25 MORE Photos That Prove Norway is a Real-Life Fairy Tale
Choosing a “favorite country” is pretty much impossible for a frequent traveler; it’s a question that many of us hate being asked because we…
Read More"It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and, if you don't keep your feet, there's no telling where you might get swept off to." - J.R.R. Tolkien
Latest posts
Which of Portland’s Top Attractions Are Actually Worth It?
Among travelers, Portland, Oregon, is usually a must-visit in the Pacific Northwest. Oregon’s largest city is known for its funky culture of food trucks,…
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Yellowstone National Park: What to Do and See in 2 Days
No matter where in the world you call home, chances are you’ve heard of Yellowstone National Park. This 3500-square-mile park is usually regarded as…
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Easy Ways to Use Less Plastic on Your Travels
I’ve written before about sustainable travel and why it’s important to start thinking more seriously about how we affect the world as we roam….
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Montana: More Than Just its National Parks
What do you picture when you think of Montana? Maybe dude ranches? Or big skies? Or maybe Yellowstone and Glacier national parks? For most…
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An Introduction to Stockholm: A First-Time Visitor’s Guide
As the largest city in Scandinavia, Stockholm, Sweden, has always been on my radar. And yet, despite multiple trips to the region (mostly to…
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Solo Female Travel
11 Tips to Help Make Your First Solo Trip Great
Today’s post is brought to you by AIG Travel. On Friday, I’ll be hosting a Twitter chat with them and Cassie DePecol, who holds the…
Top 9 Questions About Solo Travel Answered
As a woman who travels solo a lot (and yes, still a lot even though I’ve been in a serious relationship for the last…
Why I’m Not Afraid to Travel Alone
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve received a handful of emails from women asking me all sorts of questions about traveling solo. I’ve…
Inspiration
You Don’t Have to Ditch the 9 to 5 in Order to Travel
I’ve been at this whole travel blogging thing for a while now – nearly seven years, in fact. And in those seven years, I’ve…
How I Make Money as a Blogger
I’m going to be completely honest here: I sometimes avoid telling people that I’m a travel blogger when I first meet them. This isn’t…
The World is Not Safe – But You Should Explore it Anyway
There’s a lot of scary stuff going on in the world these days – terrorism attacks in major cities; a refugee crisis that’s become polarizing…
Why I Won’t Get Mad If You Call Me Lucky
It happened a couple months ago, as I was entering back into the U.S. through immigration at Newark airport. I was standing in line…
Why I DIDN’T Quit My Job to Travel
You all know the story: cubicle-dweller dreams of travel, saves up money, and eventually waves adios to desk job and embarks upon a global…
26 Things Travel Has Taught Me
Today is my 26th birthday. Today, I leave my “early 20s” and cross over into my “late 20s.” It’s weird, in a way, because…
Destination of the Month
Discovering Inverness: 3 Days in Scotland’s Highland Capital
Most people know that Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. But the Scottish Lowlands may as well be a different country entirely from…
72 Hours in Edinburgh, Scotland
A long time ago, the city of Edinburgh was known as “Auld Reekie.” This was back in the days of peat fire smog, overpopulation,…
Photos to Make You Want to Pack Your Bags and Move to Scotland
So far in my travels I have visited roughly 1/4 of all the countries in the world. That’s both a lot and hardly any…
