New Year’s Eve in New Orleans. What a way to kick off 2015, and to launch my next four months out of a backpack! I’m struggling to describe how perfect the week was, thanks in part to the fabulous company — my sister and her friends and boyfriend as well as my own wonderful best friend Zoe…

This month marked the end of my Latin America adventures and the start of an extended period back to the US, a bittersweet page turn to a next chapter in my travels. After some emotionally tumultuous times in South America I felt like I had finally gotten my groove back, Stella-style, when we hit Panama —…

Guess what? I’m speaking at TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans! Use SPEAKER50 to get $50 off. Ten days in New Orleans felt like all of about ten minutes and before you could say “Big Easy” five times fast I was packing my backpack to leave again. Now, some sisters might rest of their laurels and feel…

Guess what? I’m speaking at TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans! Use SPEAKER50 to get $50 off. You know what seems like a fantastic idea? An exhilarating airboat tour of the Louisiana Bayou when it’s warm and sunny. You know what seems like not as fantastic of an idea? An endless airboat tour of the Louisiana Bayou…

Guess what? I’m speaking at TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans! Use SPEAKER50 to get $50 off. Read Part I and Part II. While I was loving Mardi Gras from the local perspective, I was also craving a bit of the cheesy traditional one I’d seen in photos all my life. Thus far, we had yet to…

Guess what? I’m speaking at TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans! Use SPEAKER50 to get $50 off. Read Part I here. We woke up on Mardi Gras Saturday to bright sun and warm weather. So far, the weather had been pretty glum and so we were pretty much beside ourselves that our first full day of celebrating…