Simply Alaska: A Land of Extremes Summer in Alaska?
My home in Haines
A house sitter opportunity titled 'Summer in Alaska?' caught my eye. Is that a rhetorical question? I applied and was accepted, securing a trip to Alaska after my 3 months of Continue Reading When Summer Means Winter: Health and Wellness in Córdoba, Argentina The Southern Hemisphere is starting to grow on me. There’s more ocean mass than its northern counterpart (20% more), creating an overall milder climate. With less land (50% less) and only 11% of the world’s population, there’s less pollution. All Continue Reading A Queensland Sanctuary Main Beach, Noosa Heads
Noosa, Australia
I am a guest here, volunteering through a company called Workaway, receiving room and board for 5 hours a day of work… but it’s hard to call it work when you get Continue Reading A Burning Man's Halloween in San Francisco Burning Man photo credit: rollingstone.com
San Francisco loves theme parties. Bay to Breakers, Gay Pride, Chiditarod (a play on the Alaskan dogsled race with shopping carts and group costumes started here in SF prior to going nationwide), the Folsom Street Continue Reading Creative Travel Through House Sitting A home in Portland, Oregon
Recently, I became obsessed with traveling the world for free. I wanted to continue to travel without the stress of having my savings account dwindle. My goal was to lead an interesting Continue Reading The Perils of Peru Machu Picchu's moneyshot
As I enter my third week of living in Peru, I can easily say I’ve been blown away by the beauty of its people, landscape and incredible food. Like Mexico City, Lima was never Continue Reading
ABOUT ME
Posts from 1+ Years of Travel
50,000 miles, 23 countries, 5 continents... and almost 2 years later. I've left the corporate world (and the US) to experience life.
Next week, I’ll be looking back at my life. I’m attending a reunion with forty people from my Remote Year family, most of whom I haven’t seen in two years. ...
18 Years Ago My first Labor Day, after officially being in the workforce post-college, was just another event in a Manhattan lifestyle that would span almost 16 years. It was...
There’s a dress code in Taos, New Mexico: it’s called wiping your boots on the back of your jeans if entering a fancy restaurant. I arrived here two days ago,...
It’s been months since I’ve published anything I’m proud of. Not that I haven’t tried- I have. But sometimes it’s easier and safer to write about places and weather instead...
“You should try ‘Goat Yoga’ while you’re here,” a friend suggested. I was in Austin, Texas for the 4th of July week dog sitting a golden retriever and visiting fellow...
I’ve always wanted to go to South Africa: it’s a breathtakingly beautiful country with adventurous people and fascinating African wildlife. In May, I went to Cape Town and drove east...