Sri Lanka is a truly gorgeous country near India with friendly people, sprawling jungles, tons of interesting wildlife, and endless beaches. I spent just shy of three weeks there and found it to be a perfectly feasible budget destination, with cheap transportation options, reasonable food costs, and decent room rates. Like most countries, Sri Lanka […]
The Only Packing List You’ll Ever Need (for the Entire World)
When planning out a trip somewhere, I think we can all agree it goes step one: pick a place. Step two, figure out what the heck you need to bring. I’ve got a lot of experience with packing. In fact, I kind of feel like I’m always packing or unpacking. I’ve tried periods of living […]
6 Big Ways to Reduce Your Travel Waste and Impact
I sat on the beach in Bali, overwhelmed by the beauty of the volcanic black sand, the rising sun, and the surfers in the waves. The moment could not have been more perfect, if only it weren’t for the bottles washing up all around me, creating little white specs all along the sand as far […]
The Ultimate Alabama Hills, California Guide
The Alabama Hills is the gateway to Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in California as well as the highest summit in the lower 48. The jagged formation of the mountain makes it a beautiful sight, especially when covered in snow. I’ve driven by it in the Eastern Sierras a few times on my way up […]
Why Traveling Alone as a Woman is Safer than Staying Home
I remember the untimely death of two female travelers in Vietnam making headlines when I was getting ready to leave for the trip that I’d been planning, saving, and frankly stressing over for nearly a year. A couple of girls had mysteriously died, most likely from poisoned drinks. Several close friends sent me this article […]