Updated April 2022 If you’re wondering how this “quitting a perfectly good job at a fab company/traveling the world alone and over 50 with a backpack/road tripping across the USA in a VW van” kind of life of mine got started, you should listen to my podcast interview with Cepee Tabibian, the founder of She […]
Hey, Doll! Check Out This Unusual Hike: Crazy Doll Heads in Atlanta
Updated April 2022 When I travel, I like to see the “touristy” sites – after all, that’s what makes a place noteworthy (for the most part). Why go to Paris and forego the Eiffel Tower? Or travel to London and skip Buckingham Palace? But as much as I treasure seeing and appreciating these types of […]
#VANLIFE: Travels with Tilly – How I Kept the Travel Bug Going During COVID
Updated: April 2022 As a world traveler/vagabond/gypsy who has traveled full-time since the end of 2017, the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic in the USA in March of 2020 has tossed all my plans into the trash, leaving me frustrated and restless. I had reservations to fly to Peru and hike Machu Picchu and spend […]
#TRAVEL HACK: 4 Apps That Are Apps-olutely Awesome!
Updated March 2022. It’s a mystery to me how we ever traveled (or dealt with life!) without smartphones and apps. I remember using MapQuest printouts to try to navigate around cities and find my hotel, and I guess if I think hard enough I’d recall paper maps, handwritten directions and road atlases. And how did we […]
#TRAVEL HACK: How to Stay Free, Enjoy More Using Workaway & Caretaker Gazette
Updated April 2022 It’s no secret that travel can be expensive, and accommodations are the second most costly item after airfare. Here are 2 of my favorite resources I’ve discovered for keeping down your costs when it comes to where you lay your head each night while increasing your adventure potential and stretching your travel […]
#TRAVEL HACK: 6 Ways to Do Fun Stuff In Australia and New Zealand Without Blowing Your Budget
updated April 2022 Australia and New Zealand! These far-away countries are on most travelers’ bucket list. But unlike countries in Southeast Asia or South America, Oz (Australia) and Aotearoa (Maori for “New Zealand”) tend to be quite expensive. After spending three months traveling extensively throughout Australia, Tasmania, and the North and South Islands of New […]
#TRAVEL HACK: Waiheke Island on the Cheap – 🍷How to Spend More Money on Wine🍷and Less Money on the Tour
Updated April 2022 Just a short ferry ride from Auckland, New Zealand sits a small but beautiful island with turquoise waters lapping the white sandy beaches along more than 40 km of stunning and rugged coastline. A day trip for many staying or living in Auckland, this dreamy island is awash in grapevines and vineyards […]
The Camino Provides. A True Story about Sheep, A Cap and a Trail Angel
Updated April 2022 People walk the Camino de Santiago for as many reasons are there are those that walk. Some walk to celebrate. Some to grieve a loss. To heal from divorce. To clear their head. To decide on next steps – a new job? A move? A new relationship? Some walk to keep a […]
#TRAVEL HACK- 9 Must-Have Items to Pack
Updated April 2022 I’ve been traveling full-time now since December of 2017, and I’ve learned some great lessons along the way. What to bring/what to leave at home, how to track cheap flights and then book them, which apps are indispensable while traveling, how to find amazing work exchanges to get free accommodations, and so […]
#TRAVEL HACK: Solo Travel: 5 Easy Steps to Get Out There On Your Own
Updated July 2022. “Oh wow. You travel alone? By yourself? Aren’t you scared/lonely/bored?” These questions are asked of me often: Why do you travel alone? Isn’t it boring? Aren’t you lonely? What do you do all day? Why don’t you travel with a friend? (You do have friends, don’t you? 🤔) And always…. I am […]