2024: The Travel Year in Review
In January 2012, I kicked off a tradition on this blog: my annual travel recap. Whether I blogged daily that year or barely squeezed in a post every six months, and whether I published...
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2023: The Travel Year in Review
In all my years of compiling end-of-year travel recaps, I have had a lot of good years. Like 2016, when I visited 29 countries in a single year. Or 2011, when I graduated college...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Ghoulish Greetings, My Frightful Friends! A Halloween Hello
Oh hello, long lost friends! It’s been a few months since my last post (though if you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you’ve seen me there), and instead of waiting until I finish...
