Flirting with San Francisco
Travel, like dating, is an exercise in possibilities. A thrilling rendezvous with a new city is all about getting to know each other, searching for a common connection. Do I …
Steph’s Story
Operation Clean Sweep
Spending Diet update! You can track how my own savings are progressing here. So here’s the deal: I have a LOT of stuff. I have four bookcases full of books. …
We’re All Travelers Here
Warning: this post is ranty… Last week I wrote a post about how much I love the online travel community. And I really do, but every once in awhile (actually …
How much is Too Much (Planning)? Plus! My Itinerary
So I’ve been planning to take this round-the-world trip since last June, but it only occurred to me around January that I should probably start PLANNING this round-the-world trip. I …
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State of the Blog Address: Twenty-Something Travel is 6 Months Old!
I know I can hardly believe it either. Part of me feels like I just sat down to start writing about my experiences, my hopes and my unsolicited advice. Another, …
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I’m Going on a Spending Diet!
Well it’s early January, the time for gym and Match.com memberships. Like most people, I have high hopes for this new year. 2009 was a year of waiting for me, …
Twitaoke (or, When Travel Geeks Collide)
Last Friday I hopped the Megabus up to New York again. This visit had one soul purpose: to sing karaoke with a bunch of people I’d never even met. Blogging …
Working Abroad with BUNAC (Part 2 of 2)
Read Part One Here The Difference between Traveling and Working Abroad When I imagined myself living in London, I had this vision of jet-setting every weekend to different locations around …
Working Abroad with BUNAC (Part 1 of 2)
I’ve wanted to talk about my experiences working abroad with the BUNAC work visa program for awhile now. The six months I spent working and living in London are some …
Go Now: Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Travel
I can’t count how many times I’ve heard people around my age tell me that they’d like to travel later, when they are “more established,” or “have more money,” or …