Pictured above: October 12, 2020 – The Biltmore Last fall, I spent about six weeks in Washington, D.C. During that time, I really wanted to take advantage of my location and see some of the attractions just outside of D.C. that had been just out of reach as

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Pictured above: My favorite photo from my visit to the Taj Mahal There are some cities, sights, and monuments you wait your entire life to visit. You see them on the cover of every history book you have in school, and you can’t imagine actually seeing them

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My postcard collection is one of my most prized possessions. It ranks in the top three along with my passport and the 704 phone number that I’ve had since I first got a phone when I was 13. It all started when I was studying abroad in London. As I was

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Photo 1 (above): Standing in front of the Batu Caves in Malaysia (June 2019) For four months after graduation, I traveled to almost every country in Southeast Asia. I started out traveling with friends (Maddie and Caroline), saw family along the way, and

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In June 2019, I visited my older brother, Jake, in Sydney, Australia where he was living and working at the time. During this 10-day period, I visited Sydney, Melbourne, and Airlie Beach in the Whitsundays. My best friend from college, Caroline, flew

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In early June 2020, the early months of both our relationship and the COVID-19 pandemic, Dan and I visited Savannah for a day. We didn’t have much on the docket, but we knew wanted to eat at The Olde Pink House. My mom had told me about this

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As an avid traveler, I’ve laid my eyes on roughly one-third of the world’s countries, and two common questions I receive are, “Would you ever consider living outside of the United States? If so, where would you want to live?”

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As an avid traveler, I’ve laid my eyes on roughly one-third of the world’s countries, and two common questions I receive are, “Would you ever consider living outside of the United States? If so, where would you want to live?”

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Earlier today, Instagram went down. While I use Instagram just like the next person (to avoid work and procrastinate), I also envision it as a scrapbook for my travels. In fact, I didn’t even have an Instagram account until my study abroad program. I

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In 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, and travel came to a screeching halt. Since returning to the U.S. from Africa, I’ve remained stateside and delayed planning additional travel for my safety and the safety of others. And still, I’m

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As I planned out my study abroad adventures, I made a lofty goal to get tickets for Easter mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. My friend, Jenna, was studying in Milan, and we were already making plans to visit other cities in Italy together in early April.

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Last week, my family and I flew out to Pittsburgh for my grandfather’s funeral, and the last-minute flight prices were horrifically expensive. Roundtrip tickets (Phoenix to Pittsburgh) were in the ballpark of $800, and while traveling on short

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