Traveling to Find Yourself: The Truth Ahhh, traveling to find yourself. It’s a controversial topic mentioned in lots of travel forums and subreddits! It’s undeniably true that so many people want to embark on a solo trip, not just for museums, cultural experiences, and food, but rather to truly discover who and what they are…. Keep Reading
Personal Essay: Why I Love Traveling So Much
Personal Essay: Why I Love Traveling It’s obvious to everyone who meets me that I love traveling. I have travel on the brain allllll the time. For example, whenever I meet someone new or even an old friend, I instantly want to talk about my upcoming trips, ask about their own adventures, share embarrassing and… Keep Reading
Copenhagen in 2 Days: The Best Things to See & Do
Beginners Guide: Copenhagen in 2 Days Copenhagen is a clean and safe destination packed with contemporary design (the buildings, interior decorating, it’s all so trendy), open-face sandwiches, and zippy bike paths. It’s also Denmark’s capital and biggest city. This guide will teach you how to see Copenhagen in 2 days without a care in the… Keep Reading
Travel Fears: How & Why You Should Fight Them
My Biggest Travel Fears (And How I Beat Them!) Ahhh, a motivational post all about travel fears! Cheerful, huh? However, let’s be real for five seconds. A fear of traveling is very common especially among people who wanna explore the world alone. I have a lot of experience combating my own travel fears so I… Keep Reading
Best Books to Build Confidence & Discover Self-Love
Your Guide to the Best Books to Build Confidence Another one of my goals, in addition to settling personal boundaries and embracing self-love, is to read more books. I know. As an English teacher, I should read books all the time, right? Wrooooooooooooong. Guys, I’m a total victim of technology. You wouldn’t believe the hours… Keep Reading
Setting Personal Boundaries: My 2019 Resolution
Setting Personal Boundaries Last year, I talked a lot about the necessity of self-love on this blog. At its core, self-love means giving yourself the same consideration and care as the important people in your life. If you wouldn’t want to see your parents, grandparents, or siblings treated a certain way, then why tolerate garbage… Keep Reading
Travel Alone Quotes: Inspiration for Solo Adventurers
My Favorite “Travel Alone” Quotes “Travel Alone Quotes?” Really? You couldn’t just save the inspirational sayings for a Pinterest board, Rachel? Haha, you got me there. I know some of you probably think I’m obnoxious dedicating an entire post to smiley travel affirmations. Affirmations are almost cliche. To make matters worse, this is the internet. I… Keep Reading
Find Peace With Yourself: 10 Realistic Steps to Take Now
Find Peace With Yourself Now Sometimes I feel as if travelers aren’t sure how to achieve inner peace. I know, I know. Sounds insulting, but I promise my intent is good. I mean, let’s think about it for a second. Traveling is amazing; however it’s also rushed and stressful. As a traveler, you check items… Keep Reading
Rachel’s (Amazingly Festive) List of Fun Travel Gifts
Rachel’s Guide to Fun Travel Gifts The Holiday Season is finally here, which means fun travel gifts for everyone. As most of you already know, I have been traveling for well over seven years now. Seven years. Wow, I still can’t believe it’s been that long. I won’t rant about how old I am (for once). Instead of… Keep Reading