An Off-Season Guide to Northern Italy

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.

Jay Peak snowy landscape

Traveling Solo Doesn’t Have to Mean Abroad for a Week

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 …

Trying Things: February

OK, I know February is a short month, but the speed at which it flew by this year took me by surprise. The good news is that spring, hiking season, and sunshine are on the way (or they supposedly are. The nor’easters battering the east coast apparently didn’t get the memo.) The bad news is …

It Is OK to Be Bad at Stuff

Do you like how descriptive I am? My last post was about “trying things,” and this one is about being bad “at stuff.” Writing is hard. Finding the right words in your head and translating them into cohesive, pretty sentences on a page (digital or otherwise) is hard. But I do it anyway, because as …