How To Travel If You’re Poor: Saving Up

In the interests of disclosure and context, I will start this post by telling you that I have never made more than $28,000 a [...]

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Trip Ideas: Roadtrip to Nowhere

My success with planning my somewhat impromptu trip to France has inspired me to start thinking about what other small to medium scale trips [...]

Trip Ideas
Five Foods I Want To Try In Their Country Of Origin

posted January 26, 2012 / No Comments

The best place to taste a food is where it originated, and as a foodie who travels, eating is one of my favourite parts [...]
Bucket List Trip Ideas
Bucket List: Lake Baikal in Winter

posted December 12, 2011 / 4 Comments

One of my stranger preferences when it comes to travel is the favour I tend to show towards colder climes. However, this item on [...]
Tips & Tricks Trip Ideas
How to Be a Considerate Leaf Peeper

posted October 15, 2011 / 6 Comments

As the air starts to get crisp and pumpkins start to appear on grocery store shelves, the trees in New England begin to put [...]
Trip Ideas
Looking for Waves

posted June 1, 2011 / 4 Comments

Dear readers: I’m looking for waves. Not giant, 15 foot tall surfer waves, and not small, baby-friendly waves. I’m looking for decent waves that [...]
Personal Travel Trip Ideas Trip Planning
Want to be my travel companion? Read this.

posted May 28, 2011 / 11 Comments

In the next couple years I am planning on taking several short trips within the US, and for once, I am not looking to [...]
Contemplations How I Travel Trip Ideas
My Love Affair With Diners

posted May 17, 2011 / 16 Comments

I’ll let you in on a little secret: I’d probably rather dine at a greasy spoon diner than a five-star restaurant. I’m not entirely [...]
Post Series Trip Ideas Trip Planning
Trip Ideas: Roadtrip to Nowhere

posted March 29, 2011 / 1 Comment

My success with planning my somewhat impromptu trip to France has inspired me to start thinking about what other small to medium scale trips [...]

I've lived on a rural island in South Korea and on a mountainside in Switzerland. I've herded cows in France, snuck across the border in Germany, and gotten mugged in Belgium. I once lived out of my car for nine months and traveled on a motorcycle held together by hope and duct tape.

I travel on an extremely low budget, pack light, shop locally, and love to really engage with new places and cultures. I'm proudly a tomboy, and I love to travel. Won't you join me?