Before I started traveling, I never read anything that caused me to confront my own mind. I didn’t really believe that my down times could be remedied by anything other than distraction. That’s part of the reason why I started traveling – I thought it would solve everything. Then I realized that the problems I […]
I Followed My Grandmother’s Journal Around Europe
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city” ― Roman Payne, The Wanderess Ever since I came across this line from Roman Payne’s The Wanderess, I’ve imagined he could have been talking about my grandmother. I remember her showing me photos of […]
Why You Shouldn’t Be Scared to Travel Alone
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.” – Amelia Earhart, the first female aviator to cross the […]
11 Portraits of Happiness From Around the World
“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” ― Ansel Adams Solo traveling is a gift. The voyage of self-discovery, overcoming fears, and cultivating independence are […]
Meet the 13-Year-Old Girl Who Travels the World
In my first ever reader survey, I asked what you would change about the blog, if anything. I asked for honesty, promised I could take it, and one answer stood out to me in particular: “Well you did ask. I do find it to be a little bit of a hypocritical cop out when you write under […]