Monastery stays can certainly vary a lot so take this blog post as a guideline rather than a rule. If you have always been a “hotel person” (like I know many people are), but you want to branch out then this post can help you discern taking that leap of faith (ha, get it? “leap [...]
Travel Tips: Staying in a Monastery vs a Hostel
Monasteries can certainly vary a lot so take this blog post as a guideline rather than a rule, but that is also true of hostels – all depends on how much you are willing to pay. But if you’re like me and have spent a lot of time wandering Europe in youth hostels, it might [...]
Lonely Planet: Top 500 Global Destinations
I was bored recently so I googled "list of global landmarks" to see how many I have been to and since I think someone else in the universe may not care like I do, here's a list of the places from the list I have been to (if you want to full list/quiz CLICK HERE). [...]
Travel Tips: How to Plan a Balanced Trip
I've become the resident family trip planner (totally don't mind FYI) but that does mean that every trip we take it is largely on me to craft a well-balance vacation that meets multiple needs, has multi-level days with plenty of naps for my dad, and keeps costs reasonable. Not an easy task, but one I [...]
19 Goals for 2019
I am not a New Year resolution kind of a gal. Don't get me wrong, I make goals that are like resolutions, I just don't tie them to start on January 1st. I'm on a rolling deadline instead. 🙂 However, this year I was thinking of overarching goals I had for myself for 2019 (read: [...]
