Mallory is my go-to lady on living sustainably and generally treating the environment better. I asked her if she wouldn’t mind writing posts on traveling more sustainably, and she kindly obliged! Her first post is on easy ways to reduce waste while traveling. So, we all know how we can minimize our waste when we’re…
A third generation Angelino, Elissa is a true-blue local to one of California’s most famous cities. Both of her grandfathers were born and raised in Los Angeles, and her father works as an architect Downtown. She has also had the benefit of moving away four times, to San Diego, Washington DC, Madrid, and Seoul. Because…
While I was planning my trip from North Carolina to Rhode Island, I decided to make at least one pit stop for the night. I stayed in the lovely Hotel Elysée in New York City, so I could have one more chance to visit Manhattan and meet up with some friends. Built in the 1920s,…
I keep having all these ideas for posts and then letting them sit in my queue for too long without finishing the drafts, so I’m trying to find ways to blog more frequently but in smaller doses. When I first started blogging, it was more common to write a post of maybe 100 words with…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]riendships on their own can sometimes feel difficult to manage let alone maintaining them when there’s distance. Ever since my two best friends moved to Texas in fourth grade, I’ve seen many of my friendships either grow stronger or slowly fade away. Whether it’s as simple as graduating high school or deciding to teach English…
If I’m staying somewhere a bit longer term, I prefer staying at an Airbnb or some sort of apartment rather than a hostel or hotel. I think it has to do with buying my own groceries and feeling more at home. I stayed in Cape Town for a solid week between my trip along the…