While I know I'm in a very lucky position here in Norway, this period of isolation has been hard. Over the weekend I video chatted with two of my friends in the US, and after discussing one's wedding plans and watching the other's baby crawl all over her I had to abruptly hang up ...
Confessions
19 People I Met on My Travels in 2019 Who Saved My Year
I wasn't planning on writing a recap post this year, because to be honest the only thing I felt like celebrating about 2019 is that it's about to be over. From dealing with a breakup while having just moved to a town where I didn't know anyone to losing a close friend, 2019 has ...
12 Wonderful and Horrible Things That Happened Because I Started a Travel Blog
Almost exactly one year ago Rachel and I were sitting on a catamaran sailing amongst the San Blas Islands talking about happiness. I was telling her how I was so happy that it was beginning to scare me - like it couldn't possibly last. With all the pain and suffering in the ...
19 Ways I’m Not a Real Traveler
A few weeks ago I got a message from a reader who said that she's just embarked on a three-month backpacking trip, and she's having some trouble fitting in with the other backpackers at her hostel. You see, instead of hitting one of the main tourist trails, she had opted for a ...
7 Things No One Tells You About Life After Backpacking
Saturday marked four years since I returned from my very first backpacking trip. I only know this because I returned to my home in Chiang Mai on Loi Krathong, which also happened to be the night I first met Dan. No, this post isn't going to be about that romantic story, gross. ...