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How To Travel Like A Local

My absolute favorite thing about traveling to different places is experiencing new and different cultures. I love immersing myself in the way the locals live their daily life. You always hear of the American tourist with their socks with the sandals and baseball caps so I try my best to adapt and travel like aContinue reading “How To Travel Like A Local”

Making Friends While Traveling Solo

Solo travel is the best, take it from me. You get to make your own schedule and divert from it if you feel like it. You don’t feel like going out? That’s okay! You can stay in and binge-watch a new show. Have some free time? Book a last-minute activity! Another reason I like toContinue reading “Making Friends While Traveling Solo”

Beach Necessities

Take it from me, a single female who has been to the beach every summer for the past 10 years, I know a thing or two about how to have an amazing time laying on the shore, watching the waves roll in. I need my annual beach time to be a halfway functioning human theContinue reading “Beach Necessities”

Beach Trip On A Budget

Do you spend your time daydreaming about being at the beach? Picture this: laying back in your chair, feet in the sand, and the calming sound of the waves rolling in. There is just one small bump keeping you from making your dream a reality: money. You pinch your pennies and you skip your dailyContinue reading “Beach Trip On A Budget”

Things You Should Do While Traveling Solo

Have you ever been on a solo trip and thought to yourself, “Oh, I can’t do that because I am by myself” or “no one is here to do this thing with me”. Well, I’m here to tell you to tell that voice to take a hike and go do the things you should doContinue reading “Things You Should Do While Traveling Solo”

The Best Hostel In Edinburgh

They say you will never forget your first hostel. Well, I don’t think that is precisely how it goes but I like it better than the alternative. For me, my first hostel experience was in 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland at the Castle Rock Hostel. My friend had recommended I stay there during my upcoming trip,Continue reading “The Best Hostel In Edinburgh”

How To Pack Everything Into A Carry On That You Will Need For A Week Long Trip

It’s hard to think about doing the impossible. You can’t possibly wrap your mind around how you are going to pull this off. But, you have to, you have no other choice. You open your closet to pull out your only piece of luggage: a carry-on. It is baffling that you are going to tryContinue reading “How To Pack Everything Into A Carry On That You Will Need For A Week Long Trip”

Feeling Lonely While Traveling? Here Are Some Ways To Cope

Picture it: you are in another country, traveling by yourself. You have had a great time so far, seeing so many different things you had always dreamed of seeing. But you start to feel out of place. You see everyone around you talking to their groups of friends or people squeezing in together to getContinue reading “Feeling Lonely While Traveling? Here Are Some Ways To Cope”

Activities in the Twin Cities That Are Free Or Cheap To Do

I remember when I first decided I was going to move to Minnesota. I was excited and nervous, all at the same time. Of course, I had heard the horror stories about the cruel winters, but I didn’t care. Something was calling me there. And honestly, the first winter I was here, was the calmestContinue reading “Activities in the Twin Cities That Are Free Or Cheap To Do”

3 Ways To Save Money While Traveling

If traveling was free, you would never see me again. I have probably said this a thousand times and meant every single word. But that’s not the world we live in so I work to fund my travel addiction. I am definitely a budget-conscious traveler and try to find the best deals before booking anything.Continue reading “3 Ways To Save Money While Traveling”