6 years of
wandering. One
big trip ahead.
A travel journal of everywhere I’ve been โ and everywhere I’m about to go. Next stop: three weeks across Kenya.
Real trips, real budgets, no highlight reel. Currently counting down to Kenya – follow along as it happens.
My First Cruise Is a 3-Day “Girls Trip” (Plot Twist: Both Friends Bailed)
My first Norwegian cruise was supposed to be a trip with two friends. Both bailed, so it’s a girls trip with the girls I actually have.ย I’ve visited 20 countries and never once cruised. Swimming isn’t an issue and the ocean doesn’t scare me, but the fine print does. People love to rave about cruises…
A Question I Can Never Answer Simply
“Out of all the countries you’ve visited, which is your favorite?” That’s the question I get asked all the time. Nineteen countries, maybe twenty, and people still expect me to hand them a single name. But when I think about travel in Egypt, Morocco, and Kenya, I already know my real answer isn’t a country…
An Ultimate Emotional, Beautiful Goodbye at Tsavo East Safari
There’s a particular kind of magic to a last day. We rolled into Tsavo East National Park on day twelve in Kenya. It was the final game drive of our fourth safari; part of a fifteen-day, four-park trip. My friend, only half-joking, warned me to keep my expectations low. “We might spend the whole day…


