Here’s my truth. I love getting behind the wheel and dream of the open road. There’s something about being in the outdoors that simply satisfies me in a way little else can. For some strange reason, although I’ve never lived there, the West Coast of the U.S. always feels like home. … [Read more...] about Travel Your Truth
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Life-Changing Travel: It Can Happen Anywhere
In the early days of this website, I waxed poetic about travel in a short, heartfelt love letter. What I’d settled on was that travel had the power to transform me by changing my perspective of the world--and my place in it--in both small and substantial ways. As such, I’m always eager to read other viewpoints on the transformative nature of travel. … [Read more...] about Life-Changing Travel: It Can Happen Anywhere
The Flipside of Travel Expectations
I had a dream, many years ago, about the first time I would visit London. In my dream, I touched down in an airplane that looked oddly like a Boeing 677 Stratocruiser painted in a dark green, worn to a dull luster by time. As I stepped off the flight and unto the mossy cobblestoned runway in the center of London (wha?), I dropped to my knees, brought my face low to … [Read more...] about The Flipside of Travel Expectations
A Single Snapshot: Flying Standby
I’ve got eight seconds to decide whether I jump on that flight, or wait for the next available one nearly a full day later. In my mind, I’m scanning through my options, rapid-fire, like a spinning rolodex. Do I take that last seat, knowing the only reason it’s been offered to me is that I’m traveling alone? Or do I offer it to Olivia? She’s been waiting around in … [Read more...] about A Single Snapshot: Flying Standby
Life Is What Happens When You’re Making Travel Plans
Sometimes, I don't know what to write. And that's how I feel right now (as you can probably tell from the dearth of posts during the month of August). I'm overwhelmed with finishing a major project at work, my mom was visiting for the past month and--oh, did I mention--I leave for Scotland...soon. Planning the trip ahead is one of the most difficult things I've ever done, … [Read more...] about Life Is What Happens When You’re Making Travel Plans