Just like last year, 2024 continued to be a strange year for reading. I started and didn’t finish a lot of books, listened to hours of audiobooks before realizing I hadn’t retained even one detail of the plot, and often…
2024 Recap and Lessons in Perspective
This year looked nothing like the hopes I had for it. I envisioned finishing my novel, creating my home library, and being in Europe right now to celebrate the New Year. I had plans to adopt two dogs I loved…
My Favorite Christmas Markets (So Far) in Europe
Since practically August, I’ve seen hundreds of reels, blog posts, and magazine articles listing what the writer assures us are the “Best” Christmas markets in Europe. How do they come up with these lists? There are hundreds (HUNDREDS) of Christmas…
A (Possibly Controversial) Blog Post about Money and Travel
In the United States, we’ve been so conditioned to keep finances private that I have felt conflicted about writing this blog post for a long time. And why? Why are we taught that our financial situations should only be mentioned…
Why I Don’t Love the Way Travel Media Talks About Solo Travel
Solo travel seems to be more popular than ever right now. Social media is saturated with travelers who decided to take a journey alone and want to encourage you to do the same, and I’ve read countless personal essays in…
Morocco and Why I Recommend Small-Group Travel Tours
I wrote this a couple years ago for a publication that ended up publishing a different essay of mine instead. As I’ve started to see a few travel tour companies with excellent fall sales, I decided it was worth sharing…
