Category: Tips & Recommendations
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Coasting Through Croatia
It has been a while since I posted an update! Since the last post I’ve traveled to Warsaw, New Orleans, Croatia, and even explored more of my home city of Philadelphia! I’ll try to play catch-up at some point and post more about all those trips, but the Croatian trip was likely my favorite out…
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Where to Eat & Drink in Paris
Probably the best thing about my trip to Paris was the consistently incredible food, wine, and cocktails! I don’t think I had a bad meal the entire time I was in France. With that in mind, I have a lot of recommendations for amazing places to check out. Apologies in advance for the limited food…
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Czeching Out Prague
Three days in Prague honestly didn’t feel like enough. This has been one of those cities that surprised me with how impressive and wonderful it was and I hope to go back someday! Fortunately I was able to cover a lot of the highlights on this short trip, though. Sites & Itinerary For the first…
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How To: Pack a Carry-On for Long-Term Travel
There are few things more annoying when traveling than having to lug massive bags around everywhere. When traveling through southeast Asia I wanted to make sure I was packed efficiently in as few bags as possible so I limited myself to a carry-on and a backpack and managed to have everything I needed and more!…
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3 Things I’m Glad I Bought for Travel (and 3 I’m Not)
In preparation for my most recent trip I read a ton of different blogs and other articles about what I should buy and pack to make life easier. And to be honest, some of the most-recommended items were my least used! In reality it would have been better to buy less and pack lighter, but…
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Top 5 Lessons from 8 Weeks of Travel
1. Pack Even Less Than You Think Not gonna lie, I thought I had this one down before leaving California. I had packed all my stuff and even removed a portion of what I initially packed. I was down to just 10 outfits for 8 weeks, which I thought is pretty good for women’s clothing!…
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Travel Log: Khao Yai – Waterfalls, Macaques, and Leeches, Oh My!
The next section of our Southeast Asia trip was not originally planned. We were supposed to spend a couple days in Sumatra trekking and looking for orangutans. Unfortunately things got messed up with flight changes and we had to pivot so we chose to make a couple days trip just a few hours drive from…
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Travel Log: Bangkok Days of Food, Temples, and Malls
Another leg of the trip partially impacted by feeling worn down….but luckily we had extra days booked for rest in Bangkok so we were still able to see almost everything I had planned! We essentially broke our days out by category. Our first food-focused day we went to Yaowarat (Bangkok’s Chinatown) for an amazing food…
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Cusco: The Perfect Base for Peru Adventures
Standing in an AirBnB in Cusco at 11k above sea level you can truly say you feel on top of the world – trust me, your lungs will remind you. But all the impact from altitude are worth it to visit Cusco, which is Peru’s 3rd largest city and is at the center of many…
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Machu Picchu: Things to Know Before You Go
Machu Picchu has been rated one of the 7 Wonders of the Modern World for good reason. The site is astounding and surpassed all my expectations. That said, it can be confusing to book and it can be hard to decide how to get to the base town of Aguas Calientes. Below are the top…
The Wandering Hart 