
Isn’t it scary to travel solo??
Often, when I tell people I’ve traveled in Europe by myself, they respond with something like, “Wow, you’re so brave!”
I’ll let you in on a secret… Read More
Writings and wanders
Often, when I tell people I’ve traveled in Europe by myself, they respond with something like, “Wow, you’re so brave!”
I’ll let you in on a secret… Read More
You haven’t seen castles until you’ve been to Wales. – a probably misremembered quote by a friend of a friend
I was dreaming about Seattle years before I went there. It’s kind of a surreal place—the sunset over the water, the mountains, the Space Needle (I mean, what more perfect place for crazy science fiction stuff to happen, right? That’s what my writerly brain decided). It’s a little romantic too, thanks to the temperamental weather and Sleepless in Seattle. Even the place names and the atmosphere feel different from the Midwest. It’s one of my favorite cities I’ve been to.
Here are a few of the biggest reasons I loved it so much and why I think you should visit it as well.
Solo travel doesn’t have to be scary or expensive. Here are eight compelling reasons you should start planning your first solo trip today.
When I was studying abroad, I remember hearing from someone who wasn’t American that their impression was that half of Americans eat greasy, unhealthy food all the time and the other half is obsessed with fitness and dieting. I mean…not completely inaccurate?
Time for a quick life update! I’m off crutches now, so I can move around a lot more easily—just in time for the arrival of beautiful spring weather (we were getting blizzards here less than two weeks ago!). I have just a couple more weeks of being careful on my foot. I’m looking forward to getting back to working out and swing dancing very soon, both of which I have missed a lot.
Reflections on the lessons I learned during my solo trips.
When I was planning my trip to Wales, I found myself sorting through a lot of forum posts and other random comments to figure out where the best places to visit were. Though my trip wasn’t long enough to create an extensive list of destinations in North Wales, here are the stops I think it’s most important to hit.