A few weeks ago, some friends from college and I went to a friend’s wedding in Finland. We then caught up with some peeps in London and France. Rather than bore you with all of the details, I figured I’d give you a photo recap of our adventures instead. Thus, here’s the cliff-notes version of… Read More I See London, I See France…I See Photos from My European Vacation
I got stuck in Stockholm for a 12-hour layover on my way from Helsinki to London (long story) and I had the flu and didn’t relish the idea of sleeping in the airport again (another long story), so I googled “hostels near Arlanda airport” and what popped up? The Jumbo Stay hostel. Apparently this hostel… Read More Ever wonder what it’d be like to spend the night in the cargo hold of a 747? No? Well, I’m gonna tell you anyway
The Arizona Hot Springs, located in Arizona near the Hoover Dam, are about 45 minutes outside of Las Vegas. They’re one of two local hot spring locations (the other one is called Gold Strike Hot Springs) and can be reached either by boating down the Colorado River or by hiking along a dry riverbed. Calling… Read More Hot Springs in the Mojave Desert (Yep, they exist!)
I’m a sucker for the old west and caves and anything weird and wacky and so I was happy to find out that all three things exist not too far from where I live in Las Vegas. While the gold mine tour is at the El Dorado Canyon mine is “meh”, it only costs 12… Read More Tour a Gold Mine at El Dorado Canyon
Last weekend my mom and I drove from San Francisco to Reno, Nevada (about a 4 hour trip). Parts of Reno were really pretty; like this river, for example. Or these mountains: Parts of Reno were uniquely Nevada (like the neon signs, the casinos, the pawn shops and the brothel billboards). And then parts of… Read More Road Trip to Reno
A couple of weekends back, I went camping on a mountain…in Winter…in the snow…6,000 feet above sea level. I also slept in my car, with only two sleeping bags, three blankets and a wiener dog to keep me warm. Though it was 13 degrees outside when I went to sleep, I wasn’t actually as cold… Read More Winter Camping in the Snow: A Photo Recap of My Night on Mt Charleston
This year I’ll be going to two weddings (one in Europe and the other in New York). I’m hoping that while in Europe (the wedding is in Helsinki, Finland) I’ll be able to visit friends in Switzerland, France and Belgium, but but how much I see/do depends entirely on my financial situation and how much time I… Read More What’s on your 2013 Travel Bucketlist?
I’ve been looking through my photos of my time spent living in Central America lately and have been missing my expat life something fierce. And since my last collection of expat quotes was so popular (Google search results love it, apparently), I’ve decided to put together another list of some of my fave quotes about… Read More 12 More Quotes about Being an Expat and Living Abroad
Okay, so I always feel weird about posting photos from my trips, because it feels like I’m bragging and a big part of me worries that ya all are rolling your eyes right now and thinking “Again!? More photos of you with in some cheesy photo with an unidentified object?” Or, “No, not again! Not… Read More 5 Days in Hawaii: A Photo Recap
A few weeks ago, my friend Tom and I went alien hunting near Area 51. For those of you that follow me on Facebook, I know the suspense must be killing you, so I won’t make you wait any longer. We didn’t find any aliens. I know, RIGHT? I was hoping we would, too. But… Read More Alien Hunting near Area 51