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How I Fell in Love with Spain
I’ve always known that I wanted to travel to Spain. Even as a young child, before I could identify it on a map, I was engrossed with the language, oggled at photos in books, and probably served my...
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First Impressions of Oz
A few weeks ago, I fled the snowy depths of a midwestern winter in my native Michigan after spending the holidays at home for the first time in two years. After two months of relaxing and allowing my...
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A Solo Cycle on a Secondhand Bike
This year I am set to embark on an adventure I have never attempted before; bicycle touring. In 2014 I headed to Iceland for an intended 4 months volunteering experience, which was unexpectedly...
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Explore the Elements
Explore the Elements is a photo contest that invites bloggers and photographers alike to share images that they’ve captured along their travels. Fittingly, there are four categories: Earth, Air, Water,...
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Edinburgh: A Potato-Lover’s Paradise
Living in Korea for a year was filled with a balance of ups and downs. Although Jeju is undeniably a peaceful paradise, I was craving a European winter. After a rainy road trip around Ireland, my early...
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Two Days in Coral Bay, Western Australia
I haven’t been writing much lately. Truth is, there hasn’t been all that much to write about. For the past two and a bit months, I’ve been living in a room above a pub and motel in Carnarvon, Western...
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How to Get an Australian Work and Holiday Visa for Americans
Visa procedures can often seem quite daunting. With the invention and popularization of the internet comes a wealth of available information and the option to complete all tasks instantly online....
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The Do’s and Don’ts for the Gibb River Road
I came to Australia in early February on my first (and only, since I’m an American) Work and Holiday Visa. My goal for the entirety of that twelve month visa was to work, work, work, save, save, save....
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Feeding the Dinosaurs
I could see the headline now: “Blogging Backpacker Loses Head in Freak Croc Tour Accident”. I would hate this headline for two reasons: 1) I don’t consider myself a “backpacker”, although I do have a...
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Advice for Traveling Couples
A few days ago, I saw an article that a bunch of awesome travel blogging couples collaborated on, which gave advice for couples who are planning to/are already traveling together. This made me reflect...
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Funny Things Foreigners Experience in South Korea
The other day, a friend shared a hilarious series of cartoons created by a former Jeju expat. After living and working as an English teacher on the tiny South Korean island for over a year, I can...
View ArticleWhat to Do When You Damage Your Passport in Australia
Passport issues are a tedious bureaucratic mess when you’re in your home country. Dealing with the issue of a lost, stolen, or damaged passport whilst traveling is an immediate fun-sucker that can...
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Riding the Train from Jakarta to Yogyakarta
Seven weeks full of joyful anticipation came to a gutting halt when Lombok, Indonesia’s volcanic Mount Rinjani started erupting. All flights were cancelled on each of the days leading up to our...
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A Guide to Being Vegetarian in Bali
The island of Bali, and Indonesia as a whole, is one of the easiest countries to travel and eat in as a vegetarian. Multiple protein types and a range of sauces provides even travelers on the tightest...
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At Home in Tassie
I realize I’ve been off the grid concerning this site lately. I’m sorry about this to those of you who care, but I promise it’s been for a good reason. Two and a bit months ago, December 2nd, I arrived...
View ArticleVegetarian Bibimbap
Living in Korea as an English teacher was an amazing adventure, especially since I cashed in on the opportunity to live on the beautiful paradise that is Jeju Island. I can’t recommend taking a year...
View ArticleNot Cycling New Zealand
After finishing my year of working holiday in Australia, I decided that I wanted to satisfy a lifelong dream of traveling around New Zealand. This turned out to be a horrible negligent (and...
View ArticleWhy I Got Held at the U.K. Border
Turns out, governments- or at least some of the mindless enforcers that work for them- don’t appreciate unconventional lifestyles. This is a pretty epic pain in the ass for those of us who have spent...
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Why I Should Have Gone to Thailand
After working hard (and admittedly playing equally hard) in Australia for a year, I had saved up a comfortable sum by budget traveler standards. I wanted to take an eco-friendly trip, sleep outside,...
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An Impromptu Summer in Colorado
It’s been a whirlwind of a summer. I write this from Denver Airport, with a glass of Prosecco nearby and a less-than-heavy heart. A few months ago, J and I began the incredibly tedious process of...
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