OK New Yorkers…you may want to get your pitch forks ready. I’m about to say something so un-New York. Sometimes you want to be a lazy traveler, right? Sometimes you just want to see everything there is to see in a new city without having to do much work. Especially when you’re backpacking like I […]
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Comparing London’s Generator Hostel and Dublin’s Isaacs Hosel
London’s Generator Hostel is a major upgrade from Isaacs Hostel in Dublin. Generator is very clean, the wifi works really well, the beds are comfortable and larger and there are lock boxes right under your bed for your belongings. Each bed has it’s own light, too. It’s just down the street from several different bus stops, Russell Square […]
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Howth, Ireland: Getting Outside of Dublin to Experience Nature
Even though it’s the cities in Europe that get most of the attention, it’s the towns outside that are some of the best places to explore. During my stay in Dublin, my travel mate Chelsea and I took a 25 minute train out to Howth, Ireland, a smaller fishing town. There’s not a ton to do in […]
Surviving Our Stay at Dublin’s Isaacs Hostel
My travel mate Chelsea and I survived our first night ever in a hostel. But I’m not entirely sure how. Isaacs Hostel is considered one of the best in Dublin. We chose the cheapest room which was an eight bed, co-ed room. The room smelled absolutely awful. There were four giant football equipment bags and it smelled […]
‘What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?’
“What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”That is the question that started this blog.It all began when I got the courage to officially leave my job as a social media producer at ABC News and backpacked around Europe for three months.The story really began in January 2014. I was starting to feel unsure about where my career was […]