3 More Awesome Things About America
Let’s sing a little (slightly amended) Joni Mitchell: “Don’t it always seem to go… that you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone [for nine months]?” As already discussed, …
USA Travel
Two Reasons to ADORE America After Travel Abroad
I am drooping like spinach in a frying pan right now due to jet lag… but I haven’t missed a single day of blogging since that night I was ill …
Back in Boston, Exactly 9 Months After Leaving for Solo RTW Travel!
HOORAY! Home! Home! After nine months around the world, can I tell you how delicious Boston feels? City of my heart! Home of the Emerald Necklace! Country of my birth! …
What Do You Pack for 8 Months in One Carry-on Backpack?
The backpack that will take me around the world! Meg looked up from her tea with disdain. “Why the heck would you possibly need three bathing suits?” she asked. “I …
Loot to Scoot: Strange Secrets to Save Travel Money
One of the chief reasons some people curse / hurl soda cans at folks who travel extensively is the assumption that travel cost Megabuck$ unattainable by the average lad or …
Reactions to a RTW Trip, or: Shaddap!
What happens when you tell someone you’re going to take the next eight or more months traveling around the world? Spin the wheel of reactions… where will it land? A. …
Intro: WHY Do Solo Female Travel Around the World Now?
Testing, testing, tap-tap-tap… Thus begins my first full blown Mama-Kahuna BLOG! The reason: After 6 years teaching high school English in Boston Public Schools (more on this wonderful time later), …