I have a confession to make. It might sound like an oxymoron, and maybe it is, but I am a total homebody who also loves traveling the world, seeing new things, and meeting new people. Confused? Yeah, me too. See in my 20s, I was incredibly extroverted. I would get bored as hell sitting at […]
Why Traveling Alone as a Woman is Safer than Staying Home
I remember the untimely death of two female travelers in Vietnam making headlines when I was getting ready to leave for the trip that I’d been planning, saving, and frankly stressing over for nearly a year. A couple of girls had mysteriously died, most likely from poisoned drinks. Several close friends sent me this article […]
Why I Decided to Leave Berlin
I rode in the back of the taxi, weaving through the empty city streets, the lights reflected in the wet pavement and the walls of the Berliner Dom. I had forgotten that every fall the Festival of Lights comes to town, projecting patterns on the major buildings throughout Berlin’s Mitte neighborhood, synced to music. I’d […]
The 22 Best Road Trip Quotes
I’m in a road trip state of mind lately. Is there any better way to travel, with nothing but freedom, twists and turns, and new horizons ahead? You can stop whenever you want, change course, or turn around completely. The choice is yours. As an ode to my favorite way to travel, these are the […]
25 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Traveling Solo
I still remember exactly how it felt as I sat there at my computer six years ago, looking at flights to Bangkok for the hundredth time, hesitating just as I had so many times before. I was scared of the unknowns. Would I be safe? Would I be lonely? Would I be able to travel […]