Throughout my travels, I've learned that sometimes it's not about keeping things as cheap as possible. It's the experiences, not expenses that you remember years later. Some travel splurges are worth making. While I may stress at the time about adjusting my budget for those tours, accommodations or … [Read more...] about Experiences, Not Expenses
Australia
A Day in the Life: Au Pair
Andrea started following my blog a while back and once I found out she was a fellow Georgia girl living in Australia, I knew we would have plenty in common. I'm excited to feature Andrea, an au pair, because this is a popular post-grad profession for those of us who love to travel. Name: … [Read more...] about A Day in the Life: Au Pair
Things I Miss Most About Australia
I've been back from Australia for four months now and I've had time to really start to miss things about it. But they aren't necessarily what you think they would be. I started writing this post over a month ago, but after reading Cailin's post on the things she hates about Australia, where she is … [Read more...] about Things I Miss Most About Australia
My Travel Scrapbooks
I know how it sounds. Scrapbooking is for soccer moms or retired women. But I've been scrapbooking since I was in elementary school, somewhat sporadically. I save everything from ticket stubs to business cards to receipts from my travels, all to put into a scrapbook once I've gotten home. It's … [Read more...] about My Travel Scrapbooks
Three Years of Caroline in the City
It must be that time of year because in the past week I've read about Everything Everywhere's 5 year travel anniversary and the two year blog anniversaries of Over Yonderlust and LandLopers. And here I am, at my three year anniversary of my first, albeit boring, post on Caroline in the City. On … [Read more...] about Three Years of Caroline in the City