If you were at Stansted Airport in London on June 12, you would have seen me running from security to the gates in my socks, my backpack bouncing from one arm while I clutched my[…]
Six Online Resources to Help You Make (And Save) A Little Money for Traveling
I’m part of roughly one billion (read: 12) travel-related Facebook groups, and at least once a week someone posts something to the effect of “what do you guys do to make money for traveling??? I’m[…]
How To Tell That Your Friend’s Vacation Was Straight-Up #CuratedLife
The following is the joint brain child of myself and the fabulous Michelle Rick, whom you can stalk on Instagram here. Also, check out her website here. The perfect trip does not exist. The perfect trip[…]
An Open Letter To Everyone Who’s Afraid to Travel Alone
Dear Individual Who’s Afraid To Travel Alone, Hey! How are you? Your hair looks great today, has anyone told you that yet? So! You want to travel. You’re in your final semester of high school[…]
Women Writers to Watch in 2017
Everyone and their mother has a travel blog these days, or at least an Instagram account packed with envy-inducing travel photos a-plenty. With all the travel bloggers/influencers out there, it might be hard to pick[…]
S**t American Tourists Say: Iceland Edition
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the first-ever edition of Shit American Tourists Say. Today’s episode focuses on what these most fascinating individuals say when placed in an environment they’re not used to. We’re not in[…]
7 Travel Mistakes I Made–And How You Can Avoid Them
My first experience traveling alone hasn’t been anywhere near the disaster I (and my mother) thought that it would be. However, I did mess up a little, and I’m going to tell you all about[…]
Tourlina: The Tinder for Travel in Twos
In 2011, when I was fresh out of high school and not prepared to start college yet, I took a gap year in which I spent four months working in my hometown of Santa Cruz,[…]
San Sebastián is Mindblowingly Beautiful and If You’re in Spain You Should Go
Picture this: Jessica wearing her cow onesie and laying on her friend’s couch in Vitoria-Gasteiz (small Spanish town near Bilbao), trying to use the bus company Alsa to find a bus back to Barcelona and audibly complaining[…]
10 Things I Wish I Knew About Barcelona as a Tourist
After four days of visiting Barcelona in 2015, I was completely in awe of the city and knew I wanted to come back and live here. So, a year later, I did. While I’m obviously still[…]