I have always wanted to own a hotel. I would play “hotel” as a child where I sat up a reservations desk and welcomed guests (grandma, grandpa, mom, dad, neighborhood kids, my cat and dog- we were animal friendly) into my luxury hotel. I have not let go of that dream yet. [...]
It always surprises me when I find out that a blogger that I have been reading leaves comments on my page or writes about One Girl, Her Backpack and a Passion for Travel in their blog. Pam, travel maven and author at BlogHer and publisher of her own website, Nerd’s Eye View, quoted [...]
Today I went to check up on one of my favorite travel blogs and the final post said that the author had finished up on his traveling and therefore that was the end of the blog. So, then I realized that this actually happens frequently with travel blogs. The personal journeys of the [...]
So a lot of you have asked me what I’ve been up to and what is this mysterious “Travel Dream Job” that I posted about. I can’t go into much detail, but I was hired as a personal assistant to a gentleman who lives in Beverly Hills. He had a private jet and [...]
I’ve obtained my dream job! So, I can’t tell you what it is, but I can tell you it’s awesome (I know, I know sounds very Legally Blond!). Anyway, I spent the past few weeks in LA and Las Vegas and Boston as mentioned in my last post. I don’t have [...]
I have a very long and strange story to tell you about my crazy life and why I haven’t blogged all month. Right now, I’m recuperating, but tonight I’ll post pictures and stories of my adventures. I can tell you that I’ve been chilling in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Boston and it’s been [...]
My friend Kristina and I have finally published our e-book, Do It While You’re Young: A Travel Guide for Young Women.
Do It While You’re Young is a how-to guide, with a dash of inspirational stories, targeted toward young women looking to travel internationally for the first time whether on a solo journey, study abroad [...]
So, all this talk about the Caribbean on my blog has made me miss the Caribbean. In light of that fact, I have decided to move back to the Caribbean. The Caribbean is home to me, like Texas, and I miss it so much. So starting December 1, this blog, my podcast, [...]
· Roll your clothes that you don’t mind wrinking-underwear, t-shirts, jeans. It creates more room in your bag. Another alternative is to take a zip lock bag and place your clothes inside. Then you can “vacuum pack” it so it takes up less space.
· Layer your clothes longways instead of folding. [...]