When I moved to Mosjøen a year and a half ago, I was so excited to finally live somewhere without any plans to leave. In fact I think it was the first time I've ever moved to a place that I thought I could stay forever. And that felt so good. I first visited Mosjøen on a two ...
Confessions
When You Lock Up A Traveler
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...