I think there’s a big misconception with solo travel that it means you have to have zero human interaction. While you can certainly go solo traveling and spend an entire trip alone, it doesn’t mean you necessarily have to! If you are someone that has been curious about traveling solo, but also values time with others, I am here to show you a few ways that you can meet people during your solo travels and not spend a single day alone, if you don’t want to.
Read MoreIt’s tax season again! While I know the thought of organizing your finances may be stressful or overwhelming, I am here to remind you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel...tax refunds!! No matter how big or small your tax refund ends up being this year, I want to share some great ways that you can spend this money on travel or adventures!
Read MoreI think there is a definite misconception about the cost of travel - or at least the wide range there can be. Whether it’s because you haven’t seen enough representation, because of perfectly curated luxury Instagram feeds, or perhaps because not enough people want to talk about their travel finances, you might have felt that traveling out of the country was out of the realm of possibilities for you. Today, I am literally going through my receipts to show you my cheapest international flights I’ve purchased over the last decade.
Read MoreI share a lot of solo travel tips, but the reality is that I also do a fair share of group travel each year, whether that’s on family vacations, trips with a couple girl friends, or bigger trips with business school friends. The two biggest challenges I’ve experienced traveling in groups is 1. keeping everyone’s travel plans organized and 2. figuring out expenses. These 3 apps have truly simplified traveling in groups by addressing these two specific challenges…
Read MoreI know that’s a really bold statement, but I will admit that ever since I discovered these things, I have continued to use them on every single trip moving forward. These 5 things have either simplified how I travel, have saved me time or money, or have added significant comfort to my travel days. You may be surprised that majority of these are not large or costly things and you can actually start implementing them today for your upcoming trip!
Read MoreI firmly believe that unfortunate things can happen anywhere in the world, and it is more important for the individual to mitigate their risk wherever possible. From my 10 years of solo traveling experience thus far, I have compiled my top recommendations for minimizing your safety risk while traveling alone. My hope by sharing these recommendations is not that you walk around fearful that something bad is going to occur, but rather, prepare you so that you are confident that you are well equipped and have minimized your risk as much as possible.
Read MoreBermuda is a self-governed British island territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. I had the pleasure of visiting the island for the first time in March of this year for a long weekend getaway and was blown away! Below are five things I wish I knew before heading to Bermuda. I hope you find them useful!
Read MoreAs I’m sitting on the plane, preparing for our descent into Turks & Caicos, I start thinking, “Oh gosh what have I gotten myself into? It was only 10 hours ago that I learned the name of the girl I would be meeting shortly.” This was the first time I was traveling to another country with a stranger, knowing we would have to be sharing a bed. How did this happen? Well, let me start from the beginning...
Read MoreEvery time I go on a trip, without fail, I get at least one message in my inbox saying “How do you get to travel all the time??! Do you work?!” I figured it was about time for me to address one of the most common questions I receive and give you tips on how you too can travel while working a traditional full-time job.
Read MoreLast night while a group of girl friends and I were at dinner, the bill was placed on our table and our entire group pulled out the exact same credit card. We laughed hysterically and I knew it was time to write about this credit card and share its amazingness with the rest of my community. Whether you have this card or not, I urge you to keep reading because I had no idea some of these benefits existed!
Read MoreAlright so you’ve booked your trip, now what? Here are my top 5 recommendations for things you should not forget to do before getting on that international flight. These are things I have, unfortunately, had to learn the hard way. This will actually be a great checklist reminder so keep this page bookmarked, trust me, you’ll need it ;)
Read MoreSo you don’t have a crazy trust fund or a sugar daddy/mama to sponsor your vacations...guess what, most of us don’t either. If you’re like me, who has a job, insane school loans to pay back, and you know, well, BILLS to pay you might feel like traveling is out of the picture for you. I am here to give you hope that maybe it can be in the books for you too! Here are the first steps to making this a possibility!
Read MoreAh it's finally here!! You guys have been asking me to share all of my travel stories, tips, and picks, and I've finally created a platform to house it all!
To kick it off, I have gathered a list of the most asked questions I’ve received throughout the years.
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