friends + feelings
Currently.
I just did a search on my site + realized I have been writing these “currently” posts since late 2014, almost four years. In those years I have only missed a few updates + usually because I’m way too busy Read more…
trails + tents
Exploring the Trails from Chalet Martin
A fun little fact about me become glaringly obvious when I left the city behind + ventured onto the trail of Cinque Terra in Italy…trails are my happy place. Every. Single. Time. Trails are always guaranteed to change my mood, Read more…
runventure
Training While Traveling
I’ve been abroad for the past four weeks + traveling on a weekly basis for the past two months. To say my life has been all over the place would be…well, a very literal statement. There was still snow on Read more…
trails + tents
Cinque Terre Trails: Riomaggiore to Porto Venere
I wasn’t sure what I was getting into when I ventured over to Cinque Terre, it was just highly recommended because of its coastal trails. I spent my first day on the Cinque Terre trails linking Levanto to Monterosso, then Read more…
trails + tents
Cinque Terre Trails: Monterosso to Manarola [+ Levanto!]
After nearly two weeks of city exploration I needed some dirty trails without any car engines in the background. I needed to feel sweaty, dirty + elated. I needed to get out into the wilderness… This is how I ended Read more…
friends + feelings
Saving Chalet Martin
I stumbled upon Chalet Martin, a quaint hostel in the Swiss Alps that is full of love + personality, in the fall of 2015. I was on my first stint of truly solo travel + on a mission to spend Read more…
travel thoughts
48 Hours in London
There are probably a ka-trillion lists of all the things you *must* do on your first visit to London. That’s a legit number…I know, because I skimmed over about four of them before I decided they all said the same Read more…
travel thoughts
A First Timer’s Take on Washington DC
Given the choice of a mountain trail or a city street I’ll always choose the mountain trail. I’m more at home there. I understand the risks + I have a better appreciation for the beauty around me when I’m in Read more…
friends + feelings
Finding Balance [When You Have the Travel Bug!]
If you asked me about my summer plans even a month ago I would have excitedly responded with ‘unemployment’! Then I’d feel compelled to explain that I was actually planning on focusing on self-employment…from whatever WiFi I could get access Read more…
trails + tents
Cycling Croatia // Packing Pannier Bags
So, we’ve talked about how the cycling trip thru Croatia came to be + how we made the coastal Croatia trip logistics work…what about the packing process? I’m no stranger to shoving a lot of my life into small bags, Read more…