“I hope you find what you’re looking for,” the ticket agent said to me before we hung up the phone on that winter night in Atlanta in 2010. Pure joy shot through my veins after we disconnected. Sitting in my apartment in the 100-year-old house, listening to the cars pass my house on their wayContinue reading “Seven Years After Solo Travel”
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What is Home?
Home, by definition, is the “place where one lives.” As a former corporate-world-woman, long-term traveler, and now a serial expat, home has been many places and continues to morph into new and different places where I wake up. It was where I grew up, with my family, in the middle-class suburbs of Washington, DC. ItContinue reading “What is Home?”
The Night of 10,000 Candles: Inside Pedraza’s La Noche de las Velas
The Spanish countryside unfolds before me, vibrant greens, golden hills and that blue twilight sky that forever sears itself into memory. Holding a glass of chilled white wine in my hand, I lean against the ancient stone wall of Pedraza, taking it all in. It’s July 4th, Independence Day. Only, I’m thousands of miles fromContinue reading “The Night of 10,000 Candles: Inside Pedraza’s La Noche de las Velas”
The Best Place to Watch the Sunset in Madrid
Summer Solstice. The longest day of the year, in terms of sunlight, and also the first day of summer. I’ve never celebrated it before, because, really, it’s just never been important to me. But, I wake up Sunday morning and feel empty. It’s one of the side effects of starting a new life and just getting going.Continue reading “The Best Place to Watch the Sunset in Madrid”
Travel bloggers favorite places to live as expats
I’ve been living in as an expat in Chiang Mai for almost two years. It’s a great place to call home and I love living here. The lifestyle is fantastically chill, the cost of living is low compared to American prices, and there is such a beauty in waking up in a foreign country. WhyContinue reading “Travel bloggers favorite places to live as expats”
Daily Wanderlust: Alhambra, Granada
Somewhere between the sweet hookah smell drifting through the market and the quaint streets, I fell in love with the magical Andalusian town of Granada. In the rain, my friend and I hike up the hill to explore the historic remains of the Alhambra. Originally constructed as a fortress in 889 and rebuilt in theContinue reading “Daily Wanderlust: Alhambra, Granada”
Daily Wanderlust: The beauty of Toledo, Spain
Toledo, Spain. Declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1986 because of its cultural and monumental heritage, is one of my favorite places in my favorite country. A quick day trip from Madrid, it is easy to spend the day walking through the mazes of ancient, narrow streets en route to finding spectacular vistasContinue reading “Daily Wanderlust: The beauty of Toledo, Spain”
Daily Wanderlust: Tio Pepe in Madrid
One of the first sights after emerging from the Madrid Metro into the heart of the city is the Tio Pepe sign in Puerta del Sol. Perched atop the city’s City Hall, the famous sign has stood since 1936. Sadly, this past summer the historic sign was taken down to make way for a newContinue reading “Daily Wanderlust: Tio Pepe in Madrid”
Escape of the Week: La Boqueria Mercat in Barcelona
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by travel blogger Nic Freeman. Strolling through the bustling La Boqueria Mercat in Barcelona is a bit like falling down a Spanish rabbit hole into a vibrant, food-filled wonderland: once there, your senses become saturated and you are led on a journey of delights, adventures, bizarre encounters and cultural quirks. Also known asContinue reading “Escape of the Week: La Boqueria Mercat in Barcelona”
Daily Wanderlust: a view of the Land of Valencia
I’ve gotten to do some pretty sweet things in my travels, including off-roading in Spain. I’m not the biggest fan of (the very British) Benidorm, but put me in a bright yellow Jeep, throw in some awesome people and tell me we are going off-roading and I am sold. We cruised up, up, up andContinue reading “Daily Wanderlust: a view of the Land of Valencia”
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