So you're graduating from college (or high school). Now, what? I looked through my options a few months before graduation and considered a number of things like graduate school, volunteering and work at newspapers. But I didn't pick any of them and decided to travel instead. There are a … [Read more...] about 5 Post Graduate Options for Aspiring Travelers
Five Years Since Graduation: What Have I Learned?
This week marks five years since I graduated from college. Five years since I donned the white dress, carried the red roses and walked across the Cistern for the first time. Five years since I left my beloved Charleston to go traveling, which became indefinite. Five years since I made the … [Read more...] about Five Years Since Graduation: What Have I Learned?
Photo Friday: Bentonville, Arkansas
Bentonville wasn't originally on the itinerary. In fact, I had no itinerary when I first volunteered to drive out to Oklahoma with my dad. Back when my sister and I were traveling around Southeast Asia, my father beat out many other contenders from the South in a bass fishing tournament, which … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Bentonville, Arkansas
Photo Friday: Memphis, Tennessee
I hadn't been in Memphis since 2012, but somehow I found myself here three times within a matter of weeks. On the front end of my Mississippi trip, I only saw the airport, but on the back end, my new friend Lisa at the Tunica CVB decided to show a few of us around before we caught our late flights … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Memphis, Tennessee
How to Start a Travel Blog
I get asked a lot of questions about what it's like to run a travel blog and how to go about starting one. You may have already read posts on other blogs like this, but it's time to share how I started my blog, my mistakes you can avoid and why you should start one. Anything I've learned in … [Read more...] about How to Start a Travel Blog