traveled, confident person I wanted to be.
Read MoreTo this day, I’m still convinced that California is the best that the United States has to offer, and I’m forever grateful to the Junie B. Jones tour for paying me to explore it for an entire month. But you know what’s even better?
Read Moretwo weeks ago, I did something pretty different. I went to a fancy resort in Thailand, spent a few days in Bangkok, and came back with a pretty shallow understanding of Thailand.
Read MoreIf you know me by now, you know that I’m a planner. I like to nail down dates, times, and schedules, and I start to twitch when things are disorganized. So to suddenly depart for Thailand without much more than a (very large) suitcase and a bottle of SPF 50 was completely out of character for yours truly.
Read MoreNow that airlines are getting pretty strict with their luggage weight limits, and traveling to countries where wheeled bags don’t stand a chance is becoming more popular by the minute, every piece of clothing in your suitcase matters. I’m on board to get all of the packing tips and luggage wisdom the world has to offer. But I’m also here to give it.
Read MoreBesides the impeccable acting, I immediately fell for the fashion, furniture, and too-cool-for-school style that oozed from my screen in every single episode. And when the credits started to roll, I sighed with the familiar octogenarian thought, “They don’t make ‘em like this anymore.” Well, it turns out they do…
Read More“Why am I here?” I thought, as the skies opened up to pour down buckets of rain on the top deck of the ferry, sending me to cuddle with a few locals on the covered deck below.
Read MoreI figured I was one of the good tourists, right? The sloths were lounging around in trees, seemingly happy and unrestricted. Then I saw the monkeys in cages, and I started to question my decision.
Read More“You know that feeling when you’re on vacation, and oh-so happy to be there, but you’re tired, possibly hangry, and want to curl up in a little ball and cuddle a nice blanket, instead of seeing some incredible piece of history that only exists in your chosen vacation spot? Yeah. I had that feeling.”
Read MoreThere are no big tourist attractions in Lagos. No rollercoasters, or cheap thrills. But what lies along the coast is pure magic for those looking for a new perspective.
Read MoreSitting atop a giant hill, the Alhambra is a commanding presence in Granada, and definitely the number one tourist attraction in the area. That is, if you can get tickets…
Read MoreLets imagine you're on a whirlwind tour of Europe and/or Germany, and you have 24 hours to be wowed by Hamburg. I assume you should sleep for at least five of those hours, but live your life.
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