Hello! I’m typing this from the comfort of my apartment in New York City. I was able to get home last Thursday afternoon and I thought I’d write about it in real-time, so I bought a notebook at Ale-Hop that morning at the Lisbon airport and started writing down what was going on and that’s what you’re about to read, plus my thoughts after the fact. Now onto what I wrote: I woke up at 6am in my hotel room in Portugal, about a mile from the airport, and at first, forgot entirely to take my ... VIEW POST
What It Was Like Traveling Home From Europe the Day After The Travel Ban Was Announced
How I Killed 5 Hours in a Now-Closed Airport in Istanbul
I came on here, all excited to write about how I killed 5 hours in Istanbul International Airport last year while on my layover to Budapest. I recently watched a video by YouTuber and traveler Christine Kaaloa about Turkish Airlines hotel offer for people flying Turkish Airlines with long layovers. I had no idea that Turkish Airlines offered these but I think it's pretty cool. BUT then I was Googling some information and I realized that I could only write about how I killed 5 hours in ... VIEW POST
How To Keep Traveling Solo (Even) When You’re in a Relationship
So, it's no secret: I'm in a relationship. As I'm sure many of you reading this as are. (Though if you're not, don't fret: I'm of the opinion that it's awesome to be single. It's self-care all the time and that's awesome. /rant over.) Despite having met my current partner while very loudly vocalizing on a group trip that I hated traveling with people, I was still a little nervous to explain to him that I needed space to travel by myself. Despite the fact that we'd traveled together to ... VIEW POST
The Most Expensive Place I’ve Traveled To (So Far)
Since I'm going to Reykjavik in a few days, I'm starting to mentally prepare for the sticker shock when I get there because one of the number 1 things you'll read on the internet is how expensive it is. But I have lived in New York City for almost 15 years and New York City is SUPER expensive so I'm hoping that will temper my shock but I'm bracing myself. But I thought I'd write about what it was like when I visited the most expensive place that I've ever been to: Norway. I looked it up ... VIEW POST
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
8 Steps For When Your Bag Gets Unexpectedly Checked
I always pack for trips in a carry on size bag. I’ve written about what I pack and why I pack lightly in a plethora of past posts, so you know by now that I’m a fan and I’d rather forgot an item or two than have to check my luggage. So, I was gutted when El Al told me on my way to Israel in February that I needed to check my little rolling bag. I guess they didn’t believe that I’d packed my bag and that it’d been with me the entire ride to the airport. Side note: El Al’s security checks are ... VIEW POST
