It's the end of 2019! Already! Holy shit, 2020 is upon us. Honestly, I traveled a lot in 2019, but not a lot recently. If that makes sense. It is most likely because I traveled a bunch at the beginning of the year and then got laid off at work, which forced me to stop traveling for a bit. Now that I'm at a new job - almost 3 months in - I'm trying to get up to speed and situated before taking off again. But it's almost a new year and I will have been at my job for over 4 months by the time ... VIEW POST
My Travel Plans for 2020
Where I’d Travel to if I Had No Responsibilities!
EDITORS' NOTE: I finished this post on April 21st before I left for Tennessee but it didn't post. Apologies. Two Fridays ago was my last day at the job that I'd had for over two years. My being downsized was sort of a surprise, but also sort of not, if you know what I mean. I was always told I "kept the lights on" for the business but I then I was told it was a "business decision" which I think means I was more expensive so I was the logical choice to be laid off. It was for the best, ... VIEW POST
Why I Don’t Fear Solo Travel
I just spent the last week or two reading Rachel Friedman's book, "Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost" and I am amazed at her travels. She roughed it in a big way in South America that I don't think I could ever do. She experienced being robbed and groped (and then chased) in a matter of seconds and her first thought wasn't, "well, this has been fun, but I'm going home." Amazing. On a cliff in the Golan Heights, Israel, 2019 She talks a lot about her own fears as a traveler - which are ... VIEW POST
I Almost Lost My Travel Journal in Israel
We were moving around a lot on our trip in Israel. We arrived in Tel Aviv, drove directly up the coast to Haifa, a few little towns, the Sea of Galilee, Mount Carmel, down to Zefat, down to Jerusalem, and a ton of other stops before arriving at Tel Aviv again. So, that meant we could leave stuff on the bus from time to time, which we all did and once time around day 4, I left my journal on the bus, or I thought I did. And our bus was now gone for the better part of 2 days because of ... VIEW POST
Follow @thatgirlaway on Instagram!
Happy Monday, fellow wanderlusters! I wanted to let you guys know that I opened an Instagram account for my little blog over here. I realized I was spamming all of my friends with travel pictures and 'New post!' entries and even though I was resistant to it, I did it anyway. Do the things that scare you, right? Well, this didn't technically scare me, but it is a challenge. As in, "Can I keep this account up?" The one-year anniversary of my little corner of the interwebs is coming up and ... VIEW POST
