One of the many reasons that I love traveling is that it helps me break down misconceptions that I previously had about destinations. No, they do not wear grass skirts and coconut bras in Hawaii, kangaroos do not hop…
In April 2019, I traveled from Delhi to Kashmir in an attempt to fulfill my 20 year old dream of staying in a houseboat on Dal Lake. I arrived at the Srinagar Airport and filled in the mandatory foreigners’ registration….
I’ll admit, I have not always been a responsible traveler and have made some bad decisions when traveling. I have ridden camels, swum with dolphins, played with baby lions and been on cruises. I have flown when I could have…
The Organizational Part…….. A few years ago, I was in Lebanon reading my Lonely Planet guidebook for the Middle East and Iraqi Kurdistan popped onto my radar. Since I was a little girl, the US has either had tense relations…
“Are you crazy???” This was the most frequent reaction when I started telling people that I was moving to Delhi to work in a slum in March 2018. Visions of a lawless land where criminals roamed and assailants waited for…
On a recent trip home to New York from India, I was reminded that New York City is without a doubt one of the most expensive cities in the world. Rents are as high as the skyscrapers doting the island…
Teaching English has always been a popular way to fund traveling. Teachers are always needed and in high demand in countries like China and Japan and as the middle class continues to grow in many developing countries, so does the…
A few days ago, I noticed a post on a Facebook group where someone asked if anyone would go to North Korea if they were given the opportunity. I replied that I had been and that it was interesting. I…
There comes a time in every female traveller’s life when she has to ask herself “to pee or not to pee?” This isn’t just a simple question of whether or not I should nip to the toilet really quickly before…
Sri Lanka is slated to become THE big destination of 2019. It is not difficult to imagine why. Throngs of tourists flock to see her pristine beaches, tea plantations, diverse wildlife and awe-inspiring ruins. Without a doubt, the little island…
I am now reaching my 9th month in India. That is the same amount of time that it takes to create a human being. In a way, I feel a little bit like India has done that for me. It…
One of the first questions people ask me when I tell them all of the places that I have traveled to is “how can you afford it?”. It doesn’t take a huge amount of imagination to guess that traveling long-term…
Ten months ago, if someone asked me why I love India, I would have given them the “generic” answer. The blending of religions and cultures, the food, the people…….all of which are pretty vague to be honest. As my 8th…
I just got back from Amritsar, one of the bucket list cities in India and the heart of Sikhism, the world’s 9th largest religion and one of the newest ones. Amritsar is the home of the famous Golden Temple which…
No one likes to be lonely, especially not when you are on a trip that you have worked hard to make happen. I see post after post on travel boards where women are begging for advice on what to do…