I’ve come to look forward to these monthly posts about what I’m into beyond travel because there’s so much more to my life than where I go, despite the fact that it’s something I love. It’s funny how many people respond with their obsessions or agree with mine! As with last month, I’m sharing the … [Read more...] about Behind the Curtain: March 2018
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How to Have a Creative Retreat in Asheville
One of my goals for this year was to spend more time working on projects that I wanted to, not had to. I went on a creative retreat to Nicaragua this summer and wanted to replicate it on my own terms. The first time around, my destination of choice was Asheville, somewhere I'd visited a number of … [Read more...] about How to Have a Creative Retreat in Asheville
Frequently Asked Questions on Solo Travel in Central America
The FAQ series has been popular, so today I'm going to answer your burning questions about what it’s really like to travel certain areas solo or as a female. In this case, it's Central America, where I traveled for a few weeks in 2017. Some destinations are well tread on the backpacker trail, while … [Read more...] about Frequently Asked Questions on Solo Travel in Central America
Finding Serendipity in Jaffa
Part of the reason I'd booked so many days in Tel Aviv was so that I could have a beach day in Jaffa, a seaside suburb that shares municipal services, but is its own city. But the weather had other plans, with wild winds whipping my scarf around my neck and blowing debris in the streets. It reminded … [Read more...] about Finding Serendipity in Jaffa
The Cost of Traveling in Southeast Asia
I've recently done an informal site audit to see what content performs well and I was surprised to see that posts about budgeting for specific trips did well. My five-part Australia budget guide (here, here, here, here, and here) was rather long winded and written many years ago, shortly after I … [Read more...] about The Cost of Traveling in Southeast Asia