Browsing Tag

travel

  • Europe, Travel Stories

    Paris in the Summer

    “I’ll show you Paris in the morning…” I keep playing this Joe Purdy song over and over and smiling like a fool as I ride the Paris metro and eat my panini…

  • Solo Female Travel

    What to pack for a year of travel

    I confess I am a “take everything but the kitchen sink” type of traveler. The first time I visited Europe I brought a huge duffel bag with wheels in addition to a large backpack. After three and a half weeks of lugging my belongings up spiral hostel staircases and down narrow cobblestone streets I realized I never wanted to travel this way again.

  • Travel Stories

    Why Couch Surfing Sucks

    The water tank is raining and sputtering furiously, getting me and everything else in the outdoor courtyard wet. I turn the knob and run inside as I bang on the bathroom door,…

  • North America, Travel Stories

    “Happy Ruins”

     I’m sitting in the shade gazing at the beautiful ruins of Tulum and trying to discourage a hungry iguana from eating my mango.These not-so-small critters are everywhere in Tulum! In the distance…

  • Faith, Travel Stories

    A Traveler’s Prayer

    Thank you Lord for a safe place to rest my weary head tonight, for shelter and the privilege that comes with it. Thank you for directing my paths when I am helplessly…