I like think of myself as an indoorsy outdoorsy person. I love to get outside — hiking, skiing, running, feeling an ocean breeze brush my face or cold ice crystals on my tongue during a snowstorm. But I also hate going outside, as in leaving my home when I could be settled in under a blanket …
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Whether you’re on an epic road trip through the American southwest or cooking an elaborate dinner at home, podcasts help us pass the time, entertain ourselves, and often learn something new. Voices of strangers keeping us company, giving us the news, sharing information. I usually listen to podcasts on my daily commute — one of …
Go pick up a baguette, Madame Sadi tells me in rapid-fire French, and she presses a Euro coin into my hand. This has become our routine. I come home from school, having ridden the metro 40 minutes from the 6th arrondissement, transferring to Line 4 at Réaumur–Sébastopol and hopping off at our stop in the …
The holidays are a time of consumption. From Black Friday to Cyber Monday to Cyber Week to “we’ve extended our sale!” emails hitting our inboxes every day of December, the entire season has exploded into a roiling ball of buy the perfect gift, find a funny yet useless white elephant item, treat yourself to these self-care …
Northern Italy is home to countless wonders of the world, from the peaks of the Dolomites to delicious pasta and gelato. A month ago, I was able to see this splendor on my first-ever trip to Italy, and I was excited to experience all of it.
Hello, internet friends! Taking a moment here to thank you for reading my blog (even if you just stumbled upon it today.) I also wanted to give you the heads up that starting this week, I will be pretty much out of commission when it comes to communicating with the outside world, as I will …
A few weeks ago, two friends of mine and I set out for California to begin an epic road trip down the west coast. After several days gallivanting around San Francisco, we picked up the rental car and realized: we have to drive this. Down the coast. For 900+ miles. Thankfully, we were (mostly) prepared. …
When you picture a solo trip, you might see imagery of trains traveling through the European countryside or backpacking in East Asia. This kind of travel isn’t always attainable, as much as you might want to join the ranks of adventurers who have changed their lives through soul-searching trips alone to faraway countries. Maybe your budget …
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Welcome to Part 2 of our trip to the Washington national parks & San Juan Islands! We’ve reached the national parks portion of our tour. If you’re looking for the Game of Thrones on-location tour, that bus left an hour ago, and also you’re in the wrong country. Looks like you’re stuck here, so feel …
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Back at the end of May into June, my boyfriend and I headed up to the Pacific Northwest to visit friends and hang out in nature. (Spoiler alert: I fell in love with Washington.) The trip was amazing, and I’m already thinking about how to go back as soon as possible. I’m hoping to return …
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