On a recent wellness travel trip, I had a discussion with fellow writers and competitive runners about your "non-negotiables" of traveling for races, or the things you have to do every single day to be at your best. For them, it was doing a practice run of the course beforehand. For travel, it … [Read more...] about Travel As Your Best Self
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Where to Go After Graduation
Traveling after graduation from high school or college is a rite of passage. I started planning for my graduation trip long before my senior year of college. Dozens of destinations flitted around my brain until I finally landed on Croatia. I'd heard about the country on an episode of Rick Steves and … [Read more...] about Where to Go After Graduation
5 Post Graduate Options for Aspiring Travelers
So you're graduating from college (or high school). Now, what? I looked through my options a few months before graduation and considered a number of things like graduate school, volunteering and work at newspapers. But I didn't pick any of them and decided to travel instead. There are a number … [Read more...] about 5 Post Graduate Options for Aspiring Travelers
Five Years Since Graduation: What Have I Learned?
This week marks five years since I graduated from college. Five years since I donned the white dress, carried the red roses and walked across the Cistern for the first time. Five years since I left my beloved Charleston to go traveling, which became indefinite. Five years since I made the … [Read more...] about Five Years Since Graduation: What Have I Learned?
What No One Tells You About the Travel Lifestyle
People ask me about my job and what I do with my time. I try to explain, although usually don't fully, that I work part of the year and travel the rest, especially since my writing allows me to be anywhere with WiFi. After graduating from college, I didn't get the office job that many of my … [Read more...] about What No One Tells You About the Travel Lifestyle