I’ve had my fair share of trolls. I’ve found myself on Internet forums, trashing me for this and that, people have made all kinds of wild suggestions like I’m traveling on Daddy’s dime, or that I whore around while I travel. Yep, that’s totally how I earn my living. Now there is no point in […]
Solo Female Travel Stories: Roberta from Italy
Each month on the blog, we share the story of another solo female traveler from around the world who is out living life by her own set of rules. This month I want to introduce you to Roberta from Sicily who fell in love with the idea of solo traveling thanks to a chance encounter […]
Inside Slab City: The Last Free Place in America
I pulled into Slab City, a squatter community in California, at around midnight. I wasn’t entirely comfortable with camping overnight, to be honest. How had I ended up there, of all places? Rewind an hour, I’d stopped for gas well after sundown towards the end of my 10-hour drive down from the top of Arizona […]
How to See White Pocket, an Amazing Alternative to the Wave
The clouds moved swiftly overhead casting curious shadows all over the sloped and swirling ground. In places it looked like a turtle shell, and in others more like Neapolitan sherbet, which really should be an ice cream flavor if it isn’t already. “You know, in all of the times that I’ve been here and with all of the […]
What Does an American Southwest Road Trip Cost?
I figured that a road trip through the American Southwest would set me back quite a bit considering that the cost of campsites can quickly add up, plus all of the gas and activities. The United States is not a super budget destination, after all. I was quite pleased to find that it was easy to save […]