Never in my life did I think I’d be riding in the back of a roadworks truck down a bumpy road in Chile passing around a bottle of wine with perfect strangers. This was my third ride while I hitchhiked down the Carretera Austral in Chilean Patagonia so if you haven’t read the first post […]
Thumbs Up! The Start of the Patagonia Hitchhiking Adventure
For most visitors to Patagonia, the itinerary might include Bariloche in Argentina, where I started out, and a long and boring bus ride down Ruta 40 to southern Patagonia, bypassing most of the Chilean side. That bus ride takes about 25 hours and routes through rural Pampa lands with views of short yellow shrubs and cattle. The […]
The Worst Thing About Getting Robbed
In order for this to make sense, we have to rewind to a hostel in Kunming, China, circa February 2014. I left my bag with everything valuable in it on a seat across from Rene, a guy I’d known for a day or two, while I went to get some tea. I came back and […]
Has Traveling Made Me Totally Selfish?
I’ve been a little quiet here about my thoughts and the interworkings of my girl brain* lately. I’ve been more likely to write guides, show you pretty pictures, and tell you how amazing that last beach I saw was (and it was!), but that’s not the point of today’s post. Today I feel weird. I […]
My Memoir, A Thousand New Beginnings, is Here!
My fingers hovered over the keyboard. Could I really do it? As soon as I did, I knew that it would all be real. The chain reaction would start and the floodgates would open. I’d be standing right in the thick of it, learning how to swim. I asked myself, “Are you really ready to […]