“This doesn’t seem like Texas.” That’s all I kept saying during my three days in Austin, Texas. I’d only been to Texas once before. It was to Dallas for work but we were about two hours outside the city. All I saw were huge, oil baron homes on ginormous plots of land. That was the […]
Where to Stop on a Road Trip Along Highway 1 From Los Angeles to San Francisco
The United States is an amazingly beautiful country. I’m trying to remind myself that just because it’s my backyard doesn’t mean it’s not worth exploring! While I was living in Los Angeles for a couple months, I decided not to watch Netflix anymore. When I found out I had a long weekend for Martin Luther King Day, I […]
Guide to Exploring Los Angeles Beaches
“You don’t go to Los Angeles to go to the beach.” Outside of entertainment, one of the reasons I was curious about the Left Coast was the beaches. LA, I thought, was a city where you could go to work all day and be on the beach at night. While that is possible, I found […]
Our Three Month Europe Backpacking Itinerary
So you want to backpack through Europe in a summer? Check out my exact 3 month backpacking itinerary. We moved incredibly fast (too fast!) so it was hard to keep up! My travel partner Chelsea and I planned most of our route in advance but made some small changes as we went. I chose most of the spots […]
Best Phone Apps to Use While Backpacking Europe
My phone pretty much saved me while we were traveling. I hate to admit that but really, I don’t know what the world did before cell phones! Here are the apps that saved me the most while backpacking around Europe. RailPlanner – This is the app for the Eurail/Interrail pass. Although you can’t make reservations and […]
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A Day Trip From Dublin to the Cliffs of Moher
The photos of Cliffs of Moher are so absolutely jaw dropping you are crazy if you don’t want to go there! Also, many movies have been filmed there including the sixth Harry Potter film (Dumbledore and Harry stand there while looking for horcruxes). The Cliffs are an easy day trip from Dublin. OK, maybe not easy, […]