Backpacking – The Wandering Sunflower

A Hop, Skip & a Jump Across the Pond: Europe, I’m Back!

Well, hello there fellow travelers! I know it’s been a while since I updated you on things and I apologize for that.. But I have good news! I’m currently in Wales.. That’s right, I’m back in Europe! It all started six months ago, right after I got back from New Zealand – because obviously IContinue reading “A Hop, Skip & a Jump Across the Pond: Europe, I’m Back!”

Back Stateside (For Now)

I’M HOME! After one year, eight countries and 22 cities, I’m back in America! It was one crazy ride of a year and I enjoyed every second. So much travel, so many foreigners, so much food. And now I’m back. After wheeling my oversized monster suitcases through Dublin and the airport and then an exhaustingContinue reading “Back Stateside (For Now)”

The Best Way to Travel – Advice From A Well-Traveled Traveler

We travel the world to venture outside our own culture and absorb another. To travel is to gain knowledge like never before and to experience something outside of yourself. You expose yourself to the people around you and the vibrancy of whatever place you’re in at that time. Real travel means placing yourself in theContinue reading “The Best Way to Travel – Advice From A Well-Traveled Traveler “

Welcome to Wales

Good morning, Wales! My current backpacking trip has led me to the beautiful and green country of Wales. So far I can deduce that the number of sheep greatly outweighs the number of humans and the company is already impressively kind – and I’ve only been here less than an hour! This morning I gaveContinue reading “Welcome to Wales”

Soaking up Bath

Roman ruins & bubbling brooks. That’s how I spent my day today in Bath, England. It’s always been a dream of mine to go to Bath and see what all the bathtub hullabaloo is about and today I found out – and it’s totally a whole lot of hullabaloo to go crazy over. GemContinue reading “Soaking up Bath”

Christmas Break in a Nutshell

So, it has come to my attention that I should probably update some of you on my Parisian shenanigans since we last spoke. The following is my attempt to sum up all the craziness I’ve encountered lately. Here it goes. Over Christmas break, one of my best friends, Caitie, came to visit me. We hadContinue reading “Christmas Break in a Nutshell”