As the car pulled higher above sea level through the hills of Colorado, the lack of oxygen made the jokes of my fellow travel bloggers even more hilarious. After a few days warming up in Denver, I was so ready to try out this whole travel blogging conference thing. TBEX is the first of its kind…

When I planned my visit home in March, I was extremely happy to realize that my visit would coincide with the New York Times Travel Show– an event that I thoroughly enjoyed last year. But what a difference twelve months makes! Last year I was still struggling to move my blog to a self-hosted site and…

My passport and I have been through a lot together. We’ve crossed borders, applied for visas, been traumatically temporarily separated and even most recently been detained at US Immigration together. We often get a little defensive when snooty foreigners point out that only 20% of Americans have a bond like ours (AKA own a passport). First…

If you read as many travel blogs as I do, then surely you’ve seen the ABC’s of Travel internet meme. I’m all about jumping on fads (exception: Ugg boots) so of course I was super excited to be tagged by Arienne and Tristan of See You Soon. Answering these questions was fun because they reminded me…

I rang in 2011 on a boat in the Bahamas… the perfect stress-and-drama-free way to celebrate. My year would turn out to be split very distinctly into two halves: six months of relative misery working my butt off to finish school, selling of my life’s belongings, and saving money like a madwoman; followed by six months…

Holidays are one of my favorite things in the world. The traditions, the parties, the opportunity for color coordinated dress; what could be better? I’ve struggled this week with the fact that I’m missing out on Thanksgiving, one of the most important and beloved holidays in my house. When I’m moping about today picturing my family…