7 *MORE* Travel Mistakes I Made – And How You Can Avoid Them

Categories Barcelona, Budapest, Europe, Eurotrip, Humor, Learn from my mistakes, Solo travel, Tips, Travel

From the same cow onesie-clad traveler who brought you “7 Travel Mistakes I Made – And How You Can Avoid Them,” I present to you…7 more travel mistakes I made! Wait another 6-8 months and maybe we’ll have a third edition! Yippee! So, without further ado, here’s some things while traveling I did that you should try to avoid doing. Enjoy! 1. Waiting to book transportation between countries until the day of Just like booking a one-way flight with no return date is a romantic idea that can…Continue Reading “7 *MORE* Travel Mistakes I Made – And How You Can Avoid Them” →

20 Reggaeton Songs That Are Better Than Despacito

Categories Humor, Music, Tips

This week, the music video to the vastly overplayed Spanglish summer hit “Despacito” bypassed “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth as the most-watched YouTube video of all time, according to TechCrunch. The most watched YouTube video of all time. So, more than cat videos, more than baby videos, more than people skating off of things and into things and into each other, more than any type of challenge video ever, more than pranks – more than any of those things, people want…Continue Reading “20 Reggaeton Songs That Are Better Than Despacito” →

A California Kid’s Guide to Getting Buzzed in Boston on a Budget

Categories Boston, Finance, Tips, Travel

Boston, Massachusetts isn’t exactly party central. But, like pretty much any city, you can find fun and cheap nightlife/other drinking opportunities if you know where to look. Except for maybe like, Dubuque, Iowa, but then again, I haven’t been there, so I wouldn’t know. I recently flew from my California hometown to Boston to meet up with a friend who was visiting from out of the country, and she wanted to drink, but we quickly realized that Boston wasn’t as nightlife-focused as the other cities…Continue Reading “A California Kid’s Guide to Getting Buzzed in Boston on a Budget” →

Learn From My Mistakes: My Week in Budapest Was An Enormous S**tshow – and I Loved Every Second

Categories Budapest, Europe, Eurotrip, Female travel, Humor, Learn from my mistakes, Solo travel, Tips, Travel

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 shoes to my chest, shrieking “missing flight sorry!!!” and trying not to notice how sweaty I was from the three layers of clothing I was wearing to avoid Ryanair baggage fees. This is, unfortunately, pretty similar to how I end up boarding most of my flights, and my flight to…Continue Reading “Learn From My Mistakes: My Week in Budapest Was An Enormous S**tshow – and I Loved Every Second” →

Six Online Resources to Help You Make (And Save) A Little Money for Traveling

Categories Finance, Social media, Tips, Travel

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 super broke and could use some extra cash!!!” (Side note, the other type of post I see once a week in these groups is essentially the exact opposite:”help!! My husband and I have only $6K to spend on a honeymoon, he wants Tahiti and I want the Bahamas, and we just…Continue Reading “Six Online Resources to Help You Make (And Save) A Little Money for Traveling” →

An Open Letter To Everyone Who’s Afraid to Travel Alone

Categories Female travel, Guatemala, Solo travel, Tips, Travel

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 and planning to go to college, but don’t feel mentally prepared to start yet. Or, you’re about to finish college, and you don’t quite feel ready to be a real adult with a real job. Or, you recently got out of a six-year relationship and want to be somewhere else…Continue Reading “An Open Letter To Everyone Who’s Afraid to Travel Alone” →

Women Writers to Watch in 2017

Categories Female travel, Solo travel, Tips, Travel

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 which ones to keep up with and which ones to ignore. Here are some of my favorite female travel bloggers and their online presences that are definitely worth checking out. 1. Nadine Rohner Originally from Switzerland and now living and writing in Bali, Indonesia, Nadine Rohner covers all things Bali…Continue Reading “Women Writers to Watch in 2017” →

7 Travel Mistakes I Made–And How You Can Avoid Them

Categories Europe, Eurotrip, Humor, Learn from my mistakes, Solo travel, Tips, Travel

I skipped my university graduation to spend a week in Colombia, and then went on to spend a few months in Barcelona. None of that was anywhere near the disaster that I (and my mother) thought it would be. However, I did mess up a little, and I’m going to tell you all about it so you don’t do the same things. 1. Make sure you know the visa requirements for wherever you’re going way before you go. As romantic and adventurous as it sounds to…Continue Reading “7 Travel Mistakes I Made–And How You Can Avoid Them” →

Tourlina: The Tinder for Travel in Twos

Categories Female travel, Solo travel, Tips, Travel

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, California and then three months volunteering with a non profit organization in Antigua, Guatemala. Since I had only ever been out of the country on two family trips to Mexico, my mother and I (mostly my mother) were a little scared for my safety and general well-being. My mother suggested I…Continue Reading “Tourlina: The Tinder for Travel in Twos” →

10 Things I Wish I Knew About Barcelona as a Tourist

Categories Barcelona, Europe, Eurotrip, Humor, Learn from my mistakes, Solo travel, Spain, Tips, Travel

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 technically a tourist in Barcelona, since I’m not from here and have only been here for four and a half months, four and a half months is a lot different than four days. So, knowing what I know now, here is everything I wish I knew before I went. 1. Spanish…Continue Reading “10 Things I Wish I Knew About Barcelona as a Tourist” →