Guest post by Michelle Rick. You can find her on Instagram or at michellearick.com. According to Pinterest, there’s a place that has beaches for days, because it’s an island, and islands tend to be surrounded by[…]
How Not to Suck as an American Tourist 101
If you’ve talked to me for longer than ten minutes, you know that I’m about as patriotic as a potato. (Read: not patriotic at all.) Whenever anyone asks me where I’m from, I always say[…]
Baecelona: My Love Letter to the Spanish City That Stole My Heart
When you’re in love, you’ll do anything to be with the object of your affection. You look past their imperfections, you cherish every moment with them, you’ll travel thousands of miles to be with them[…]
Why Friendships Abroad are Different than Friendships at Home
In August 2010, most of my friends left my small hometown of Santa Cruz, California to go off to college in various other parts of the country. I was taking a gap year, so I[…]
Being a Vegetarian in Cartagena, Colombia
South America isn’t exactly known for its vast plethora of vegetarian options, and Cartagena, Colombia is no exception. That being said, I’ve been a vegetarian for 20 years, and I managed to find plenty to[…]
I Went to Colombia and Didn’t Die, and You Can, Too!
Cartagena’s streets are lined with colorful houses, bustling with the constant sound of horse-drawn carriages clopping down the cobblestone and full of guys with push carts selling beers for the equivalent of 33 cents each.[…]
My First 48 Hours of Traveling Alone Was a Total Shitshow–And I Lived to Tell the Tale
As someone who was still prone to getting lost in San Francisco after living there for five years, I got a lot of raised eyebrows when I told people I a) bought a one-way ticket[…]
Why I Ditched My Own College Graduation
I have always been a huge proponent of taking chances. For one, it makes for way better stories. I’m not talking like Steve-O level stuff, but more like, taking a year off after high school[…]
Traveling as a Vegetarian Isn’t as Much of a Pain in the Ass as You’d Think
You know the scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding when the main character was explaining that her fiancé is a vegetarian and therefore doesn’t eat meat and her aunt was like “don’t eat no meat?!…it’s okay, it’s okay,[…]
How PBS Made Me Go Vegetarian
Gather ’round, boys and girls, it’s storytime! The year is 1995. The setting is Santa Cruz, California. Four-year-old Jessica is sitting on the couch in the living room, watching a PBS special about lions whilst[…]