Vancouver, BC
Today I’m doing a little nod to Vancouver, the first Canadian city I visited back in 2003 when I was 14. And almost exactly 10 years later I head back to Vancouver, at 24; excited
The Chronicles of Sarnia | Part 2
Last Friday I left off driving across Indiana, Michigan and my struggles to get into Ontario, Canada. If you haven’t read the first part it’s a great read! This is the second part to the
The Chronicles of Sarnia | Part 1
Where to begin. My 51st challenge has officially begun with Indiana and Michigan becoming my 21st and 22nd states to visit, knocking off two states and bringing me closer to my goal. Wednesday was full of
Spring Break in Spain – Malaga
During my study abroad, in 2010, I took a spring break trip with a couple of friends I met in France to Spain. We decided to get a taste of different regions throughout the country,
Freeport, Grand Bahama | The Secluded Bahamas
Back in February 2013 I traveled to the Bahamas for the third time. The first two times I traveled to the most popular island of the Bahamas, Nassau. So when a special came up for Freeport, Grand
The Birds Nest to The Forbidden City
In Beijing everything is spread out; from the Birds Nest to the Forbidden City. It takes anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour to get where you need to be if you decide to take
Banff, Canada | Into The Canadian Rockies
Oh how I love Canada. It turns out my mom was born in Canada which makes me half Canadian! To this date I have only been to two Canadian provinces… Alberta and British Columbia (going
Pingyao to Beijing, China
This segment we traveled from Pingyao to Beijing. That morning we got up at around 5:00 am to catch a train to our connection city, Taiyuan (The first train has to go through Taiyuan so
Pingyao | A 2,700 year old City
This is my story about visiting a very old city in China. If you read my last post you would have known that I was arriving in Pingyao, China from Nepal. (Traveled June 2012) Pingyao is located
Sipping Some Tea in Grenoble, France
I Heart Tea Ah Tea! As a native Texan, tea usually means sweet tea or tea served with tons of sugar. And growing up I never considered drinking warm tea, as in Texas is not
How to Travel with Less
We have all done it. We have all traveled with way too many things in our luggage. And we have all had some horrible scene, like carrying too much up some public transit stairs or
Charming Victoria, Canada
Victoria, Canada is the capital of British Columbia and is located on the southern end of Vancouver island. When people travel to British Columbia they normally only travel to Vancouver, one of the most popular
A Flight to Marrakesh, Morocco
Sometimes you can pick a perfect seat on a flight but then you are stuck sitting next to someone who is just plain awful. Story time… So once upon a time I was on a flight
The Monks of Grande Chartreuse
In the Chartreuse Mountains about 25 miles north of Grenoble, France there is a monastery called Grande Chartreuse. In the monastery are the heads of the Carthusian Order and they
Grenada | The Island of Spice
I wanted to talk about my time on the Island of Spice which is known as Grenada. Two years ago I visited for a day while on a cruise and I fell in love with
Getting to Pingyao, China
(Note: this trek was taken in June 2012) You may be wondering why a lot of my posts are titled “Getting to” or “On My Way.” It’s because half the time when you are traveling
The Scary Flight to Kathmandu
Lukla is situated in the Himalayas where flying airplanes can be quite scary. We had arrived from doing the Everest Base Camp Trek and we were on our way back to Kathmandu which involves a
Sweden and Finland
“I want to start off by saying that this entry was previously written on 02/19/10 when I traveled to Sweden and Finland. This is my first hand account on my travels to Sweden and Finland.