75 Reasons You Must Travel to Albania ASAP
Why this misunderstood country is the greatest hidden gem in Europe.
10 Things I Learned About Myself After a Year of (Mostly) Solo Travel
When you’re your only travel companion, you can’t help but get a little introspective. Staring out of a bus window, half-listening to a podcast, contemplating my life and the many turns it’s taken to bring me here… That’s kind of been my default look the past year. June 28th will make one year I’ve been on…
7 Epic and Truly Off the Beaten Path Road Trips
You could road trip America’s Route 66, Australia’s Great Ocean Road, or Iceland’s Ring Road — but how about a truly special and off the beaten path road trip that explores some of the world’s less commonly visited destinations? I asked travel bloggers to contribute their favorite road trips around the world and they delivered…
5 Beautiful Places to Visit in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Five spots you’d be a fool to miss in beautiful, underappreciated Bosnia.
7 Things That Surprised Me About the Maldives
When I got the email inviting me to come to the Maldives for a conference, I pinched myself, wondered wildly if it was all some prank from a disgruntled blogger I accidentally threw shade at, and refreshed my email again and again to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. Then I promptly went out and bought…
Bandos Island Resort: A Surprisingly Eco & Affordable Maldives Paradise
I used to think that the Maldives were as expensively inaccessible as they were undeniably beautiful. In my mind, it was reserved for a honeymoon: something that made this marriage-skeptical commitment-phobe itch to think of. After becoming a travel blogger, my eyes were opened to the expansive world of budget travel in the Maldives: local…
6 Stunning Places to Visit in Bali
Spectacular beaches, world-class massages, mesmerizing landscapes, outrageously delicious food… Bali is absolutely stunning. I’m writing this from a beautiful villa in Canggu, feeling safe as can be. But because of the rumblings of an angsty volcano, the tourism-driven island economy is suffering. People working in hospitality are losing their jobs left and right, and businesses…
The Unbearable Lightness of Being an Instagrammer
I was sitting in a conference, listening to an Instagrammer talk with pride about influence. The example she gave? A follower had sent her a photo of her going to the exact same spot that she went and taking the exact same photo – down to the hand jauntily placed atop a straw hat –…
Take Me Back to Kanuhura
Let’s set the stage: You’re flying over a lagoon with countless shades of cerulean and turquoise, dotted only by a few small islands. The islands are so small that from this height, they almost don’t even look like islands– just ribbons of electric blue paint on the dark blue canvas of the Indian ocean. The…
