So you’ve had to make a few adjustments to your summer vacation plans. Conventional means of transportation, touring, and unwinding have changed dramatically. Even which destinations you can visit is completely different from your last trip. It can be daunting when you’re used to having the whole world open to you. That’s why the knowledge…
Category: advice for a young traveller
Dear Sophie, a letter to a young traveller
Several years ago, while working for Lindblad Expeditions, I had the privilege of meeting many budding travellers. Both Alaska and Baja California are popular family cruise spots, so during the summers and school holidays those weeks were often packed with families. One week, I met a young girl named Sophie. She was traveling with her…
five things I would tell my younger travelling self
While I was travelling around on my 19 months abroad, I always saw younger travellers who struggled. Life – or even a few months – on the road isn’t easy. I was on the road for a long time, most of it as a solo traveller. It’s difficult, and daily I find things that I…
practical advice for travelling to the united states
Imagine a country with 89 international airports scattered across 3,797 square miles of vast countryside and towering cities.. welcome to the United States. A literal melting pot of cultures, the States is a *huge* country that many people barely scratch the surface of. Every single state is different, and I don’t just mean that there…
the tinder diaries: dating while abroad
Let’s get real for a second. Like, really real. Dating sucks. We all know that. Even if you’re in one place, settled with an apartment/house and a career, dating over the age of 25 is miserable. It’s hell. It’s all one big fucking game. So try dating while travelling. Actually, don’t. If dating is hell,…
to everyone who is jealous of my travels: find your passion
When I was seventeen, I took my first international trip by myself. Never mind that it was a trip with forty other classmates and we were going to Guatemala for a mission trip. It was my first time away without my family and it was so exciting. I didn’t find my passion on that trip….
32 things i’ve learned while travelling
Travel teaches you all sorts of life lessons. Fellow nomads come into your life for a hot minute to teach you something, and sometimes they stay and other times they go. I’ve learned a lot about myself while travelling but I have also learned a lot about life. Life is messy, complicated, and weird sometimes….
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…
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…
(even more) advice for a young traveller
Have you ever seen travellers who don’t seem to know what they are doing? Who are struggling with their bags? A group of people who just look lost, crowded around a map? What would you say to them? Would you stop and help? What advice would you give them? What if they were your younger…