Blessings of an Involuntary Sabbatical
When I closed my full-time travel chapter in 2017, having lived abroad for years and then backpacked for sixteen months, I thought my long-term travel days were behind me. I knew the grind of...
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That Time I Won a Free Stay at an All-Inclusive Resort in Barbados
As someone who’s always been a sucker for deals and freebies, the phrase “all-inclusive” is like music to my ears. So a free all-inclusive experience? Now you’re really speaking my language! Moreover, a free, all-inclusive...
2022: The Travel Year in Review
Life may look a little strange during these, ahem, “unprecedented times,” but if there’s one tried and true tradition I can stick with, it’s my annual travel recap. Can you believe I’ve now been...
Why Oaxaca City, Mexico Is the Perfect Pandemic Travel Destination
When I returned from my latest trip to Spain in the fall of 2019, I never imagined it would be another 31 months before I next left the country. Then again, nothing about the...
2021: The Absurdly Late Year in Review
A year-end recap published in June? That is just wacky. But one of my favorite traditions is my annual travel year in review post: since 2011, I’ve wrapped up each year by looking back...
Best Gig Ever? Volunteering at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica
It’s hard to wrap my mind around the fact that five years ago, for an entire month, my daily life consisted of waking up in a tropical paradise, biking along the Caribbean Sea, and...
Knott’s Merry Maker Giveaway: Win 4 Season Passes to Knott’s Berry Farm!
The holidays are upon us, and to celebrate the season and spread some cheer, I’m thrilled to announce I’m hosting a new giveaway! And this is a big one, especially for Southern Californians or...
Visiting Miami, Florida? An Insider’s Guide to the Best Things to Do
In the immortal words of Rose Nylund, “Miami is nice, so I’ll say it thrice,” or, better yet, “Miami, you’re cuter than an intrauterine.” Fine, I’ll admit that most of my knowledge of Miami,...
