January 12, 2016
Do yourself a favor and Google the word “Thailand”. I know, right? All those fantasies you’ve had of laying in a cabana being fanned by a giant banana leaf and savoring grapes one by one as they are dangled in front of your face – that fantasy takes place in Thailand. Now that I’ve convinced […]
January 7, 2016
Originally a butcher shop, The Crooked House of Windsor has been around since 1592. Over the centuries, many businesses have come and gone, but currently it houses one of England’s quaintest tea rooms. Yes, the building is actually slanted! Though I would not call myself an tea aficionado, I certainly took part in dining […]
January 5, 2016
Surprise! I have decided to uproot myself and head solo to the opposite corner of the world for a year. I have a working holiday visa, which will last for one year and I’m dealing with a healthy combination of nervousness and excitement. So far, I have no definite plan other than landing in Auckland […]
December 24, 2015
Here are a few of my favorite travel instagrammers! 1. @worldofwanderlust There comes a time in life when you don’t just want to move forward, you want to run in any direction. Don’t be afraid or ashamed to pack up, let it all go, and start something new. Talking about my quarter life crisis in […]
December 22, 2015
I was very fortunate this year to travel both around the US and internationally despite being a full-time student and working. Before I jump head first into 2016, here’s a review of where I traveled this year. Delaware, USA I traveled with my volleyball team to University of Delaware and my brother came to […]
December 19, 2015
When my friend Courtney and I decided to travel to Malta, we did so solely based on Google Images. After three months in grey London, we longed for a quiet beach getaway to somewhere we had never heard of. I took one look at a series of photos entitled “Blue Lagoon,” turned my laptop toward […]
December 15, 2015
If there is one thing I have realized from the family vacations of my childhood and teenage years, it is the importance of a good night’s sleep before embarking on a journey. I backpacked solo through Eastern Europe for two weeks while my luggage was locked away at Dublin Airport awaiting my return. There were […]
December 10, 2015
More often than not when I’m traveling, I find myself feeling incredible emotions without the proper words to describe them. New landscapes, people, cities, and experiences require new words. Add these beautiful foreign words to your vocabulary to help describe yourself better during those moments on the road that leave you speechless. Querencia (Spanish) A place […]
December 8, 2015
“Same same, but different” is probably the most widely used English phrase across Thailand. Thai people who can’t speak a lick of English can say and understand “same same, but different,” and they use it in the most creative ways. For example, imagine you are looking at a shirt sold by a vendor on the street. […]
December 2, 2015
Oddly enough, the most affordable and simple way for me to travel from Pula, Croatia to Budapest was to fly back west to Brussels. So, I figured I might as well make an impromptu Belgian day out of it. Starting the day off with an early flight to South Charleroi Airport, I booked a 9 […]
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