Figuring out how to travel without cell service abroad can be one of the biggest logistical challenges of international travel, but you can do it! I’ve traveled without cell service while spending a month in Southeast Asia, traveling all over Europe for four months, and road tripping in Iceland for a week.
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Elephant riding has long been an unethical and abusive tourist attraction in Thailand. Now elephant sanctuaries have taken off as an “ethical” way to interact with the gentle (and endangered!) giants. Sadly that doesn’t mean that all of them are true sanctuaries that have foregone abusive treatment of the animals. I wish I would have looked into this more before choosing to go to Elephant Jungle Sanctuary.Read More »
Sevilla is a beautiful city, and there’s so many lovely things to do there! Here are 14 of my favorites after having lived there for four months. For more information on what to eat + drink in Spain, check out my Spanish Food and Drink Guide.Read More »
Throughout my various travels, I’ve tried a variety of different items. Here are some of my tried and true favorites.
For Packing Everything from a Weeklong Trip to a Month: Tom Bihn Aeronaut 45 bag and packing cubes – I’ve used this bag for week-long trips within the U.S., for my four month study abroad experience in Spain (see this post for my packing list), for a month spent in Thailand and Cambodia, and more. It’s perfect for all of those situations and is the perfect carry on size!Read More »
Taking a big trip with your significant other is always so exciting, but it can be challenging too, especially if you’ve never traveled together before. Traveling long distances and into foreign countries is an exhausting and sometimes frustrating experience that will show both you and your significant other at both their best and their worst. For those who have never traveled extensively with their significant other before, it’s certainly a test for the relationship.
I took my first major trip with Jared, my boyfriend, last year when we went to Thailand and Cambodia for a month together. I will say that we had taken some smaller trips together before and had visited each other while apart in our long distance relationship, but this trip to Thailand was like nothing we had ever done before, even individually. Here are some things I learned while traveling extensively with Jared for the first time:Read More »
My career has always been top of my mind. I spent my school years running social media and planning events, and I spent my summers in chilly office buildings at various internships. As my four years came to a close and college graduation came closer and closer, I naturally started applying to public relations jobs in Washington, D.C.Read More »
Well it sure has been a long time since I’ve posted to this blog, and for that I am sorry. I don’t want to make excuses for myself, but since graduating and working full time, this blog has been in the back of my mind, but something I just couldn’t bring myself to writing.
But now I want to change that. I miss writing about travel. I have so many stories and tips that I want to share. And even though I’ve been working full time and finding it hard to write, that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped any of my travels.
After living in North Carolina for nine years now, I’ve never heard people talk about Durham very often. Even after moving to the Triangle (Chapel Hill – Raleigh – Durham), I haven’t heard much about it. But Durham is such a cool place, and it’s only getting cooler. Vogue recently named it North Carolina’s hippest city. Here are some reasons that it’s completely underrated:
In my last post, I shared tips on parking in Chapel Hill and one some of the best food in town. Here, I’ll continue with tips on the best bars in Chapel Hill as well as more great food options. For more information on things to do in Chapel Hill, check out my post on The Quintessential Chapel Hill: 10 Must Sees for Your Visit.Read More »
I don’t often write much about Chapel Hill in my travel blog, but today is a very different day. Today, us UNC students awoke as champions. National champions. It’s a feeling that’s hard to comprehend, and I don’t even think it’s fully hit me yet.