So for one moment, let's just imagine that I have unlimited money, my cats are cared for (by a friend who wanted to move to New York for a year, of course, duh), and I was going traveling for a year. I posed this scenario to myself and then I thought: Where would I start and where would I end? Let's take a fantasy trip, shall we? Let's start at the very beginning: I think I'd start my adventure with Scotland. I know - it's a random place to start. But I've never been to Scotland and I ... VIEW POST
My Dream Backpacking Itinerary
Ten Last Minute Gifts For Wanderlusters For Under $15
It's almost the holidays! I was wondering through my local Duane Reade today and I spotted a few things that I thought would make great last-minute gifts for the avid travelers and they're all pretty cheap, which is always great during this very, very expensive time of the year. Reusable silicone bottle ($4.49): for shampoo, shower gel, etc. It's SO much more eco friendly than buying those stupid little bottles of shampoo every time you travel. Travel Adapter ($7.49): You all know what ... VIEW POST
Six Things You Should Do the First Time You Visit London
I was thinking recently about my first time in London in 2007 and all the things I did while I was living there during study abroad. The first items on my to-do lists were all the museums (Victoria and Albert, Natural History, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, The National Portrait Gallery, The British Museum, etc.) because they were all FREE and that sound is very nice when 1 British pound buys you $.50 USD (oh the dollar was so worthless when I was there in 2007). I kind of just raced through all ... VIEW POST
New Year: New Destinations: 2018 Travel Goals
Happy holidays to all those who celebrate them and also, happy almost New Year! I'm not making any travel resolutions this year, per se, but I do have in mind some of the places to where I want to travel and my parents were lovely enough to buy me a couple of travel guides for those places. Yes, I still love my hard cover books, much to the detriment of my poor carry on luggage. Sorry, bags. But at least I'm starting to catch onto the fact that maybe these mini travel guides from Lonely ... VIEW POST
