Are Intrepid Travel Premium Tours Worth It? My Honest Opinion
The older I get, the more I'm willing to pay a bit more for things like comfort, convenience, and really unique experiences when I...
Turkey Encompassed with Intrepid Travel: A Great Intro to Turkey
Turkey is a place that has always held a certain amount of fascination for me. I fell in love with Istanbul through books long...
Morocco Uncovered: The Best Morocco Tour with Intrepid Travel
Chances are you've read about or at least seen a photo from Morocco recently – it's a destination that's growing fairly swiftly in popularity,...
Exploring Egypt Safely with Intrepid Travel
As a really nerdy kid who loved history and books and things like mythology, I'm not sure there was ever a time when visiting...
Exploring Ecuador on a Budget with Intrepid Travel
South America. It's a continent that, up until this year, I had not set foot on, despite being fascinated by places like the Galapagos...
Traveling in Cambodia with Intrepid Travel
Note: This post contains affiliate links, which means if you book/buy something through one of my links, I may earn a small commission (at...
Traveling in Vietnam with Intrepid Travel
When I first began planning my trip to Southeast Asia, I was going to do it all on my own; make all my own...
Review: Greek Islands Tour with Intrepid Travel
If you're anything like me, chances are the Greek Islands lie somewhere on your travel bucket list. After all, those postcard-perfect pictures that crop...
What’s it Like to Travel with Intrepid Travel in Eastern Europe?
It's no secret that I've wanted to visit Eastern Europe for quite a while. But, as much as I dreamed about it, the region...
Travel and Blogging Recap: Q1 2024
Hello friends! Since I fell so behind on these recaps at the end of last year, I've decided to just do them quarterly going...
September-December 2023 Travel and Blogging Recap
I started publishing these recaps monthly back in the BC times (Before COVID), when I was traveling almost every month. I switched to posting...
Amanda’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Travelers and Travel Lovers
Here's a fun fact about me: I LOVE Christmas, and especially love picking out the perfect gifts for all the people in my life....
March and April 2023 Travel and Blogging Recap
It felt like I had ages in between my last international trip in March and my next one in May – and yet here...
January and February 2023 Travel and Blogging Recap
Happy 2023, everyone! It's already halfway through March somehow, and the year is already feeling more “normal” than any year since 2019 has. (Granted,...
November and December 2022 Travel and Blogging Recap
Hello from 2023! I can't believe 2022 is already over; it sure did seem to zip by pretty quickly, didn't it? If you want...
July and August 2021 Travel and Blogging Recap
With Labor Day weekend now behind us, my brain is teetering on the edge of full-on Fall Mode. Despite it still being warm here...
Expectations vs. Reality: My Top Travel Letdowns and Surprises
It's now become an internet trend: sharing “Instagram vs. reality” memes and photos, highlighting the fact that a lot of what we see online...