Imagine being 16 again… If you could go anywhere in the world – where would you go? If someone had asked me that question when I was 16 I most likely would’ve answered New York City. I didn’t really dream outside of the US boundaries at that time. But I did dream about getting out [...]

  Seven years ago the online world looked pretty different. It was seven years ago when I first started researching my crazy idea to take a career break and travel for a year. As a completely novice traveler, I had no idea where to start in my research or planning, embracing the internet to see [...]

  We are making a list and checking it twice – but this list has nothing to do with toys, Christmas, or St. Nick. Instead this list is filled with things that we already have – but we simply need to remember to pack on our latest adventure. And as you can tell by my [...]

Where in the world did she get a crazy idea like that? A 16 year old who has never been out of the country, no passport, and wants to go to Asia or Africa? Her exact words, “I want to go somewhere culturally shocking. So I’ve narrowed it down to Asia or Africa for sure.” [...]

There are very few travel gadgets and items that have held up to my 6 years of travel. My yoga pants, jewelry case, and makeup case are what come to mind. Everything else has been replaced at some point. I’ve always had the rule that if my makeup purchases couldn’t fit into my little case, [...]

What traveler doesn’t like gadgets and techie things? To prep for my upcoming travels – I had to do some serious tech shopping during my time in NYC. I went to the most dangerous spot in the city – B&H Camera – a place I can’t leave without dropping some serious money. Low Light I [...]

I was recently talking to a NYC friend who I barely squeezed in my crazy calendar between running errands and other work commitments – I was apologetic (which is a disturbing pattern in my life lately) as I told her that I feel like my trips to NYC are like a tornado. She laughed, agreed, [...]

Paperwork is everywhere stacked upon the table, I’m sorting through websites and blogs to learn about Argentina, airfares, hotels, excursions, visas, and trying to locate places on maps. On top of it I’m on hold with the my insurance company to ensure I have the proper travel coverage. I hate hold music. My dad is [...]