What You NEED to Know Before You Hike the Inca Trail
Seeing Machu Picchu is on a lot of people's bucket lists. It is a magnificent piece of architecture and history, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, and just freaking cool. But you aren't like other travelers; you like to take things one step further. So you...
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Is This The Coolest Hotel Ever? Skylodge Adventure Suites
I remember seeing this video on Facebook all the way back in 2015. It showed people sleeping in see-through pods halfway up a cliff. I believe my exact words were “nope, not happening.” Fast forward 3 months; I’m traversing that same cliff face as the sun goes down, still 50 yards away from the capsule that I am about to call home for the next 12 hours. Yep, that’s right. I stayed in the Skylodge Adventure Suites, the world’s only million star hotel, and man was it worth it.
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Everything You Need to Know for a Self-Guided Moscow Metro Tour
Moscow is known for it's larger than life monuments throughout the city. One of my favorite attractions, however, is located under the bustling streets. The Moscow Metro consists of 206 stations over twelve lines, has been functioning since 1935, and serves more than...
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10 Movies to Inspire Wanderlust
What do you do when you have no trips planned for the foreseeable future? I, for one, am terrible at waiting. I get real stir crazy and start itching to book a plane ticket to wherever is cheapest. One of the best ways to calm myself is by watching a copious amount of...
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How to Have a Full-Time Job and Still Find Time to Travel
Not sure if you've heard of this thing called instagram, but it is one of the best/worst things to happen to my life. I follow a long list of professional travelers who are constantly traveling to new destinations every week. While I am extremely jealous of all of the...
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7 Tips to Surviving Family Vacation as an Adult
Stop that right now or I will pull this car over!”
Sound familiar? Unless you grew up in a 1950’s sitcom, this (and its many variations) was probably a recurring mantra when you were growing up. I know that it was in my family, and, trust me, my mother was not afraid to pull that car over. I specifically remember one Easter trip to my grandmother’s house where…
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A Maven’s Guide to Booking Flights
After I booked my round trip ticket to Russia for $400, I have had multiple reach out to me about booking flights and how to find deals. So, I figured to was about time to write a little guide about my process. In addition to my Russia flight, I have also managed to find roundtrip tickets from Kansas City to Belize for $250 (which I booked!) and multiple flights to Europe for around $500-$600 (which I’ve booked 2 of. Whoops.). So let’s get right into it…
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My 5 Essential Carry-On Items
I love the freedom that traveling without checking a bag brings. It means that I can easily carry all of my own belongings, choose to skiplag if I want, removes the fear of losing a bag, and kind of makes me feel like a badass. This means that whatever goes in my...
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9 Tips for Your Best Road Trip
Last week I road tripped from Kansas City, MO to Rapid City, SD and then back again. In 4 days. Because apparently I’m a crazy lady. I love seeing this amazing country we live in up close and personal. I got to see Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, and a few not so well known sites. But I also spent approximately 20 hours in the car. Let me tell ya: things get weird when you spend that much time by yourself. Luckily for you, I have some helpful tips and tricks to make your road trips a little more enjoyable.
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Giving Up on the American Dream
It’s almost 2 am. I’m sitting on my little balcony here in Kansas City just thinking. About my life. About the future. About a million things. Some are significant: should I go back and get my MBA? Some are not: what should I do this weekend? But they all boil down to one thing: Am I living my life right?
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