January 1, 2018
If you’re looking to escape reality for a while, Costa Rica is the ideal location. With rainforests, beaches on both the Caribbean and Pacific and beautiful natural wonders to explore, it’s an exotic, relaxing destination with a ton to do for all interest types and ages. Everyone’s idea of the perfect vacation in Costa Rica […]
December 24, 2017
San Diego is a city I’ve always dreamed of visiting. Seeing pictures of it reminded me of Sydney. Sweeping views of the harbor, turquoise beaches and marine life, blonde people with tans, local beer—its look and lifestyle seemed to mirror that of my old home. Jetblue credit expiring in April forced us to book a […]
December 12, 2016
The photos popped up in my Facebook newsfeed last week. An old coworker, who recently moved to Vietnam, had ventured to the Philippines for this first time. I saw lush green jungle. Undulating peaks. Wild goats, cows and roosters. I recalled the times a college friend had told me about her visits to her motherland. […]
November 8, 2016
It’s hard to believe that I left Sydney almost three-and-a-half years ago—almost as long as I lived there. It’s a place still very near and dear to my heart. And the bonus of having actually set down roots there for a while versus continually backpacking around Australia was that I got to experience both being […]
August 29, 2016
On most of the major trips I’ve taken, I’ve let someone else do the planning. Part of the reason is that I get information overload. How do I pick what to do, what tours to go on, where to eat? I love the idea of someone doing this for me (sadly it’s not usually a […]
August 22, 2016
We’re all given to some strange Googling every now and again. With almost 200 countries in the world, it’s no surprise that there are a lot of questions about travel entered into Google each day. But some of these questions aren’t what one might expect. They go beyond the simple pale of “Do I need a visa […]
