Travel Postcards of 2025
I’m doing the thing again. Another year has flown by, another year where airports and train stations became part of our normal life, and another year where I’m sitting here… Read more »
My Solo Travel Career Began With a Lie (and a Spice Girl)
Some people say the travel bug is something you catch as an adult, but mine bit early. My family always traveled – Spain, France, the usual “next door” holidays. But… Read more »
Stop Telling Me Muslim Countries Aren’t Safe for Women
“Wait, You’re Going WHERE? I Thought You Were a Feminist” “You’re really going to visit Muslim countries? I thought you believed in women’s rights.” I heard variations of this so… Read more »
October 15, 2013: 12 Years of Living Differently
October Always Brings Change There’s something about October that pulls at me. I moved to London in October 2006. I left to travel the world in October 2013. I came… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2024
OPS, I’m almost a year late writing this, which feels appropriate somehow. I only realized a few days ago that this post was never written so here I am as I… Read more »
Athens: The Beginning of My Greek Love Affair
I have a tradition of going away for my birthday every year, and this February I found myself wondering where Romeo and I should escape to. My birthday is February… Read more »
23 Countries Before I Turn 6: Romeo’s Travel Adventures
Tomorrow my little explorer turns 6, and I thought it would be fun to interview him about his incredible travel journey so far. What started as a simple chat turned… Read more »
The Robbery No One Warned Me About
“Be careful in Tunisia.” “Watch out for pickpockets.” “Muslim countries can be dangerous for women traveling alone.” I heard it all before we left. In fact, I have heard it… Read more »
Tunisia with Romeo: When Your Values Lead to Adventure
Sometimes the best travel decisions aren’t made from guidebooks or Instagram feeds – they’re made from the heart. When I was planning our spring getaway, Romeo and I didn’t choose… Read more »
Iran, Ten Years Later: Truth, Beauty, and the Lies We’re Told
An unfiltered memory of blue tiles, headscarves, and radical hospitality It’s been exactly ten years. Ten years since I boarded a flight to Tehran with more questions than answers, and… Read more »
Footprints in Morocco: A Journey of Discovery with Romeo
Returning to Morocco, a country I’ve visited several times before, held a special allure this time around. But this journey was different – this time, I had my 4 year… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2023
Hello, dear readers! It’s been a moment since we caught up, hasn’t it? Life’s unpredictable journey has taken me through some unexpected twists, and my blog has been in a… Read more »
A Decade of Footprints in the Clouds: Reflecting on 10 Years Since the Epic Journey Began
Exactly a decade ago, I embarked on a journey that would forever change the course of my life – an adventurous expedition around the globe, solo and undeterred. On this… Read more »
Lusitania Adventures – Algarve with Romeo
🌞🌴 Introduction: A Journey of Discovery 🌍✈️ Step into the world of sun-soaked landscapes, charming cobblestone streets, and crystal-clear waters as I take you on a captivating journey through the… Read more »
Adventures with Romeo: Trinidad & Tobago Tales
Hey there, fellow adventurers! It’s been a while since I last shared my travel escapades, but trust me, I’ve been far from idle. Life has been a whirlwind of excitement,… Read more »
A Ode to my Friend and Traveler Partner, Danny Wolsey!
1ST PAINFUL ANNIVERSARY 1 year! 12 months! 365 days! 8760 hours! 525,600 minutes! 31,536,000 seconds! That’s exactly the time that has passed since I received that call from your niece…… Read more »
Travel Postcards of 2022
It’s been a long time, a very long time, I know. But Covid hasn’t really helped and then another 9264748 things happened… So my blog has been here, quiet and… Read more »
Neither Here Nor There…
It has been a while now… my last “real” trip was to Japan, back in 2019… but it feels like a lifetime ago as so much has happened… I went… Read more »
Questions Of Travel
Because Traveling still seems more like a utopia at the moment, I decided to share one of my favorite travel poems, called Questions of Travel by Elizabeth Bishop, enjoy: Poem by… Read more »
If you can’t go outside, go inside!
After 5 months living in something that feels more like a parallel universe, I am constantly reminded of this beautiful Buddhist quote that I so embrace now – but was… Read more »