Budgeting. Either you love it or hate it. I can't say I've always been the best budgeter, but through my travels around the world, I have learned what you need to plan for - and the certain things you just can't anticipate. So as you begin planning your solo trip, start with the below. I promise you, you will feel better knowing you have a budget and plan in place as you start Continue Reading
Joy Journaling
I try to keep this space more of a positive spin on the things I love: traveling, journaling, and the excitement I feel to empower women and their solo journeys. I don't often mention it, but this year has been tough for me... and I am not sure why. When you don't know why you're feeling off and depressed, it is hard to define it in words and to strangers. And for years I Continue Reading
5 things to collect for your travel journal
You guys have read all about my ever-loved travel journal in the last week ( as a reminder, you can find the story HERE and in the Huffington Post last month) So I wanted to share with you a little more detail about what I think are good items to glue into your journal (I use a simple Elmer's glues stick). I had a lot of people reach out to me who were perplexed by the idea of Continue Reading