Road Trip to Nowhere: What I Learned From Taking a Leap Into the Unknown
Have you ever wanted to pack all your things and hit the road? Drive away from all your problems and watch them fade into the…
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Everything You Need to Know to Travel in a More Ethical Way
We’re in the height of vacation season, where seemingly everyone we know is jetting off to exotic vacations, living it up on a cruise, or…
How to Be a More Respectful, Culturally Sensitive, and Conscious Tourist
When I studied abroad in Seville, Spain, my program was very strict about students only speaking Spanish, requiring it in the program office and encouraging…
4 Questions to Help You Find Your Travel Soulmate
It’s one-o’clock in the morning and I’m trudging up a steep cobblestone hill from our late-night meal. I’m cursing my falling-apart flip-flops, our early morning…
4 Ways to Use Your Summer Vacation to Spiritually Recharge
It’s vacation season! Whether you’re trekking a mountain trail or hightailing it to the beach, taking a trip is the perfect time to recharge spiritually.…
Life, Unfiltered: What I Learned From My Instagram-Free Vacation
Recently, I took time away from the busyness of life and spent the weekend with a small group of friends in a cozy hunting lodge…
How to Recover Gracefully From a Cultural Misstep
It’s not easy confessing a mistake or apologizing for an insult. It’s particularly difficult when you don’t speak the same language as the person you’ve…
How to Be a Food Tourist at Home
When I think back to the year I spent in Italy as part of my undergrad degree in languages, what sticks in my mind above…
How to Decide If a Staycation Is Right for You
So, you’ve finally scheduled that much-needed weekend, weeklong, or even two-week break from work. Or, if you’re in school, it’s summer break and your curricular…
No Passport, No Problem: How I Travel the World as a Local Tourist
Like many people my age, I’d say I place a high value on travel. I have a long list of places to visit on my…
