In the famous book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie states that “the sweetest and most important sound in any language” is a person’s own name. While that might be true, I’d venture to state that the most important sound is ‘hello’ in the person’s own language. Without ‘hello’ you don’t have […]
How to Make Money with a Travel Blog: My Top 10 Tips
When I first got into travel blogging, the way to make money was by selling links and having 40-50 niche websites with Google adwords ads. Press trips didn’t exist for bloggers and getting paid for our work was tough. Then came the dawn of the influencer. The industry blossomed in opportunity and things were going […]
Beautiful Chakra Meditations for Each of Your 7 Chakras
I wasn’t very spiritual when I first started traveling several years ago. I knew what I believed was different than the society I was raised in, but I never understood that it was reflected in other cultures. Thankfully, Asia was the first part of the world that I explored, and it made all the difference. […]
The Perfect Packing List for Fall in Europe
Autumn is the best time of year in Europe. There, I said it! As much fun as summer can be, it’s also crowded and boiling, plus you don’t get the gorgeous fall foliage! Plus, you can save a lot of cash by flying to, staying in, and enjoying Europe in the shoulder seasons. So what […]
The Best of What to Do on Mo’orea
Sometimes life blows my mind a little bit. Just a week ago I was swimming in turquoise water with docile stingrays and reef sharks, and then came home to fall colors in Reno and binging on The Great British Baking Show (and I don’t even bake!), wondering if it was all a dream. Mo’orea in […]