When I first began frequent travel, people would often ask me how I afforded it. I didn’t have a particularly spectacular paying job, nor was I independently wealthy. But I was always going off to obscure destinations, like Ecuador or Slovakia, generally leaving people with a look of confusion on their faces after telling them …
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Ayurveda, the sister science to yoga, is a great way to keep your health in check and stay balanced while traveling. When we travel, our bodily systems go awry. While travel is exhilarating, novel, and adventurous, it is oftentimes challenging, uprooting, and tiring as well. I’ve comprised my favorite Ayurveda travel tips in order to …
In November of 2019 I decided that I would sell my belongings, give up my apartment, and travel Europe solo indefinitely. Well, not entirely solo – I brought my dog, Andre, along for the adventure. I had long dreamed of a life of location-independence. In January 2020, I took the plunge. Andre and I flew …
Hey fam! So, I belong to a TON of travel groups on Facebook and Pinterest, and I can’t begin to tell you how often someone will post to the group asking for tips or advice for first-time solo travelers. Multiple times per day! I asked some of my blogger buddies what advice they wish someone …
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For most of my life I’ve felt lost. Out of place, homesick for a place that I’d never been to, a place I didn’t know existed. All I knew was that I didn’t belong where I was; whether that was with the particular society I live(d) in, the groups of people I associated with, my …
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I looked in the mirror for what felt like the thousandth time. Whispering “fuck” to myself, I inspected the tear in my dress. Then laid back down on the bed at my AirBnb. It was a mild February night in Vienna. It was also the last night of my first solo trip, and I had …
When I first began traveling overseas, I had no idea what I was doing. I was not the same person I am today – the type who does due diligence on the places I visit. No, I went in blind, every time. And I made all of these mistakes. Every. Single. One. Not once, but …
Ask and ye shall receive! I’ve gotten quite a few questions regarding what I do to physically prepare for long flights (or overnight train rides!). Most of these poses focus on opening up the neck, shoulders, and hips – areas that require more mobility, more frequently than sitting on a plane allows. I’ll be adding …
I’m sitting on a plane, fidgeting with my pillow for what seems like the 40th time, as I scroll through my Spotify options for something to fall asleep to. As I finally settle into something that somewhat resembles comfort, it begins. First comes the clearing of the throat. Sporadically at first, gradually becoming more and …
What’s in my bag? Well, usually not that much. To be honest, the budget flights I book usually only include 1 carry-on piece of luggage per passenger, and I can generally limit myself to that. The fact that I live in yoga pants, which easily roll up into a ball the size of my fist, …
