To all of my travelling friends, You know who you are. And I am so LUCKY to have you. We met in a bar. In a hostel. On the train. In a plane. In the airport. On a boat. On The Boat. Through a friend of a friend of a friend. On the trail. We…
Category: life
what no one told me about travelling in my thirties, part two
I got so many responses to my question, “what did no one ever tell you abut travelling in your thirties?“, that I had to break it into two posts. Or three. They’re still coming. Guess what? If you’re in your thirties, and travelling solo, and have never settled down, don’t have kids, don’t have a…
what i’ve learned while traveling solo
Over the last few years, I’ve really perfected my selfie. I’ve traveled solo to four countries and met up with friends for a portion of trips in five other countries. I’ve eaten at more restaurants than I care to admit, alone. Gone for a night out, alone. Hiked, alone. Joined groups of people for a…
on 31: a birthday alone
Confession time. I spent my birthday weekend alone. And it was glorious. Most of the time. After telling the guy I was seeing to get out of my house, I took advantage of my four and a half days off to go through to Queenstown, Kinloch, and Wanaka. I had originally planned to go to…
the day i met idina menzel
I came across this post in my recent blog revamp. Funny enough, Idina Menzel is now performing alongside a former high school classmate of mine in If/Then (GO SEE IT – Janine is incredible!). I still love this woman. She is fearless. Originally posted November 2011. “Saturday afternoon, Idina Menzel came into my restaurant with…
i won’t stop travelling
Baghdad. Syria. Paris. Istanbul. Dhaka. Brussels. Ouagadougou. Cameroon. Lahore. These are only some of the places where unspeakable acts of terrorism have taken place over the last few months. Go back just two years and you can add Sydney. Quetta Airbase. Kano. Baghdad. Jalalabad. Egypt. Kabul. And so many more.
life, dunedin style
Ask and you shall receive, they always say. People have been wondering what I’m up to. You all know I took a nice long road trip out of Paihia to Auckland, but I sort of stopped the story there. You see, my plans were vague. I didn’t know what I was doing. I was tagging…
what no one told me about travelling in my thirties
The other week, while mindlessly scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed, I came across this status from a new friend: “So this girl just got accepted into med school, and here I am, living in a trailer park in my tent and washing the one pot I own with a soap bar…” It was a complete…
reflections on a life with travel
During my recent blog switch over, I spent a lot of time going through older posts and either reworking them or turning them into drafts to play with later. Since this blog dates back to 2008, there were a LOT of posts to go through. In rereading them, I noticed a theme: while chronicling my…
if i had one ray of sunlight to hold in my hand
While rebranding, I opted to delete these older posts and repost them with photos. Many of these come from my year living in Scotland and the travels I had while there. This particular post hit home for me, even now. It deals with my struggles of self-acceptance, travel, plans, and life. What do I want…