“What’s in Kentucky?” Bourbon. Outside of the 50-State Challenge, Kentucky was never on my “to-do” list until a few months ago. My boyfriend Eddie was a whisky drinker, so of course when we started dating, I became one too. A few months before our trip, […]
Back in June of 2018, I applied for, was accepted into, and put a deposit down on obtaining my TESL/TEFL (Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language) certificate at California State University San Marcos. At the time, I was planning on leaving the country and moving […]
After completing my TESL/TEFL certificate program, I knew I was going to want to go on vacation. Maybe Seattle. I’d never been to Portland. Or a weekend at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo? Oooh, a train ride through the rockies maybe! Eddie had […]
Surviving a 14+ hour flight is no small ordeal! Having never traveled in a class higher than economy, I do my best to make myself comfortable without bothering my fellow passengers. No matter what country I travel to, my carry-on routine is almost always the […]
Budapest had not really ever interested me, and maybe because I didn’t know anything of the culture. For those who don’t know, I am part-Hungarian. I grew up thinking I was 25% (my dad’s father is Hungarian), it wasn’t until I took the Ancestry.com test […]
While planning my trip to Budapest, I found that there were no direct flights from San Diego or Los Angeles into Hungary This meant that I was going to take a layover somewhere, probably in Europe. I knew that if that was the case, I […]
In February, I shared with you guys how I plan my travels and adventures. Last month, I shared five rebuttals to the most common excuses I hear from people for not traveling. This month, I’d like to share some news with you about planning travel, […]
I am frequently asked my friends and family, “aren’t you scared?” or “how do you do it?” when it comes to traveling solo, and traveling to places I’ve never been. I’m often told that people are afraid of traveling alone, and my response is always […]
Let’s go on an adventure! It should come as no surprise that I’m already daydreaming of where 2018 will take me. I took two trips in 2017 so part of me feels like I need to make up for lost time! In the downtime I’ve […]
I recently booked my next international trip! For this trip, I’ll be traveling with a friend I’ve kind of traveled with in the past. I sent him a photo of my flight research (which I do for every trip) and he said “Damn, you broke […]