Sometime during these last two years on the road I became someone new. I left the United States a nervous, insecure person whose fear of failure eclipsed her desire for adventure and now I find myself sitting in Australia applying for jobs out of my reach, taking the leap into becoming a full-fledged travel blogger,… Read More Finding My Courage on the Road
Minimalism is the word of the moment and for good reason. People are flocking to this idea that less is more, that material items are not the harbingers of happiness, but in fact the chains that leash us to a lifestyle of living to work, not working to live. People of my generation, millennials, are… Read More Minimalism and Traveling
Vietnam you confuse me. I don’t know what to think about you and after 20 days here I’m even more confused than when we arrived. Parts of you are so lovely, your food is amazing, the countryside is nice, and some of your people are amazingly friendly. However, there is another side of you that… Read More Why I Don’t Understand Vietnam
I am now 2 1/2 weeks into my trip and this will be the first time I’ve sat down to write. Not that this is a problem, after all I’ve been spending my time in proper vacation mode, with long lazy mornings cuddling, afternoons spent exploring, and evenings filled with sunsets, swims, and the occasional… Read More Singapore: A Modern City in the Old World
Today has been a reflective day and even though I know it’s not the end of my trip quite yet, I want to write about what I’ve learned over this past year of travel. I’ve learned a lot about myself, from how I want to live to how hot it can get before I melt… Read More Looking Back
This has been the year of goodbyes for me. Goodbye to Davis, goodbye to Ventura, goodbye to Europe, goodbye to Ventura again, and now goodbye to Xela. Five and a half months has gone faster that I ever thought possible, but here I am saying goodbye again. Tomorrow Kane and I will get on our… Read More Another Goodbye in Another City
Living in Xela has been a wonderful learning experience, but sometimes a girl just needs a nice restaurant and some over priced wine so she heads to Antigua. Antigua is a lovely city filled with wide, clean streets that won’t actually break your ankle if you try to run on them and the best food… Read More A Weekend Away in Antigua
When I was in Mexico I really didn’t want to go back to Xela. I was in love with the wonderful food, the safety, and the wide streets that made running so much easier than in Xela. I was dreading returning to my sad cell block of a room and the carb hunger diet. I… Read More Rediscovering Guatemala
Growing up we were told that Mexico is a dangerous country filled with drug lords and violence, but that can’t be further from the truth. These past two weeks have been my first real visit to our next door neighbor, discounting the trip I took with my family one Easter many years ago, and I… Read More Mexico: Our Lovely Southern Neighbor
The scene is our Guatemalan homestay dinner table. The time is 7pm three days ago. The main characters are the four tortilla chips masquerading as dinner on our plates. Lien walks in and sees the sadness that is currently ensuing, I frown at her, she understands.