Weird Activities and Awkward Encounters at home and abroad
If you google vacation shaming, you’ll find many pieces on why it’s unfair to vacation shame the president. I know because I just googled “vacation shaming” in hopes that I made it up. While it may not be as original a concept as I had hoped, vacation shaming is certainly real and it needs to…
So, I don’t normally endorse products (except for super cheap flights!), but this is really handy. My Private Network lets you access the internet anywhere in the world from the country of your choice. HOW IT WORKS- (borrowed from their website because I don’t understand computers… yes, I understand the irony) “Without getting too technical,…
Let’s face it, no matter how “cheap” you try to go, travel is expensive. It’s important to maximize your travel investment. It’s an investment in yourself and one of the few investments you can make with a guarantied payoff, albeit not a monetary one. I’ve personally never regretting a single penny spent on traveling,…
I love making airport friends. Everyone has a story. They’re coming from somewhere and going to somewhere, and best of all every conversation has an expiration date. You can talk about anything you want and know that you’ll probably never have to see these people again. There’s a literal “plane to catch.” One of my…
Okay, so this is more of a “dream Africa packing list”, or an “if I had it to do again packing list” or a “why didn’t someone tell me before I went packing list?” but those titles are a bit wordy. As many of you know I returned from my first trip to Africa a…
As I was preparing for my trip to Africa I was inspired by images like this on Pinterest, We’ve all seen them, helpful tips on how to pack and not having to check a bag. Knowing that most of the people I would meet in Africa were going to be significantly more traveled than I,…
I’ve been rather lax in my writing lately due to an attempt at responsible adult travel planning. It’s not exactly my strong suit. I’ll be leaving for my first trip to Africa two weeks from tomorrow! Now, I’m usually more of a “fly by the seat of my pants” traveler. I book last minute, a…
