If I had to sum up 2019 for me, I would say it was a lot of me feeling like well, what now?? At the start of the year, I had been freelancing for 2 years and living on a tropical island for 1; I was ready for something new but genuinely unsure what that …
Japan has been at the top of my travel bucket list for a very long time. As I got older, I became more and more fascinated by Japanese food and culture. (Shout out to sushi, matcha, Norwegian Wood, Pachinko, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Maniac from Netflix aka the inspiration of all my retro-future fantasies.) …
Thailand. Thank you. Thank you for being there as my Neverland, as the light at the end of the tunnel when things felt very dark and heavy. Thank you for reminding me how to enjoy my life, that it’s about the journey and the striving and the growing and not at all about the destination. …
I love sushi. You probably do too. But it can be way too intimidating to try to make yourself. The ingredients are unusual I guess (raw fish, seaweed, wasabi…) and can also be kinda expensive…it just feels really easy to mess it up, right? Well this past two-week trip to Japan, I had the glorious …
I’ve been fascinated by tea ceremonies for a few years now so when I started planning our two-week trip to Japan, I wanted to include a traditional Japanese tea ceremony on the itinerary. I found the Maikoya kimono tea ceremony in Kyoto and am so glad and grateful we got to experience this part of …
In the 10 months I lived on Koh Tao and all the visits back since, I’ve had the luxury of seeing many different sides of the island: I’ve seen her in moody monsoons with flooded streets; I’ve seen her from the perch of a hostel dorm bed after a night out with new friends; on …
I became a “digital nomad” in December 2017 when I moved myself and my freelance writing business overseas. It has been an incredible journey with a lot of ups and, thankfully, a lot fewer downs. One thing is for sure: I’ve learned more in the past nearly-2 years living this wacky lifestyle than during any …
If you’ve been around the internet awhile you have probably stumbled upon the adage, “Not all who wander are lost” by J.R.R Tolkien. This quote is popular, especially with travelers and backpackers who are so often characterized as “lost” by society. I know I have had to field many comments about being “lost” or “finding …
